This monologue is a blistering indictment of powerful men whose public persona and private activity are at odds. And I love that Asher Wyndham makes those men the subject of "Rent Boy" without allowing them to appear onstage because all they would do is evade, deceive, or politick.

As always, Asher's monologues are bangers, and this one is no exception! An engaging character throughout with clear objectives and a taking risks in the content. I always admire Asher's writing for his unwavering talent at hitting at hard realities and keeping his pulse on the political current of our times. By just setting this play in Milwaukee, we know the convention his stud is at, we know and we know what the red hat means.

I love that Asher Wyndham and I share at least one center of white hot political rage! And one of the hottest sparks igniting our collective powder kegs, hotter than the fascism of people trying to destroy those who are different from themselves, is the hypocrisy of those trying to destroy those who are like them, who share their predilections but aren't ashamed of them. RENT BOY is an indictment of those traitors, determined to live as the people they try to erase in between empowering those determined to erase them. There's a power in shame and it's wielded beautifully.