←Recommendations of The Meet & Greet

  • Katie Priscott: The Meet & Greet by Sarah Groustra
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    Had the pleasure of seeing this piece at the OOB Festival! Sarah explores fandom culture with sharp wit and genuine empathy for the characters of Emily and Justice. This play is equal parts funny, timely, and poignant.

    Had the pleasure of seeing this piece at the OOB Festival! Sarah explores fandom culture with sharp wit and genuine empathy for the characters of Emily and Justice. This play is equal parts funny, timely, and poignant.

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  • Leah Roth Barsanti: The Meet & Greet by Sarah Groustra
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    As a former tumblr fandom girlie, I felt so called out by this play (but in a good way)! It’s quirky and layered and says a lot about pop stars and those who idolize them, a conversation that’s becoming more and more relevant as the stars of my childhood increasingly come forward about their hidden struggles from “back in the day.” StarBoys is The Backstreet Boys and One Direction and All Time Low and whichever band changed your life all rolled into one, and Emily is all of us.

    As a former tumblr fandom girlie, I felt so called out by this play (but in a good way)! It’s quirky and layered and says a lot about pop stars and those who idolize them, a conversation that’s becoming more and more relevant as the stars of my childhood increasingly come forward about their hidden struggles from “back in the day.” StarBoys is The Backstreet Boys and One Direction and All Time Low and whichever band changed your life all rolled into one, and Emily is all of us.

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  • Yide Cai (蔡逸得): The Meet & Greet by Sarah Groustra
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    A closer look at fanfare. We are too obsessed with hype toward people which is really about ourselves, instead of respect and recognition. So, we ended up with different shades of celebrity instead of leadership. It reminds me of that SNL clip about the man who orders a clown show for himself.

    A closer look at fanfare. We are too obsessed with hype toward people which is really about ourselves, instead of respect and recognition. So, we ended up with different shades of celebrity instead of leadership. It reminds me of that SNL clip about the man who orders a clown show for himself.

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  • Shaun Leisher: The Meet & Greet by Sarah Groustra
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    An excellent short play. While it's not explicitly stated, it's hard not to see the connection between the even of this play and the death of Liam Payne. This is a fascinating look at the nature of fandom and the bittersweetness of fame. Emily is probably too old to be this big of a fan of StarBoys but it's very easy to understand knowing how deep her connection with this band goes. Groustra had done an incredible job crafting an interesting scenario and two multi-faceted characters. This is what compelling theatre should always be.

    An excellent short play. While it's not explicitly stated, it's hard not to see the connection between the even of this play and the death of Liam Payne. This is a fascinating look at the nature of fandom and the bittersweetness of fame. Emily is probably too old to be this big of a fan of StarBoys but it's very easy to understand knowing how deep her connection with this band goes. Groustra had done an incredible job crafting an interesting scenario and two multi-faceted characters. This is what compelling theatre should always be.

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