What I liked
Thank you for the courage and vulnerability needed to perform truth to power. This show is unafraid to show how one individual – who represents an entire community – is impacted in real time by the hateful actions of the current political regime – it bravely names names.
The performer/character’s talents took us through an intense emotional arc in a limited amount of time – a credit to the actor and the director.
The audience was engaged and by the end, we experienced a true catharsis for “Alexis” – pitying the TRANS community for what is happening and fearing what horrors may happen next. Please do not take the word ‘pity’ out of context – it is a reaction to how a marginalized community it being further tormented. And my heart breaks as my stomach turns.
What I didn't like
Simultaneous to the live performance was a projection upstage of the performance itself. However, there was a 5 – 10 second delay between the two, and I was not sure which I should be watching. Was this intentional or a technical glitch?
My overall impression
I hold the intent and the performer in high regard. At the risk of sounding ‘cliche’, this was a courageous performance. This show has the potential to become something significant, but it is in the beginning stages of development. In the 30-minute window, the character/performer moves quickly through the five stages of grief – beginning in complete denial and ending in full acceptance – but there is no context of how they got through and processed each stage.
