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world IS a fuck!

each generation's rebels endure the betrayal of allies forsaking their iconoclasm to vanish within establishment norms they made a point of standing against

the rage here: equally societal and personal, intimate and infinite, elegant and incendiary as its poetry sets fire to the landscape around it

if only it could do that literally

but disappointment and desolation remain unscorched and that void of disdain and despair churns a universe of pain

beautiful in its anguish, eloquent and raw, an enduring snapshot of now

"no pulled punches. no holds barred"

Wonderfully theatrical work. The American Suburbs deserves this play and all it dishes out, fuck by fuck.

This play is a battle cry - a primal scream put on stage and a fascinating exploration of the way we deal with anger and identity. Do we fight with words, with bodies? Is being ourselves enough? I was fascinated by the characters' discussion about what it means to "die" as a queer person - the ways the world strips one of their identity, literally and systematically. Focusing on both the wedding and a funeral as a kind of death created a fascinating dichotomy that I'm still thinking about and will be for a long time. Intense, passionate stuff.

Wow, wow. You might not relate to these two teen characters at the start but by the end...you want to fuck things up just like them. Empathy and understanding for their situation in the American suburbs was surprising for me. The playwright reminds us that for the Queer community the personal is always political and it's a wake-up call to LGBTQ+ that the fight is not over because it's not an exaggeration our enemies want to destroy us - not necessarily physically but systemically/structurally. And the language - full of f-bombs - reaches insane intensity. Bravo!

I can't help it, but Christian Flynn speaks to me. His poetry aligns with my sensibilities, including the music he recommends in the stage directions. Our preeminent street dramatist. Everything is so rawly human that it keeps my eyes from blinking. It hurts my heart in the best way. Maybe it's the Puerto Rican in us. I don't know. The play is a torrent of fire and emotion. It is the battle between passion and compassion. There is a shattering monologue about growing up in the suburbs, the horrifying dehumanization it reeks. This's the best theatre I've found in forever.

This play blasts itself like an electric current. It puts on its “war face” and doesn’t hold back. And yet we feel and witness the vulnerability of both the worm and rubio, especially the worm, who is angry and sad simultaneously for their friend who decides to live an inauthentic life in the suburbs. This is not a joyous wedding day, but this play is a powerful, fascinating look at a world turned upside down once again. Outstanding!