What I liked
Benjamin J Young plays several delicious roles and snaps between characters/affected dialects within the blink of an eye. His physicality and presence alone are a force, and he’s got the chops to go with it. Playing opposite is Nicole Ohara, who approaches her heroine with subtlety and precision. When Ohara and Young play off each other, it is absolutely electric.
What I didn't like
Dramaturgically, I’m curious about the setting/time period necessity when the themes are (sigh) timeless and anachronistic props (juice box?) and story elements (female therapists weren’t exactly allowed to have adult male clients until the 1970s) are employed.
The soliloquies are trouble spots in what is otherwise snappy, fun, dialogue play. To whom is Lady speaking when the character is alone on stage? And why must it be said? Feels like a VO sullying a pilot that can stand on its own and drags the shows propulsion.
My overall impression
A new work that feels like a classic, “Hold That Thought While I Scream,” is knee deep in rich characters, belly laughs, and head spinning acting. Solid show!
