Not My Circus by
18 May. 2024
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Duncan Pflaster's Men in Tights! (Which is more than they often wear.)
While the play is about trapeze artists, Pflaster has written a gorgeous high-wire act! Setting it in the 1930s, when pretending your lover was your brother was one way to share a bed without raising eyebrows and marrying a convincing young woman helped lower them, sends the stakes higher the big top itself! Broad comedy is balanced by tremendous yearning, for love, acceptance, and better lives all around.
Best of all, it feels like it was written in the era its set. Which means it's inherently a classic! ”
While the play is about trapeze artists, Pflaster has written a gorgeous high-wire act! Setting it in the 1930s, when pretending your lover was your brother was one way to share a bed without raising eyebrows and marrying a convincing young woman helped lower them, sends the stakes higher the big top itself! Broad comedy is balanced by tremendous yearning, for love, acceptance, and better lives all around.
Best of all, it feels like it was written in the era its set. Which means it's inherently a classic! ”