←Recommendations of A Comedy of Manners

  • Monica Cross: The Polycule: A Comedy of Manners by Jillian Blevins
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    This Moliere style comedy is delightfully entertaining! THE POLYCULE lovingly skewers the foibles and pitfalls of polyamory from inside the community. There are so many laugh out loud moments, particularly for those familiar with either the conventions of Restoration Comedy, the Polyam community, or both. And I found myself yelling "NO!" as the characters essentially send their own relationships up in flames. Jillian Blevins adds to this with gorgeously constructed verse in rhyming couplets.

    If you are looking for an ensemble-focused, full-length comedy this is the play for you!

    This Moliere style comedy is delightfully entertaining! THE POLYCULE lovingly skewers the foibles and pitfalls of polyamory from inside the community. There are so many laugh out loud moments, particularly for those familiar with either the conventions of Restoration Comedy, the Polyam community, or both. And I found myself yelling "NO!" as the characters essentially send their own relationships up in flames. Jillian Blevins adds to this with gorgeously constructed verse in rhyming couplets.

    If you are looking for an ensemble-focused, full-length comedy this is the play for you!

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  • Vince Gatton: The Polycule: A Comedy of Manners by Jillian Blevins
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    In THE POLYCULE, Jillian Blevins has given us the modern comedy Moliere would write were he around today, observing the sexual and gender politics of the 21st century. A perfect marriage of form and content, Blevins rhyming couplets mine comic gold from the complex rules, taboos, and self-identifications of this non-monogamous circle of characters, as well as the secrets, self-deceptions, and hypocrisies that lie underneath. The real marvel is she does all this without belittling anyone's gender identity or sexual interests: though set in a specific demi-monde, it's a remarkably warm-hearted...

    In THE POLYCULE, Jillian Blevins has given us the modern comedy Moliere would write were he around today, observing the sexual and gender politics of the 21st century. A perfect marriage of form and content, Blevins rhyming couplets mine comic gold from the complex rules, taboos, and self-identifications of this non-monogamous circle of characters, as well as the secrets, self-deceptions, and hypocrisies that lie underneath. The real marvel is she does all this without belittling anyone's gender identity or sexual interests: though set in a specific demi-monde, it's a remarkably warm-hearted skewering of universal human foibles. Brava!

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