My overall impression
Not so fast… The play, seemingly about two dads at a football game, in a slow, steady, and ultimately satisfying (and surprising) progression, turns into much more than a Friday night romp in the bleachers — it’s a story with a social conscience peppered with just the right amount of humor to birth immediate provocation and lasting impact.
Director Vesna Hocevar astutely crafts a story hinged upon the yin yang schematic, painting the psychology of both lead characters effectively thus creating a status quo wrapped in mystery only to slowly, almost without notice, have their respective psychologies swap places. The yin yang becomes yang yin, so to speak. With a tempered hand with no forced humor or high-handed sensationalism, the director and performers successfully immerse the audience in a tale of mystery, pain, and quite simply… humanity at its best and worst. Go see it, you won’t be disappointed!
