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It had to happen at some point, didn’t it? I thought I might make it through this season without seeing a stinker, but unfortunately I didn’t come away unscathed.

Though Brent Hirose shows promise as an actor, the play itself seems a broken and jumbled mess of characters who lack realistic motivation, plot turns that often don’t seem possible (even within the fantastic frame set up by the opening monologue) let alone practical, and poor set design that has Brent spending almost more time manipulating his props and doing sound effects for them than acting.

Occasionally a little piece of satire is thrown in to the play that seems either out of place or a part of a more biting play about media mismanagement and law enforcement incompetence. These little bits just serve to distract from the already weakly put together plot.

But like I said, Brent Hirose shows great promise as an actor (which may even have already been realized in other plays he’s been in). Both the opening and closing monologues are really well delivered, and almost manage to pull this play out from mediocrity.