This is an amazing play, both for what it says, but more importantly, what it doesn't say, or better yet, what the characters say to each other , not in words, but in deference or defiance to each other. Using an ever changing system of bestowing status above or below one another, the drama unfolds differently each performance. The words may be the same in most cases, but the body language, delivery and intent around those words mixes into an awkward stew of boiling tension. I was riveted from page 1. Spellbinding work.

An explosive and captivating play where things come to boiling relational expectations are confronted. Powerful and well done!

A truly fascinating play. Yes, it is about power but also about the many ways that power suppresses our basic humanity as we see characters straining at the structures that keep them in place. The dialogue deftly plays with the style of speech familiar to anyone who's ever seen a '60s-era television show, yet at the same time it cleverly subverts the tropes of the genre and comments on their absurdity. Danley augments the rich commentary of the play itself by incorporating chance and improvisation to highlight the preposterous nature of hierarchy. An incredibly thoughtful and emotive work.