←Recommendations of Meet Me in the Bathroom

An intense tale for the #metoo era, flashing with on-point modern lingua (it helps that I have teenagers in my house) old wrongs fuel present actions and the conclusion is tragic for everyone involved. A cutting teenage drama that literally takes place entirely in one high school bathroom, this is a must-produce for American high schools. Highly recommended!

This is a brilliantly rendered theatrical world that respects and shows sensitivity towards its young ensemble, even as the characters aren't showing sensitivity to one another. The echoes of Greek tragedy (chorus, monologues, unity of space) are a perfect structure on which to build this insightful exploration of teenage social dynamics, particularly the ways that society puts young women/femme-identifying humans down and pits them against one another. The melancholic inevitability of the end is contemporary/ancient/timeless. Each character is compelling, nuanced, and well-drawn. The eye towards intersectionality here is also much appreciated. I'd love to see this performed!

A familiar story at first, Meet Me in the Bathroom goes to a much darker place. Seinuk has created a world in which nothing is black and white and no one is innocent, and then fills it with exciting theatrical flourishes. While this would be great at a professional or community theatre, I would love to see this performed by teens for teens in high school around the country. A true conversation starter for sure!

Playwright Cassie M. Seinuk characterizes "Meet Me In The Bathroom" as currently under development. As a work in progress: it's already well on its way to being a WOW! Seinuk has a firm grasp on the language, the personalities, and the almost unbearable pressure of being a teen-ager in a world where high-school reputations are made and destroyed with a single click. As Choderlos de Laclos wrote in "Les Liaisons Dangereuses:" "When one woman aims at the heart of another, she rarely misses. And the wound is invariably fatal." Seinuk hits a bullseye here. Brava.

A dark, gritty look into the viscerality of a teen's reputation and popularity against the backdrop of #MeToo, The Bathroom Play features deeply defined, modern and relatable characters overlaid by an omnipresent gossip mongering Greek Chorus and uses a single set-piece - a high school women's bathroom - to weave a plot loaded with tragic twists and betrayals.