A sweet, touching, bite-sized character study wrapped in a game of house at recess.

This play is technically sound with full characters and excellent dialogue, but that’s not the reason for my recommendation. It’s the pure hopeful joy that bubbles to the surface. We can be better than our upbringing and just need people who see that it’s possible.

Georgina insists that playing house will help her and Lucas prepare for adulthood, but it is also a way for Lucas to work through his feelings of less than perfect role-models and imagine a better future. Krantz' poetic sense captures the imagination of childhood as Georgina and Lucas imagine what colors to paint their rooms and appliances and what their dinners will taste like, as their adult selves reflect on what that play meant to them.