I was hooked early and held throughout. Razor-sharp dialogue blended with purpose, depth, and wit - Doug DeVita displays his craftsmanship in a play I am eager to see onstage.

Doug DeVita's dialogue is like a roller coaster, you have to buckle in because you're in for a ride. The character work on the page is particularly astounding, everyone has their own little ticks, sayings, triggers, etc. The toxic work environment is viscerally rendered through dynamics between Kate and, well, everybody. The tension in the office reaches the levels of satire in Branden Jacobs Jenkins' GLORIA or Caryl Churchill's SERIOUS MONEY, mixed with the actualization dramas of Tarell Alvin McCraney (MARCUS, etc.) or the acerbic works of Christopher Durang. The multimedia aspects never get in the way, rather they immerse.

DeVita skewers the work environment of a busy New York ad agency with terrific accuracy and economy. The characters are appealing even (especially?) when behaving atrociously, and DeVita imbues the relationships with growing emotional resonance without ever getting manipulative or sentimental. Expertly done.