Recommended by David L. Caruso

This play is a feat. Jake's wizardry (or is it sleight of hand?), twisting time around these precious characters and story, is mad-genius level. I left the theater like, how did he DO that-- in awe. And, on top of the guitar-solo-behind-the-head level of difficulty, this is a genuinely moving, deeply felt work. All the characters are considered and cared for, which is a true rarity in this type of comedy. Another one of the playwright's gifts that defines his unique style.

HOR-ny OW-ls *clap clap clap-clap-clap*

I read this post-Blackburn recognition and dude... this is a masterwork. Subtle observation of deeply-wrought characters, twisted around an incredibly difficult, worthwhile central question. Setting a play during Covid is brave. Justice executes it perfectly-- demonstrating her keenly skilled hand with graceful force.

Especially with Primary Trust's Pulitzer win, I hope we/the-powers-at-be-reading-this-comment look to these types of plays-- ones that shift, grow, and ultimately soar on the foundation of subtext, character, and presence. I think about this one all the time.

This play is heavy metal. The *chat*. These characters. Dogs. The unreality of the UWS. And on top of all that-- it's truly gut-wrenching-level moving. You can tell when a play is written with love, which is all over every page of this script.

The CTWG reading of this play was one of my top-10 theatrical experiences. So happy it's getting more life. Rock on!

Tira writes her characters with deep compassion and understanding, drawing forth full, rich depictions of people who are all at crossroads, and whose pasts haunt the backs of their minds in a way that feels vivid and true. Her writing has the pulse of real conversation, while the monologue sections soar in a low, clear way that had me inhaling and exhaling with the writing. They are gifts for readers as well as actors and (of course) audiences, too.