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Then, after I left the theater, it shrunk on me again.
How long will all of these anxious, aggrieved Age of Trump plays last?
(A condition otherwise known asbeing a person.)
Okay, not at Penis and Thursday thats straight-up funny.
(When was the last time the extra-tall-skinny-caramel-Splenda-non-fat-organic-double-shot-latte joke was funny?)
Im a little ashamed that Im still doing it right now, with the world the way it is.
But look how self-aware I am!
That makes it better, right?
Its understandable, and its also wrong-headed.
Theres something craven in this mixed messaging, something that undermines the earnestness of the plays final moments.
Versons weird, vulnerable, multifaceted performance is almost enough to bring the play back around but not quite.
Collective Rage: A Play in Five Bettiesis at MCC Theater at the Lucille Lortel Theatre through October 7.
