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ensemble theatre · the bad company · Ages 17+ · United States of America

world premiere
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Review by JEFFREY GOLD

June 11, 2018
IMPORTANT NOTE: We cannot certify this reviewer attended a performances of this show because no ticket was purchased through this website or the producer has not verified they attended.

What I liked

It told a story.

What I didn't like

The play could be a bit shorter. The stage could have been set up with the different locations; at the same time, the changes were frenetic and perhaps added to the pacing.

My overall impression

It was a fun care-u-sell ride with plenty of laughs—some of them might be uncomfortable for a PC crowd. It tried to cram a convoluted story—but one that could be followed fairly easily (with a healthy sprinkling of disbelief)—into such a small setting. One of the themes of this play is possession is 9/10 of the flaw. (Here, possession could be anything, including blow). You’re entering a circle-jerk of 12-step programming where Hollywood producers, sponsored by other Hollywood bigwigs attending a myriad of 12-step programs, have side jobs as sponsors. One sponsor has cut them down to three.

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