This play is quite a journey -- in one sense literally, since it's the story of a pair of dads and their teenage sons on a hiking trip. But its the emotional, psychological, and theatrical trip Nick Malakhov takes us on that really swept me off my feet: poetic yet grounded, idiosyncratic yet deeply relatable, inventive yet familiar, this play has a driving energy, wit, and empathy that earns its emotional payoffs, right up to its breathtaking last few pages. A directors' and actors' feast.

God, how I loved this. Malakhow's ensemble makes for a refreshingly theatrical play about the modern (timeless?) struggle for honest communication and being seen, particularly amongst your fellow men. The inter-generational conflicts are sublime moments of exploration, while the central thread of just what happened between Nathan and Drew is expertly paced and revealed. Teams will LOVE staging this as much as audiences will enjoy watching it.