What a beautiful, tender play filled with so much humor and humanity. Angelo and Mila are compelling characters with urgent needs and wants and you can't help but feel so deeply for both. The conflict between the two characters manages to be skillfully and compellingly drawn, and the struggles they face are not shied away from, but Rodriguez never loses the sense of gentleness and love for and between them. The mix of naturalistic, organic dialogue and the world of lyrical poetry is also amazing as well. I hope this continues to get produced far and wide.

A brilliant work of theater by an incredible writer on the rise. Emilio's characters are the sort you dream of putting on stage. Equal parts rough and sweets, their journey together will keep you not he edge of your seat. Not because this is a thriller, but because you want to know what happens to them. There's a reason it has so much buzz.

I've taught this play for 4 semesters and I've directed a staged reading of it at my university. Across the board, my students love this play and are always asking me when a full production is happening in our area. It's sweet. It's tender. It's poignant. It's also really funny. More importantly, stories about LGBT youth of color are often untold or go unnoticed. Theatre such as "Swimming While Drowning" can open up people's eyes and hearts.