Lean-To

Severely lacking in conflict and dramatic tension until the very end. A small moment makes patently obvious what that eventual tension will be, and once it finally arrives it is satisfying, but it takes far too long to get there. Larissa Oleynik (a beloved face from my 90s childhood in The Secret Life of Alex Mack and 10 Things I Hate About You) does get one excellent, long monologue towards the very end. The last twenty minutes might as well be the whole show, because the conclusion is solid, but everything before is kind of just filler. It also relies often on many quiet moments of stage business without dialogue. Call me crazy, but I like characters in plays to share what they're thinking out loud, and communicate with each other, rather than leaving so much bottled up and unsaid, however true to life that may be.