Pine has created a deeply unsettling and infinitely fascinating theatrical world here! The well-rendered characters have distinct voices and unique and individual baggage. This piece works both as straightforward storytelling as well as a broader, figurative examination of trauma, widespread social and existential anxiety and despair, and the cyclical feeling of living alongside mental illness. The stage images in this piece are extremely evocative, and there's much here that directors, designers, and actors could do to really leave their imprint on this piece. Tough but really worthwhile...
Pine has created a deeply unsettling and infinitely fascinating theatrical world here! The well-rendered characters have distinct voices and unique and individual baggage. This piece works both as straightforward storytelling as well as a broader, figurative examination of trauma, widespread social and existential anxiety and despair, and the cyclical feeling of living alongside mental illness. The stage images in this piece are extremely evocative, and there's much here that directors, designers, and actors could do to really leave their imprint on this piece. Tough but really worthwhile reading.