The playwright performs an impossible feat in writing a sharp satire that is wholly earnest, that fully buys into the rules it is setting up, without the playwright doing so themself. I am still sitting here shocked by the structure of this play, which is so innovative. Combine that with the striking dialogue and the nuanced musing on emotional survival in the times we live in, and it’s truly breathtaking.

A generation's worth of anger coalesces into a blistering screed at the zero-sum games of capitalism and artistic fulfillment. Vermillion's script is a daring challenge to any company brave enough to confront it. It lays bare the secret hope of many artists: "Maybe THIS will be the work of art that fixes everything."

This is a very funny play that questions the lengths people with an artistic impulse will go to get their work written/read/and created. Importantly, it also asks what the purpose of art is, especially in an age of increasing commodification. I highly recommend this play, especially for those who love satire and thinking about the challenges of making art in a capitalist society!