Herpes: A Love Story

solo performance · n/a · Ages 17+ · United States of America

one person show
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Review by PAUL YEN

June 24, 2017 certified reviewer

What I liked

My favorite thing was that Cherise was able to bare her heart and soul to us and didn’t give a crap about what anybody thought. The amount of chutzpa it takes to present your life in this great detail astonishes me. R-E-S-P-E-C-T. I also really enjoyed the use of well known songs changed to fit her life story.

What I didn't like

n/a

My overall impression

Was how BRAVE and GUTSY this show was. Being able to stand up on that stage and share your sexual history, as a woman, is to be commended at every level… but then Cherise takes it to a whole new level when she lays it all out and takes us on a road trip of powdery white snow… not the good kind of snow… but the great kind of immersive storytelling that leaves you appreciating the good people in your life (Axel) and learning from the people who aren’t so good in your life (Amoeba Jesus). Through all of that, Cherise maintained her ability to be funny, heartbreaking, and a hell of a singer — it was an hour of raunchy, real, required watching… that left me wet, literally.

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