This play is incredibly fast-moving, with dialogue that both flows naturally and calls attention to a giant hole at the core, as they avoid discussing their shared trauma. The way we come to know the characters and their histories is skillful; the audience is asked to piece together the past around this black hole. Layered in is the creepiness of a very particular, invasive form of male privilege and power. The ending makes clear how difficult it is to know another's life, and another's pain.
This play is incredibly fast-moving, with dialogue that both flows naturally and calls attention to a giant hole at the core, as they avoid discussing their shared trauma. The way we come to know the characters and their histories is skillful; the audience is asked to piece together the past around this black hole. Layered in is the creepiness of a very particular, invasive form of male privilege and power. The ending makes clear how difficult it is to know another's life, and another's pain.