“I think the key word to describe this play is: subtlety. (If you're into big, dramatic scenes with lots of yelling and throwing of things, where thoughts and feelings are clearly laid out for you, this play is probably not for you.)
I love the format of this play--the opening scene reveals to us what the big betrayal is that the play is centered around and the play progresses in reverse, going back in time to reveal how things unfolded (think the movie Momento). It's quite suspenseful as you learn scene by scene, betrayal by betrayal, how the characters have grown with each other, treated and disappointed one another.
And of course, there's the dialogue. The dialogue is sparse and often very unemotional, but it's so full of subtext, which makes re-readings of this play so exciting every time.
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And that final scene of the play (or beginning, however you see it) when they look at each other, and they know, and we know, what's going to happen...amazing!”
Kim wrote this review Sunday, December 19, 2010.
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