Scott shows us the potential future of our world through the lens of love, despite the tendency to want to lean towards hate and anger, the message I found in this show is that love will find a way. But in the ending, it's also a message that hate will never go away.

Sickles shows us a world that already exists in some parts of our world and even our country through this wonderfully told story, where you must hide who you are, and have to be careful who knows the real you. Highly recommend.

This piece is terrifying, tying in all the aspects that make books like 1984 so unsettling. There is always someone watching waiting for you to step out of line, and they are waiting for you to give them a reason to punish you. Scott Sickles does it again with this piece. Bravo!

This is a play that feels increasingly prescient as more LGBTQ+ hate permeates American culture. A gutting dystopian play with expert precision, "Appetizers" races toward tragedy. The expository information is communicated seamlessly, tying in effortlessly with the forward motion of the plot. These 4 characters all experience a relatable internal push and pull, as the mask of heteronormativity cracks under the pressure of its own falsehood. The internal struggle of all 4 characters speaks eloquently to the experience of being told an aspect of identity is "wrong." An excellent satire of modern America.