My overall impression
This is an important play. That can honestly be said about few Fringe productions. It’s not an extended skit; an idea with a few scenes. It’s a play and hallelujah for that.
As a director in this year’s fringe, my general observation is that the event is overly influenced with productions, as witty as they may be, that cave to LA zeitgeist – an unfortunate blend of millennial mendacity and trend obsessed insecurity. So look out for the “awesomes” and “amazings” because they flow like LA water from the next pipe breakage. They are meaningless as the form-over-content they seek to acclaim.
This play and its creators will have none of that. And a hearty bravo to them for reminding the lucky ones who saw them that theatre can be more than an amusing break between snorts or boyfriends — but a transformational, enriching experience. And all the tawdry Fringe politics aside, if Elizabeth and/or Emily Hinkler do not leave LA with a major award, then there could be no further proof that praise from “inside” the Fringe is little more than the silly opinions of the click inside their own endless feedback loop.
