Beautiful piece! This intimate, contemporary familial tragedy feels both exquisitely natural and ever so slightly heightened in its theatricality. The huge themes--loneliness, identity formation, family relationships--are tackled with precision and with regard for the messiness of human relationships in an almost parable-like way. The mix of longer scenes and shorter moments and the unique introduction of a sort of "audience proxy" character in Livi appropriately shakes up the troubling equilibrium that Queenie and Amber have. This play manages to be bold and subtle all at once--I'd love to...
Beautiful piece! This intimate, contemporary familial tragedy feels both exquisitely natural and ever so slightly heightened in its theatricality. The huge themes--loneliness, identity formation, family relationships--are tackled with precision and with regard for the messiness of human relationships in an almost parable-like way. The mix of longer scenes and shorter moments and the unique introduction of a sort of "audience proxy" character in Livi appropriately shakes up the troubling equilibrium that Queenie and Amber have. This play manages to be bold and subtle all at once--I'd love to see it onstage!
