WHOA. Such a complex & natural portrayal of teenage friendship, the terrifyingly constant presence of online madness, the isolation that can come with seeking better opportunities as POC, and the shame that can accompany hiding deep-seated truths about oneself. Sasha & Raymond's respective art forms fit them and their personalities so well. This play also depicts the injustice that is all-too-often snaking about within academia and its systems. Lovely characters and storytelling - I hope this play is produced far and wide!

Ooooh this play! The dialogue just flies along and the characters sound so much like teenagers. ("Get the fuck off my nutsack, Mom" in particular made me laugh.) Nick Malakhow has a great ear for dialogue. I also love the way texts and other social media are projected onto the wall. This play is wonderful, and it's a perfect vehicle to draw in young people who don't think theater is for them.

Nick Malakhow has crafted a lyrical and deeply-rendered vision of life for two strong but delicate characters in a setting that is so alien to them that the only way to survive is with each other. They need each other, and yet...

I know all too well what the world he lands them in is like, but seen through their eyes it takes on a completely different texture. The grit he speaks of is not only what is required of Raymond and Sasha, but the constant irritation of the world that is grinding them down. This will stay with you.