How to Be A Virgin (in 12 morally ambiguous steps)

comedy · lucid dramatics · Ages 17+ · United States of America

world premiere
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Review by JENNY HOWARD

June 30, 2016 certified reviewer

What I liked

The writing, the acting, the direction.

What I didn't like

My overall impression

HOW TO BE A VIRGIN was one of the most honest, funny, and intelligent shows I’ve ever seen. In the midst of our modern hook-up culture, which seems dominated by penetrative, Tinder-type abandonment (or its backlash: Bible Belt scaremongering), it’s refreshing to see a different kind of sexual com(/cumm)ing-of-age. This is not really a play about Faith, but rather about what to DO with one’s Faith in a secular landscape, about the implications of Faith for femininity, feminism, and one’s hymen. It is about eschewing the dominant narrative, the pre-written script of “normal” sexual experience, and having the courage and commitment to write our own weird journeys. Absolutely loved this play. Loved it.

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