What I liked
The intimacy. The willingness to be emotionally naked in order to lead the audience on a path of discovery.
What I didn't like
I don’t have any real critiques. I thought it worked well. (Which is unusual, as most folks know I can be a little too free with my constructive thoughts. But in this case, it is what it is. And it works well for what it is.
My overall impression
I saw Best. Dad. Never. on Saturday night and it is a great show. Haig is not an actor. But in this case, it works. He is a great writer. And he simply tells his story of being a gay Armenian man raising a biracial daughter with his husband. He is painfully transparent about discovering his own racial biases. The show is funny and endearing. His daughter read the script and approved it beforehand. It asks the audience to look at their own inherent biases. Our shadow-selves. Haig reflects on the Armenian genocide and how generations of shared trauma has impacted the Armenian people. The show is incredibly intimate and that is part of its power.
