The Most Massive Woman Wins

There’s no doubt that body image is still very much an issue for most women – at least most women I know (myself included) have expressed some sort of dissatisfaction with their own body. Here we meet four women at a liposuction clinic. The play is interspersed with monologues, childhood flashbacks, and playground songs. The text is highly problematic as it tries to be too many dogmatic issues into one 40-minute play, but there are a few lovely poetic moments. The only reason the play doesn’t turn into just a depressing look at the pressures of the female body is due to director Lish Ananda’s inventive direction. Her young cast makes a valiant effort, however this piece really needs more mature and experienced actors. Ananda paces the pie... full review

"The Most Massive Woman Wins" is a heartbreaking glimpse into the lives of four women whose perception of beauty has been so warped by our culture's beauty ideal of thinness and the criticism of those around them that they have committed themselves to plastic surgery. As seemingly outlandish as their stories and reasons behind their drastic choice for surgery are, they sadly ring true and are universal to the pervasive hatred that the majority of women feel towards their bodies. This production captures that sad yearning to be perfect and the actresses are wonderfully vulnerable in their own stories, yet cruel as they mete out ridicule in the other character's flashbacks. This ensemble does a fantastic job in this short, yet poignant piece.... full review