I have never felt so seen. This play accurately portrays the earnest cringe of being a teenage artist, the heartbreak of ex-best friends, and the nostalgia of the 2010s. The "show within a show" plot brings out some of the play's most laugh out loud moments, while the "reality" plot hit me right in the gut. This is such a well-crafted show that I would highly recommend to literally anyone.

A beautifully raw, theatrical piece that captures the challenge of teenage girls attempting to not only make sense of their world but also of themselves. Hanna Kime's witty and referential language creates a vivid world that is known all too well to audiences familiar (and frankly caught in) with the emerging digital subcultures of Tumblr/Twitter during the late 2000s/early 2010s. It's queer, it's fun, and it's so realy. I truly felt so enamored by THE BEST DAMN THING in a way that everyone should experience.

I love this play so much. What a wild, theatrical, gloriously messy, complicated (pun intended), well-crafted piece — there are no easy answers, nothing simple or unearned. I laughed, I cried, etc. Also don't know if I've ever read something that captures that first spark of teenage queer awakening in such a crushingly real way. Oh these girls. This play. My heart.