Straight White Men / Untitled Feminist Show
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Provocative playwright Young Jean Lee lends her shrewd perspective to this atypical take on the family drama. A father and his three sons unite and unravel, both aware of and undone by privilege and its pressure. When inherent social expectation conflicts with a desire to remain stagnant, the resulting identity confusion is new territory for the tightknit family. Strikingly observant and curiously drawn, Lee departs from her experimental style to create a naturalistic observation of the most socially unobstructed of our species, the straight white male.
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"She sacrifices nothing; bodies, voices, jokes, food, tragedy, cities are all artistic fodder, as are her various selves and the mirthful, bloody life of her imagination."
"Ms. Lee's fascinating play . . . goes far beyond cheap satire, ultimately becoming a compassionate and stimulating exploration of one man's existential crisis . . . She proves unexpectedly adept at strict naturalism . . . [A] mournful and inquisitive play."
"Tickles your soft aesthetic underbelly, before easing in the knife of reality... both emotionally satisfying and unflinching in its critique of white-driven social justice. Even toying with stage conventions, Young Jean Lee is radical"
"A thought-provoking piece that fires in many directions at once... Lee has us hooked."
"Goes far beyond cheap satire, ultimately becoming a compassionate and stimulating exploration of one man's existential crisis... mournful and inquisitive."
"Gripping... A play of ideas, and very timely ideas at that."
"A healthy dose of dysfunction that never feels put-on... vibrant, a raucous comedy."
"Smart, funny and semantically loaded."
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