The pomposity of the Tony Kushner-style title extends to naming its leading characters "The Academic" and "The Writer." They're two gay men in their late 20's and the play charts their meeting, relationship, breakup and aftermath. This is accomplished by a dizzying structure of non-linear, rapid-fire, time shifting brief scenes. This intrusive device undercuts emotional involvement with the couple, as all of the ju…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 12:10PM on November 9, 2016