An almost operatic ride by the end, its power the ability to go deeper as it aims wider, and actually opens and expands before our eyes. Burrowing deeply into the Kendrick family as a specific handful of people, not 2016 archetypes, the play expertly captures the volatile climate, that daily tension between external political developments and internecine domestic warfare of every flavor. Formidable as an American portrait, ultimately by its close, almost epic. Like Emily Mann's "Execution of Justice" it transcends the ripped-from-the-headlines genre, even as we appreciate the harrowing...
An almost operatic ride by the end, its power the ability to go deeper as it aims wider, and actually opens and expands before our eyes. Burrowing deeply into the Kendrick family as a specific handful of people, not 2016 archetypes, the play expertly captures the volatile climate, that daily tension between external political developments and internecine domestic warfare of every flavor. Formidable as an American portrait, ultimately by its close, almost epic. Like Emily Mann's "Execution of Justice" it transcends the ripped-from-the-headlines genre, even as we appreciate the harrowing headlines that fold into it. Ambitious, eye-opening -- and heartbreaking.