←Recommendations of St. Sebastian

ST. SEBASTIAN is a smart, in depth look at gentrification, the limits of theory, and the importance of human connection. Not only is it thought provoking and challenging in terms of our current political landscape, it also gets to the heart of what it means to be a creative person, and the obstacles faced when people expect something different from you. The play calls for introspection and subtly encourages us to do better. I'd love to see it on stage!

A powerful play statement on the desire to get rid of an ugliness that may be within as we question our motives and biases regarding race, gender and changing demographics. An examination of politics that is thought provoking and well done.

A truly excellent play about the multitudinous implications of gentrification! I loved Kramer's intersectional treatment of the topic that narrows in on the specific crossroads of race, age, and sexuality (among other things) that make such cultural transitions especially fraught and complex. These human beings and their conversations both feel so real and heightened at the same time, that the play takes on a parable-like quality. Even so, it feels totally the opposite of preachy--it is nuanced, focused, original, and surprising. I found it easy/productive to map pieces of Gideon's arc onto my own areas for growth and change.

This play is soooooooooooooooooooooooo good. Read it. That is all.

ST. SEBASTIAN deals with the oft-unspoken fears, angers, and resentments that permeate the changing demographics of gentrifying urban America. But with such heart. It's also about the way in which well-intentioned progressives often cut themselves off from vulnerability by obsessing over getting their politics and language "right." Kramer smartly sets his play on a bare, sparsely designed stage. It's a play about people - three fascinating men - and not the cold buildings that surround them.

I think about this play at least once a week - it's a powerful, theatrical play about race and the gray, gray area between what is right and what is wrong.