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jakestillwell's review against another edition
4.0
Kudos to Hudes for fleshing out a cohesive trio of plays while turning on her stylistic heel with each new instalment; a lesser playwright would trip over the changes in tone, but her vision becomes more potent with each pivot.
leoniesliberi's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
im_lovin_itt's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
castella_and_novellas's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
samanthadale1066's review against another edition
emotional
inspiring
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
bringmorecoffee's review against another edition
5.0
Last in a series of three plays by Hudes that will emotionally kill you. Please read. The end of act 1 is stunning. I hope to see this some day, I hope to help produce it some day.
asilrenrut's review against another edition
3.0
Read the last of the Hudes trilogy (the second play, Water by the Spoonful, won the Pulitzer and was being performed a few years back in Philadelphia.
This play still feels fresh and contemporary, with the added bonus of being set in Philadelphia, with neighborhoods appearing there. Hudes does interesting work bringing together people from radically different backgrounds--a Puerto Rican college professor and her cousin, Elliot (a vet from the Iraq War and now an actor in a movie about the Iraq War), Elliot's Iraqui-American movie co-star (and now wife) .... the play ends as the title suggests. Someone dies unjustly beforehand.
Water by the Spoonful had all of these elements but crackled with addiction, technology, and transcontinental wandering (both human and ghostly). It did the job better, I'll say, but that's like saying your pointer finger is the best on your hand.
Looking forward to reading the first of the trilogy.
This play still feels fresh and contemporary, with the added bonus of being set in Philadelphia, with neighborhoods appearing there. Hudes does interesting work bringing together people from radically different backgrounds--a Puerto Rican college professor and her cousin, Elliot (a vet from the Iraq War and now an actor in a movie about the Iraq War), Elliot's Iraqui-American movie co-star (and now wife) .... the play ends as the title suggests. Someone dies unjustly beforehand.
Water by the Spoonful had all of these elements but crackled with addiction, technology, and transcontinental wandering (both human and ghostly). It did the job better, I'll say, but that's like saying your pointer finger is the best on your hand.
Looking forward to reading the first of the trilogy.
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