What I liked
This is honestly a review that I was a bit scared to write. When it comes Trans discussion, I’m usually one to choose to listen as opposed to say anything, in an effort to make another voice heard. Yet the play turned this notion on its head for me. While I think it’s still important to value these spaces and to listen and let others be heard, the play itself is about what can happen when we don’t speak up.
History does repeat itself, we are all lightness and dark of the universe manifesting and various bodies, with patterns bound to repeat. And while I was told to keep the twist under wraps for this review, I will say that the play brilliantly executes how a small conversation on a train, in one world, can leave rippling repercussions for generations to come. The best part about it: it does so through natural flowing conversations that weave in and out of topics, as opposed to preaching to its audience outright.
As a whole, I found this piece to be one of the most affecting and fully realized of HFF25. The writers, performers, director- everyone did a magnificent job to bring this play to life, at a time when it’s much needed!
What I didn't like
I’m sure if I sit in front of my phone for at least five hours, I can think of something that I didn’t like, but at that point, it would be a meaningless nitpick against a production that spoke wholeheartedly to me. So there’s no point to even really search. :)
My overall impression
A cautionary and sadly timely tale about one of the most human journeys there is: the search for acceptance, led by two unbelievable performers!
