I enjoyed how the play balances between romantic ideals and harsh realities. Lorenzo embodies romanticism in such an endearing way. The play also cleverly explores differing perspectives on life, using theater as a metaphor for authenticity versus spectacle. Definitely a good read, it feels like it dips into the ideas of film noir. I really enjoyed those moments of the play when it felt slightly Old-Hollywood.

Gacinski has put together a story about artists that not only touches on the creative process in an entertaining way, but keeps hoping for all the success and failure that come with it just so we can keep reading. In a play that does a good job of balancing both the realness of what it means to create art and the melodrama that comes with falling in love, Gacinski makes you cheer for the ups and downs, the good and the bad, and at times the pleasantly poetic.

I enjoyed that this play straddles an interesting line between whimsical romance and cynical drama! Lorenzo is a hopeless romantic both as lover and an artist--a lovely symmetry that is both an appealing character trait and, of course, his downfall. I also enjoyed the meta-exploration of theater and of the relevance of drama and human truth in a world that increasingly demands spectacle and artifice--a great extended metaphor for the characters' differing views, beliefs, and approaches to life. The poem that ends the piece is a poignant and suitable button for the themes and characters explored within.