“ Utterly enthralling: Malakhow's four characters bring out multi-fold layers of tension in questions of race and equity gripping a majority-white school. The play utilizes a fully engaging to story to grapple with issues of white fragility, micro(and macro, frankly)aggressions, and the emptiness of certain symbols and rhetoric, to devastating and convicting effect. These characters are impeccably-sketched with empathy and authenticity, but nowhere does the play lose sight of the toxic, white defensiveness that the character of Ben begins to question whether or not we should still be listening to. Malakow's welcome answer is so striking and so needed. ”

“ I love the multiple ways to read the final line: it reflects the myriad of approaches Matthew Weaver uses to tell the piece, balancing the urge to present our 'best selves' in dating with the authenticity of an artist. Weaver deconstructs each point in a familiar 'list' of qualities, bringing his true self - and some wonderful humor - to each until we receive an empathetic portrait of the speaker. A terrific concept, well-executed! ”

“ A gripping, theatrical work that demands to be performed: Jodi Antenor deftly weaves separate and shared experiences through dynamic poetry. So many of these lines challenge, assert, and take the reader's breath away. The theatricality, particularly in the final moments, is stunning and will be exciting to see onstage. ”

“ Wonderfully surprising and subversive at every turn. While the play's central conceit - a man tries to bribe an admissions counselor NOT to accept his daughter into a prestigious college - is a wonderfully satirical premise, there's also a rather sad subtext at the play's core: the role financial constraints, perceptions of elitism on all sides, and parental jealousy often play in deciding a whether or not a student attends college. Moran has balanced these relevant ideas in a tonally impeccable piece. ”