Don't Touch The Carrot Cake by
30 Dec. 2023
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This absurdist bake-off yields a delightful layer cake of a play. Imagine if Kafka watched The Food Network, or Albee was a fan of Mary Berry—then you might get something that comes close to DON’T TOUCH THE CARROT CAKE. However, Emily McClain goes a step beyond disorienting surrealism with a slyly, subtly feminist cri de coeur: why are the expectations placed on women so ridiculous? Why do we pretend they’re not? Are we all participating in a game that’s impossible to win? ”