Ah, this play! FLY, BABY is like a short song of hope in the dark. It's funny, quirky, fantastical, sweet. I'm so in it with Miranda and Ariel -- their surface conflict is light and a little silly, but beneath it are deep waters of love and sadness and hope. And there's something about seeing a lovely trans Toothfairy comforting and encouraging an emotionally-exhausted Santa that did something to my heart. Gina Femia has caught four characters in moments of subtle but powerful change in a clever, nuanced way. Terrific.
Ah, this play! FLY, BABY is like a short song of hope in the dark. It's funny, quirky, fantastical, sweet. I'm so in it with Miranda and Ariel -- their surface conflict is light and a little silly, but beneath it are deep waters of love and sadness and hope. And there's something about seeing a lovely trans Toothfairy comforting and encouraging an emotionally-exhausted Santa that did something to my heart. Gina Femia has caught four characters in moments of subtle but powerful change in a clever, nuanced way. Terrific.