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Make Believe
The first half is set in the 1980s, with four young siblings as their childhood is upended by the mysterious problems of the adults in their lives. The second half is set in the present when the adult children return to the house for a funeral. This uncanny, gently funny, and touching play tracks how moments from our childhood resonate with us forever.
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100 pages, ebook
Published January 1, 2019
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November 12, 2022
4.5, rounded down.
Of all of Wohl's plays I've read (this is the fifth), this is the one I'd most like to take a crack at directing; although, as you can see from the reviews below, the degree of difficulty in getting it to 'work' is high. Most problematic is the beginning section, with its necessity for finding four naturalistic child actors, alone a rather daunting task.
The reviews griped about the way the play slowly reveals itself, but I think that's actually its strength. I found all the adult characters surprising and interesting, and I didn't anticipate many of the revelations before they happened. Plus, aside from being touching and tackling a painful subject (childhood neglect), the play is REALLY LOL funny.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/15/th...
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/26/th...
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lif...
https://newyorktheater.me/2019/08/15/...
https://www.vulture.com/2019/08/theat...
Of all of Wohl's plays I've read (this is the fifth), this is the one I'd most like to take a crack at directing; although, as you can see from the reviews below, the degree of difficulty in getting it to 'work' is high. Most problematic is the beginning section, with its necessity for finding four naturalistic child actors, alone a rather daunting task.
The reviews griped about the way the play slowly reveals itself, but I think that's actually its strength. I found all the adult characters surprising and interesting, and I didn't anticipate many of the revelations before they happened. Plus, aside from being touching and tackling a painful subject (childhood neglect), the play is REALLY LOL funny.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/15/th...
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/26/th...
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lif...
https://newyorktheater.me/2019/08/15/...
https://www.vulture.com/2019/08/theat...
January 1, 2024
this was rlly good but rlly sad
May 28, 2024
holy shit! — can we ever save ourselves, except through love?
February 22, 2025
v confused tbh
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