About the Show

Project Y presents an evening of two newly commissioned one acts written in response to the November 2016 election. 'Great Again' is part of Project Y's annual Women in Theatre Festival.

In 'The Test' by Crystal Skillman and directed by Jessi D. Hill, an English teacher in a struggling high school readies her juniors for the most important test of their lives. But when a symbol of hate appears in her classroom, she and two students on opposite sides of the recent election find their lives forever changed.

Chiori Miyagawa's 'In the Line' directed by Kristin Horton revolves around a woman who drops something while standing in a long line of people. She looks for the lost object as the line transforms into other lines—people waiting to vote, to buy the latest Nintendo, to get into the hottest restaurant—and she struggles to keep her original place. When she finally arrives at the front of this line that has shifted time and space, what she finds is a surprise. A magical exploration of loss, long lines, and letting go.

Critic Reviews (3)

"A program of two intriguing and engrossing works...Miyagawa’s dialogue is often poignant and wry, and it all builds to a wistful conclusion...'In the Line' is a vibrant and theatrically realized mediation on contemporary life...'The Test' is a fine blend of well-delineated characters, flavorful dialogue and provocative situations. It’s somewhat marred by a pedantic lecture near the end...It’s crisply staged with a measured pace...The acting is exceptional."
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“‘The Test’ is a thoughtful and timely work...The performances are exceptional; the four-person cast truly functions as an ensemble. ‘Great Again’ is a mixed bag…Their pairing doesn’t feel organic—they are simply in dissimilar stages of development. While 'In the Line' isn’t quite ready for audiences yet, 'The Test' is a strong and fully realized work. That said, 'In the Line' isn’t egregiously bad, it’s just underdeveloped, while 'The Test' is definitely worth sitting through the first play.”
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"Both illuminate, with stark presentational differences, some of the various challenges, impressions, and impulses facing women and people of color today...'In the Line' is a sweetly subversive and dreamlike tumble...Despite the piece’s focus on lines, Horton seamlessly incorporates a great deal of movement...Under Hill’s crisp and elegant direction, 'The Test' swiftly advances...A play about division, fear, resentment, and picking sides, and what it takes in 2017 to overcome it all."
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