Drip

What I liked

GIA OCHSENBEIN was a strong actor for the lead.

What I didn't like

Dialogue felt incredibly clunky. The sound effects were sometimes far too loud, and I struggled to hear what the actors were saying onstage. The team also should put together a stronger content warning and include strobe lights in the warning. One of our companions had to leave during the show because she had a medical issue brought on by the strobes.

My overall impression

This play requires a more explicit trigger warning. I went in expecting to see a show discussing the impact of sexual assault on one’s psyche, I did not expect to watch the main character get assaulted over and over again. In the description of the piece, it reads “It is not the intent of Drip to shock or sensationalize the violence and abuse women face, but to represent them without fear or restraint” but I disagree with it. The abuse the main character faced, as well as continually showing the audience her assaults, felt like it existed for shock value and shock value alone. I also believe the narrative of an SA survivor getting into sex work because that’s all she can do because of her trauma is dangerous, and borders on sexist tropes in media.