averyblue 's review for:

Lobby Hero: A Play by Kenneth Lonergan

4.0

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3.5 stars. I enjoyed the humor and natural dialogue, as well as the simplicity of the setting, and the simultaneous simplicity and complexity of the theme. It was worth the read, as the four characters are well-written, and the concepts and themes remain timely even almost two decades later. I would have been interested to see its 2018 Broadway revival in order to gain more perspective of how Dawn's role in this play is interpreted: Of whether she is really just an objectified plot device to serve the other male characters' motivations, or if the opposite is true and she is an individual and significant character in her own effect and the portrayal of which necessitates the attendance of a live production. In any case, more alive non-male characters could have been present in the play to flesh out the relationship between gender-and-power dynamics to truth-and-morals.