While necessary praise should be given to the brilliant parallels, in theme and in casting, I'm most drawn in by the play's layered take on trauma and forgiveness. How harm can be intended and bodily as well as passive and emotional, and how both leave traces not easily erased. How tattoo is a way of reappropriating the perpetually of pain in service of preserving memory and culture, rather than erasing it. The artform of tattoo could not ask for a better advocate than Guerzon's gem of a play.

A beautiful play about a historical figure that has been forgotten. A play about the cultural and personal significance of tattoos. Loved how place and time is played with. Loved the choice for doubling here. I can't wait to see what a scenic designer does with this play. Produce this play and keep Jeoly's story alive.

Guerzon crafts a story across time which is both heartbreaking and hopeful, full of both depth and momentum.