#julys

by Sam Lahne

#julys is an off-kilter farce that examines antisemitism, identity, and the internet through the eyes of Avram, a troubled 16-year-old who builds a community through an antisemitic conspiracy website/social forum, but finds his life spiraling out of control as his offline and online worlds converge.

#julys is an off-kilter farce that examines antisemitism, identity, and the internet through the eyes of Avram, a troubled 16-year-old who builds a community through an antisemitic conspiracy website/social forum, but finds his life spiraling out of control as his offline and online worlds converge.

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#julys

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  • Nick Malakhow: #julys

    Equal parts hilarious and upsetting, Lahne navigates sharply satirical farce with precision. What is especially compelling here is the haunting theatricalization of the internet, which acts as an effective and creepy chorus. Avram's journey is surprising and affecting, and Lahne manages to mine the emotional twists and turns within him to keep him sympathetic throughout, anchoring the piece with this exploration of adolescent identity and its combined roots in chaos, self-destruction, and a longing to belong. The other characters are expertly and hilariously drawn in the aesthetically coherent...

    Equal parts hilarious and upsetting, Lahne navigates sharply satirical farce with precision. What is especially compelling here is the haunting theatricalization of the internet, which acts as an effective and creepy chorus. Avram's journey is surprising and affecting, and Lahne manages to mine the emotional twists and turns within him to keep him sympathetic throughout, anchoring the piece with this exploration of adolescent identity and its combined roots in chaos, self-destruction, and a longing to belong. The other characters are expertly and hilariously drawn in the aesthetically coherent world. I'd love to see this onstage.

  • Cheryl Bear: #julys

    An excellent capture of the dangerous nature of anonymity on the Internet, the hate that festers based off of conspiracy and then leaks into the real world. Important and well done.

    An excellent capture of the dangerous nature of anonymity on the Internet, the hate that festers based off of conspiracy and then leaks into the real world. Important and well done.

  • Stephen Kaplan: #julys

    Totally unexpected and surprising - the play deals with internalized antisemitism but does so in a farcical way that both amuses and terrifies. The mixture of reality and the "internets" play off each other beautifully and add an extra level of theatricality.

    Totally unexpected and surprising - the play deals with internalized antisemitism but does so in a farcical way that both amuses and terrifies. The mixture of reality and the "internets" play off each other beautifully and add an extra level of theatricality.

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Development History

  • Type Workshop, Organization Bay Area Playwrights Festival, Year 2015