From the opening pages, I was so taken with this play's honesty, humor, and warmth. Barrett gets so much right here about hospitals, social media, grief, the critical mental health needs of caregivers, (hospital-centered TV programming! I could go on!), and does so through the lens of three well-crafted and well-balanced characters. This is top of my list to recommend to any theatre, particularly high schools, since the play provides rich material for young actors that never becomes shallow in its depiction of teenagers' anxieties, identity, and desire to connect in an authentic way.
From the opening pages, I was so taken with this play's honesty, humor, and warmth. Barrett gets so much right here about hospitals, social media, grief, the critical mental health needs of caregivers, (hospital-centered TV programming! I could go on!), and does so through the lens of three well-crafted and well-balanced characters. This is top of my list to recommend to any theatre, particularly high schools, since the play provides rich material for young actors that never becomes shallow in its depiction of teenagers' anxieties, identity, and desire to connect in an authentic way.