Ricardo Soltero-Brown:
27 Nov. 2023
“
The dialogue is natural and embraces us in its rhythm from the start. Alaniz wastes no time, so much that the dominoes are set up before we even know it, even with the wisely suggestive yet amenable stage directions. The characters Gwen, Gabriel and Toby all vibrate off the page and the dynamic between them is always clear but intriguing. There are delicate exchanges regarding the trauma of growing up, child rearing, and romantic partnership, even empathy; all with the thematic threadings of song and flowers. The tension builds from a cigarette up to the exorcism of a haunted house. ”