I can count on one hand the number of times I've wound up reading a play in one sitting. Add one to the list. Martin's dialogue and stage direction crackle off the page and burrow into your very marrow. When the art's real-life inspiration is too clear, the ethical minefield can be staggering...but add in the lust and anger and fear and longing simmering between these two towering characters? Incredible piece of theatre with two tour-de-force performance opportunities. Highly recommended.

This play is a real mind-fuck. It's also very sexy. Martin does a great job at writing longing. There is so much going on between these two characters. There are feelings of anger, resentment, curiosity. lust and (like I mentioned above) lots and lots of longing. I loved how this book explores the ethics behind creating a work of art based on true events. What responsibility does a writer have to the person they are writing about? I loved how this play explores the spectrum of queerness. This play has amazing roles for actresses.

A love story within a mystery, a mystery within a love story, or something else entirely? Martin folds narratives within narratives in "Gemma," unraveling the complexity of power dynamics and daring the audience to find the truth. Martin's razor-sharp wit makes a banquet of conflict, and the tension they build will have you glancing over your shoulder to see who is glancing back.