←Recommendations of Shame Spiral

  • Cheryl Bear: Shame Spiral by Ali Viterbi
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    Everything about this play. The Bachelor is a phenomena that just won't die, but why? Underneath it all is a culture of shame as we strive to be perfect for that chance of being seen, of being loved. Excellent.

    Everything about this play. The Bachelor is a phenomena that just won't die, but why? Underneath it all is a culture of shame as we strive to be perfect for that chance of being seen, of being loved. Excellent.

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  • Playwrights Foundation: Shame Spiral by Ali Viterbi
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    Playwrights Foundation congratulates SHAME SPIRAL as a Finalist for BAPF 2020. This play rose to the top 35 out of 735 plays submitted, and was discussed at length by our Bay Area Literary Council for consideration in our season. We loved how this play uses the language of theater to illuminate challenging perspectives and compelling intersectional questions. This play ultimately moved & inspired us and spoke to the core mission of PF. We hope that once we’re allowed to return to our theaters again, it will be considered for production to reach new audiences.

    Playwrights Foundation congratulates SHAME SPIRAL as a Finalist for BAPF 2020. This play rose to the top 35 out of 735 plays submitted, and was discussed at length by our Bay Area Literary Council for consideration in our season. We loved how this play uses the language of theater to illuminate challenging perspectives and compelling intersectional questions. This play ultimately moved & inspired us and spoke to the core mission of PF. We hope that once we’re allowed to return to our theaters again, it will be considered for production to reach new audiences.

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  • Erin Ryan Burdette: Shame Spiral by Ali Viterbi
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    This is hilarious, heartbreaking, thought-provoking and ridiculously relatable even though I happen to be 48 instead of twenty-something. I too, sweet female comrade, cannot peel my eyes from the wreckage that is The Bachelor/Bachelorette and all that squeezes into a teeny weeny cocktail dress. And I'm married with three children. Sorry I cannot offer more hope for the future of getting past this embarrassing despair, though I do see your writing career going swimmingly. Bravo, fellow UCSD sister! -you have a new fan.

    This is hilarious, heartbreaking, thought-provoking and ridiculously relatable even though I happen to be 48 instead of twenty-something. I too, sweet female comrade, cannot peel my eyes from the wreckage that is The Bachelor/Bachelorette and all that squeezes into a teeny weeny cocktail dress. And I'm married with three children. Sorry I cannot offer more hope for the future of getting past this embarrassing despair, though I do see your writing career going swimmingly. Bravo, fellow UCSD sister! -you have a new fan.

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  • Timothy Thompson: Shame Spiral by Ali Viterbi
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    Everyone loves to hate THE BACHELOR. But why has the television show -- with all of its flaws, misogyny, gender politics -- persisted for two decades? SHAME SPIRAL is this grand, theatrical, over-the-top, bawdy, kinetic deconstruction of this popular television program, and no trope goes unexamined. I am a fan of Ali Viterbi's work, but this one really struck a chord with me for its unabashed insanity and hilarity. The play offers fresh opportunities and exciting mediaturgical choices for designers and directors.

    Everyone loves to hate THE BACHELOR. But why has the television show -- with all of its flaws, misogyny, gender politics -- persisted for two decades? SHAME SPIRAL is this grand, theatrical, over-the-top, bawdy, kinetic deconstruction of this popular television program, and no trope goes unexamined. I am a fan of Ali Viterbi's work, but this one really struck a chord with me for its unabashed insanity and hilarity. The play offers fresh opportunities and exciting mediaturgical choices for designers and directors.

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