The wordplay in this piece is impressive, giving off this "cat and mouse" vibe in the story yet you aren't always sure who is who (which makes for a captivating play).

Surely, a gifted enough talker can talk their way out of any fate? Right? Soltero-Brown's two-hander is a witty (constantly), poetic (at times), and tense (almost unforgivingly so) collision of a scene. Money is what brings these two characters together, but what’s more important is how. And how is the resolution going to come about? The answer to that is about much much more than money, digging into the darkest corners of gender politics, social constructs, and vile misogyny. This is some ruthless and fiery dialogue, and a feast of a play for the right actors.

Ricardo Soltero-Brown’s dialogue practically leaps from the page! The negotiation between the two characters is filled with tension but also quite humorous. And what we learn about negotiation is that the ultimate objective is “how,” much more than who, what, where, or when. And that leaves me with the question: how do you write a play like this? I wish I knew and I wish I could see it performed.