My overall impression
I wanted to love this play. The characters, the set, the lighting all intrigued me. I was definitely pulled in at the beginning. But as the play wore on, as many reviewers have mentioned, the repeated song and drawn out transitions felt monotonous (perhaps on purpose?) The director obviously made a choice with the way she crafted these scene changes but it was not clear what she was trying to say with them. I sort of felt that way throughout, with many of the choices— like Mae constantly jumping on the table (why?) or Lloyd suddenly becoming violent with Mae (again, why?) My favorite moment was when Henry gives Mae the lipstick. I wish there were more moments like these where the characters were connecting, or at least striving for connection even if they failed.
