What I liked
I liked the messy clump of props that was sifted through on the floor as a continued anchoring touchpoint throughout the show. It in itself felt like a representation of a vomit of items on the floor. I loved all of Emily’s characters – it almost felt like they were there to help her talk about vomit without it being so disgusting or immediately real that she would be triggered. She paced the whole show really well between personal conversations, manic spirals, character work, conversations with her pony therapist, and even some clowny silent prop work! THAT SANDWICH
What I didn't like
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My overall impression
WOW such a beautiful and intense delve into the inner mind of Emily and her phobia of vomiting! I felt like I got to experience the phobia and then push it away with Emily and then get submerged in it over and over again while laughing and being enraptured by her emotions and silly manic energy! She felt so comfortable on stage displaying her discomfort. I got to experience her personal upheaval while being sure she had it all together as a performer onstage (which is a feat!). Sometimes personal traumatic and triggering work makes me feel worried for the performer who has to re-experience their pain in front of us but I wasn’t worried for Emily for a second. She had a remarkable way of even just holding up a notebook feel funny.
