The power of a play is often in its final image, and this one is an absolute, chemistry-shifting retina burn that has been haunting me since I read it! That's not to say that the entire play isn't epically compelling, rife with romance, camaraderie, teenage hijinks, and, somehow, a driving message about toxic ideology as a contagion. The world of the play feels simultaneously infinite and gargantuan and leaves so much room for audience engagement. Creepy, complex, and atmospheric, this is a gem!

The breadth of this one-act play is stunning. Daniel Prillaman has successfully incorporated horror, teen romance, philosophy and spirituality into a summer camp setting and it works. I love that "Kudzu" is character-based, it's about the people who are responding to the situation rather than the situation itself. It's a glimpse at humanity ... for the time being, anyway. Great stuff -- chilling, sweet, thoughtful.

Oh I LOVE a piece as creepy as this one is! That Kudzu is more than creepy, but also a study of complex young lives interweaving (or not) in a very specific milieu, is a feat of dramatic engineering and I'm truly here for it. I've rarely encountered a script that takes a chilling description of offstage action and then brings it into the physical life of the play so effectively. Hats off to Prillaman and his freaky brain that made this piece.