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  • Nick Malakhow:
    25 Dec. 2021
    A startling, lyrical, and incredibly inventive play that begs to be produced. Jost explores the harrowing intersection of female sexuality and desire, misogyny, toxic masculinity, and violence using a whole host of theatrical tools. I was struck by the dual nature of these characters--who are built so specifically and with a clear eye and ear to their unique humanity, but who also serve as a microcosm and portrait of the roots of misogyny in action. Through monologue, movement sequences, repeated motifs, and poignant scenes, Jost creates a kaleidoscopic picture so much greater than the sum of its parts.
  • Shaun Leisher:
    3 Jun. 2021
    I am in awe of this play. The use of poetic imagery and music is such a beautiful way to address a horrifying thing.
  • Lainie Vansant:
    28 Jun. 2019
    The poetry and theatricality of this piece are breathtaking and ensure that no two productions will be quite the same. It would be fascinating to see, but it's also a delight to read, ponder, and, I'm sure, produce!
  • Emily Hageman:
    3 Jul. 2018
    Wonderfully dark and weird and pertinent, Jost has woven something here that I can't explain. It's lyrical and magical but dark and gritty. It needs to be performed right this moment in time and shown to every man who has ever called a woman the title of this play. Jost has a gift for matching the ordinary with the extraordinary from scene to scene. I was guessing the entire play and I never knew what was coming next--and the end was delightfully horrifying. I see a long production history for this show. Daring theatres need it.
  • Sharai Bohannon:
    29 May. 2018
    This is poetic, beautiful, tragic, and surprising. Jost has created a very feminist piece full of magic and danger that tackles sexuality, toxic masculinity, and so much more within 50 pages. This play needs to be produced immediately and I would be one of the first to buy a ticket.
  • Breath of Fire Latina Theatre Ensemble:
    1 May. 2018
    Gloriously, messily, sexily female. Jost build brilliant, delicious characters, and also infuses the man with horrifying truthfulness. A prescient play in the age of "Incel" Are you scared of female sexuality? You should be.
  • Jordan Elizabeth Henry:
    10 Apr. 2018
    Beautiful, and horrible, and tragic, and empowering, and gorgeous. I love her. I love Driver. I love Bed ("Is this what it means to be soft?" is a line that will stay with me for a long, long time). SLUT is full of tension and conflict, both in the action of the story and the affect it had on me: I didn't want this play to be over, but its pace is flawless; it has left me feeling devastated yet empowered. Everyone, everywhere: please produce this play.
  • Emma Goldman-Sherman:
    10 Apr. 2018
    LOVE this play! The way I love a play when I wish I'd written it! Such a brilliant piece of work. If I was an actor I'd want to play the bed, but I'd be typecast as the Slut. There is darkness and truth and hilarity and myth-making here enough to satisfy the large audiences this play deserves!
  • Shea King:
    10 Apr. 2018
    Yes, yes, yes, yes! Let's all agree to produce this play. Okay? Great.
  • Gina Femia:
    6 Apr. 2018
    A haunting play, it moves like a heartbeat. Beautiful, visceral poetry, an important story about female sexuality, bodily autonomy and male toxicity. I look forward to reading more from Jost.

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