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InOctet, Malloy imagined a support group for people addicted to the monster that is the internet.
(The obvious inspiration isthe early-2020 obsession withAnimal Crossing, though there are also elements ofStardew ValleyandThe Sims.)
Mollison, nervy and confrontational), who was stuck in a basement apartment in Brooklyn.
Its impressively well-observed music of self-delusion, which requires agile performances, both emotionally and vocally.
We skip along, for a bit, until the wolf bares his teeth.
Its structured in three sections, each with seven parts, followed by a coda.
Its a clever conceit; its also alotof puppets.
What would happen instead if the story didnt slide into place and kept wandering?
Lila has something in her thats burning her up, too big for her own context.
They talk shop and, of course, flirt.
Lila big surprise ends up torn between her obligations to her family and her rock-star dreams.
(Thomas Silcott, as a paternal figure to both Lila and Amy, fares the best.)
There isnt much space to vary your dynamics when the sound is blown out.
Three Housesis at Signature Theatre.The Lonely Fewis at MCC Theater.
