What I liked
The direction and acting overall is incredibly strong and impressive; the cast all go the extra mile for their character commitment and continue to make strong choices that adds to the messages being spoken to and the humor being used to deliver it. Brandon’s directing has a noticeable polish: creating pictures onstage at key moments that accentuate the story at hand and not distracting focus elsewhere. I particularly enjoyed that it seemed that the actors seem to be encouraged to move naturally but also still keep their stage movements motivated, ceasing any wandering attention spans and helping the focus be on the writing and acting. Juliana’s determined and impassioned performance of Ingrid was a staple of this show for this reviewer, exemplifying levels of commitment to a character most actors would pick last to want to play.
What I didn't like
While it may be the most cliche thing to say in this section of the review, I truly just wanted more of everything that this story and its characters offered me. I was so impressed and interested in the world being built that I would have happily signed up for a full length show.
My overall impression
Drew and Brandon are a creative team to watch in the years to come, being able to transform topics that most people avoid, like politics, into something that not a single audience member can deny relating to at some point in their life. 30 minutes seem to be just the right amount of content and information for the story to feel satisfying while also leaving us enthralled and ready for another 30 minutes if it was to exist. Drew’s writing has a voice that doesn’t have to work too hard to deliver it’s point, but will still make it’s point with clever dialogue and original, humorous situations that make the metaphor of what is being commented on effortless to absorb.
