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asae324's review against another edition
4.0
A producer’s nightmare, the demands as far as design are intense, however this is a golden gem of a play that builds to a powerful and poetic conclusion. You see it coming from a mile away but that doesn’t matter as you still want to see it.
kyinpublic's review against another edition
emotional
funny
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Death, and Deadnaming
Minor: Self harm
catdad77a45's review
3.0
Take Lanford Wilson's 1973 Obie-winning play, 'Hot l Baltimore', transport it to post-Katrina New Orleans - and voila - you have this play! In actuality, this is a fairly decent piece of theatre, and undoubtedly would play well with its multitude of colorful loser characters, despite some overwritten passages, especially the ending monologues and 'revelations' ... However, I took an extra star off for an especially annoying habit of the playwright that has become all too endemic in modern playwriting - namely, on virtually EVERY single page, instead of giving specific stage directions, the author says 'maybe' this happens or 'perhaps' this could occur ... or either this or that 'could' happen. Freaking annoying, and makes one think the author doesn't know what the heck she wants. You never heard Tennessee Williams say "Perhaps Blanche makes her way to the door leaning on the arm of the doctor" did you?
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