I think a lot of theatre people (myself included) have a somewhat love/hate relationship to our art form. We do it because we love it, but it can also feel isolating, insular, totally ineffectual at actually making an impact. This play captures that feeling so well, serving as a trenchant takedown of (straight, white, male) artistic ego and performative allyship. I laughed, cringed, and shook my head in dismay, sometimes all at the same time. I like to think these "hot and spicy" plays are exaggerated in their cluelessness for effect, but honestly, probably not.
I think a lot of theatre people (myself included) have a somewhat love/hate relationship to our art form. We do it because we love it, but it can also feel isolating, insular, totally ineffectual at actually making an impact. This play captures that feeling so well, serving as a trenchant takedown of (straight, white, male) artistic ego and performative allyship. I laughed, cringed, and shook my head in dismay, sometimes all at the same time. I like to think these "hot and spicy" plays are exaggerated in their cluelessness for effect, but honestly, probably not.