Review by anonymous
June 26, 2026What I liked
I loved that this had an overall plot instead of just social commentary. The visual cues were funny and helpful, and helped the audience become more immersed. It wasn’t just being told WHAT to think but understand how the characters think – often times then not, they were vain and stupid. At the end, we realize that Team Blue and Team Red both suck – relating to current political sentiments.
What I didn't like
It was great! The good thing about this show is that it made the audience crave to understand everything more. These are just creative ideas incase they get a second shoestring (insert “pulling yourself up by the bootstraps” joke)
The show immediately pushes the comparisons to the United States. However, there is also an assumption that we will understand all the jokes and references to American politics. With the actors speaking and throwing out facts quickly, I wish there were more overt visual cues to do more heavy lifting on references and how we’re supposed to perceive and take in certain moments. For example, projecting an image of Charlie Kirk’s memorial rally during Caesar’s funeral, “thoughts and prayers,” and perhaps a tie into “the culture war” to probe into the public revolting, rather than just reciting lyrics to the song that just played.
Cicero wearing green and being a chronic Moderate was smart! Did the yellow sash mean they were billionaires like Licinius? If so, each person also having a hat like the Monopoly man could help convey their power and influence in politics more, for example. This could help with actors being reincarnated into characters throughout the show.
Was Egypt supposed to mirror Israel? “Denial is a River in Egypt” should have been a line regardless.
The ending was too abrupt, I wish it could have left more for the audience to immediately walk away with. Like if it was to mirror current events, what does the ending mean? Were we supposed to learn a lesson to make things better or to be prepared? If not, then it wasn’t clear and I’d love to understand.
My overall impression
Great example of political theater! It was so creative as a concept and further proves how knowing your history matters. Incredible project that made me want to learn more about both the past and present.
