David Hilder gets at the jagged experience of grief with sharp humor and honesty. Drown captures beautifully -- and sometimes hilariously -- people trying hard to say and do the elusive right thing when there are so many things to get wrong. Talking clams and the relative merits of eating plankton versus krill add a welcome dose of off-kilter theatrical wit to the exploration of Bonita's troubled state of mind. A sweet, sad, and not-at-all-mawkish play.
David Hilder gets at the jagged experience of grief with sharp humor and honesty. Drown captures beautifully -- and sometimes hilariously -- people trying hard to say and do the elusive right thing when there are so many things to get wrong. Talking clams and the relative merits of eating plankton versus krill add a welcome dose of off-kilter theatrical wit to the exploration of Bonita's troubled state of mind. A sweet, sad, and not-at-all-mawkish play.