←Recommendations of The Weigh-In

The Weigh-In is a raw and layered Southern drama that expertly tackles the complexities of masculinity, rivalry, and identity. Buttrill’s nuanced characters and poetic dialogue bring emotional depth to a high-stakes story of love, ambition, and self-discovery. A gripping must-read.

This is such a sensitively written play--even when the characters themselves aren't being especially tender with one another. Buttrill has created four very nuanced and complex characters with potent desires and needs and imperfect ways of trying to achieve them. The teenage boys are written incredibly well, and I was especially thrilled to see that the "queer reveal" wasn't treated as a bomb so much as a moment of humanity and connection. The spare and lyrical choral odes help contribute to the melancholic atmosphere. I'd love to see this theatrical and compelling piece staged!

Fantastic play on teenage pressures of which there are many in this piece. Very well done and highly recommended.

A rough 'n tumble wrestle of young masculinity in the South that ultimately proves fragile and intimate as two men weigh their futures in a world that threatens to pin them home. Buttrill has a sneer and a smile with his dialogue that sings in the characters' tongues, as they uncover what it truly means to be one's brother. Great roles for young men to flex their physical and emotional muscles.