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  • Jude Cramer: Polar Bear in a Fish Tank in a Mall in China by Dan Giles
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    This is the kind of play I want to write! Unabashed in its indulgent horror, this show is both larger than life and true to reality (and to reality TV). This would be a dream for a director, actor, or any creative — what I’d give to see a production of this sometime soon, both for the quality of the play and to see how they’d pull it off!

    This is the kind of play I want to write! Unabashed in its indulgent horror, this show is both larger than life and true to reality (and to reality TV). This would be a dream for a director, actor, or any creative — what I’d give to see a production of this sometime soon, both for the quality of the play and to see how they’d pull it off!

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  • Adam Szymkowicz: Polar Bear in a Fish Tank in a Mall in China by Dan Giles
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    This play is a wild ride in all the best ways.

    This play is a wild ride in all the best ways.

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  • Cheryl Bear: Polar Bear in a Fish Tank in a Mall in China by Dan Giles
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    A hilarious and suspenseful mystery into the missing men on the competition for love and the frightful experience of it all. Well done.

    A hilarious and suspenseful mystery into the missing men on the competition for love and the frightful experience of it all. Well done.

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  • Nick Malakhow: Polar Bear in a Fish Tank in a Mall in China by Dan Giles
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    Equal parts hilarious and horrifying, Giles has created a theatrical world that cleverly critiques social truths and reality tv culture. It also proves itself to be a compelling horror story! Giles explores the internalized shame, misogyny, and homophobia of gay men; the ways they mistreat one another; mental health issues; and intersectional identity within the queer community using a cleverly selected group of characters and some off the charts satire-meets-gross out horror movie moments. Titillation and terror comingle in complex ways that make me consider what we sacrifice at times to...

    Equal parts hilarious and horrifying, Giles has created a theatrical world that cleverly critiques social truths and reality tv culture. It also proves itself to be a compelling horror story! Giles explores the internalized shame, misogyny, and homophobia of gay men; the ways they mistreat one another; mental health issues; and intersectional identity within the queer community using a cleverly selected group of characters and some off the charts satire-meets-gross out horror movie moments. Titillation and terror comingle in complex ways that make me consider what we sacrifice at times to belong and feel loved and attractive.

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  • Julia Specht: Polar Bear in a Fish Tank in a Mall in China by Dan Giles
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    Breathlessly hilarious, jaw-droppingly gross, and heartbreaking in equal measure, this play is an impossible parkour trick that somehow works. Dan takes a salacious & goofy premise, and manages to weave in a complex thread re: the inherited trauma of queerness in a sharply intelligent way that takes you by surprise. From a craft standpoint, it feels like a magic trick. Plus, it's wildly entertaining.

    Breathlessly hilarious, jaw-droppingly gross, and heartbreaking in equal measure, this play is an impossible parkour trick that somehow works. Dan takes a salacious & goofy premise, and manages to weave in a complex thread re: the inherited trauma of queerness in a sharply intelligent way that takes you by surprise. From a craft standpoint, it feels like a magic trick. Plus, it's wildly entertaining.

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