James Wilson takes a look at The Thing with Feathers:
As social commentary and cultural exposé, The Thing with Feathers, Scott Organ's play receiving its world premiere by the Barrow Group, is timely and important. The drama examines issues of sex and the abuses of power, and it highlights the ways in which digital apps and social media can both empower sexual predators and force us to reckon with our pasts. And as a work of dramatic fiction, The Thing with Feathers is grippingly enjoyable. In fact, while the play explores contemporary issues, it succeeds as an old-style stage thriller and psychological melodrama that incorporates twenty-first century gadgetry and anxieties. . . . |
