Plot Points in Our Sexual Development

See it if You want to be challenged with some controversial(?) ideas and thoughts and probably have your notions turned more than once.

Don't see it if You’re homophobic or trans-phobic, though that’s a good reason you SHOULD see it, this might open your eyes a bit.

See it if you want to watch a burgeoning couple wade in the deep end of the modern day dating pool & try to navigate the waters of gender fluidity.

Don't see it if you are uncomfortable with frank & explicit discussions of sex; you aren't willing to tolerate a rather insufferable pair for 70 minutes.

See it if Hall's sexual confessional is riveting in its raw emotional power & ambitious in confronting stereotypical gender definitions Great acting

Don't see it if Despite the high quality of writing & performance often feels static & forced Early on feels like a lesbian spreadsheet; later gets mawkish

See it if You want an exploration of a relationship with characters that want to be heard but don't have the language to be understood.

Don't see it if You're uncomfortable with frank discussions of sexuality & gender. You prefer plays with bigger production values.

See it if in 1st part 2 fine female actors tell searing/sometimes hilarious individual stories about finding their sexual identities

Don't see it if 2nd part where the characters, one trans, the other confused, try to navigate their relationship is, well, confused; no new LGBTQ insights

See it if very well acted, intense short play (60 minutes).

Don't see it if You are not comfortable with very explicit discussions of sex. Read up on the play beforehand to see if it is for you.

Also It is not clear at first why these stories are being told, where are the characters, why are they telling these stories about their sexual development? Then more than halfway through it does come together as a story and you understand what you have seen. Still not exactly a "play." More like an acting exercise.... Read more Read less

See it if you like to be challenged with Frank presentations of real life, first in developing snippets, then in a mature relationship. Great lighting

Don't see it if you do not like discussions of sexual development or gender issues.

See it if you are interested in gender conformity and why a lesbian is attracted to a transmale. Great performances from the two actors.

Don't see it if you are not interested or uncomfortable with the idea of gender conformity. Also, if you are uncomfortable with sex talk.

See it if Protected young woman recognizes her femme lesbian sexuality & attraction to butch lesbian becoming trans man; ends exploring possibilities.

Don't see it if You aren’t interested in the touching details of growing up outside of gender norms, or you want a more fully developed plot.

See it if You like a slow burn story that is a heartfelt and beautiful voyeuristic look into a couple's navigation of their life together.

Don't see it if You don't like queer characters, minimalistic sets, or shows that revolve around a conversation told in real time

See it if See if you enjoy a two person intense dialogue about their sexuality , early developmental traumas and communication.

Don't see it if If you prefer light dramas or musicals.

See it if you want to see an unique play that goes from monologues (alternate story-telling & sharing) to actual dialogue (couple's interaction).

Don't see it if anything GLBTQ irks you. Well-done piece explores their personal sexual experiences, then their relationship, thru very raw descriptions.

Also Ever so slightly voyeuristic...

...but what emotive play or musical - that exposes feelings & desires - isn't???

As they're working thru the dynamics of their own earlier experiences, then in sharing their current angst & yearnings thru very raw/emotional dialogue, we get schooled in another kind of love we might not have much knowledge of.

Kudos to both performers: Jax Jackson ("Theo") & Marianne Rendon ("Cecily"). There were numerous very sincere emotive moments when I couldn't breathe. I felt for both characters.

The play DOES feel like a work-in-progress. Possibly because there isn't much action, or because it's a 2-hander, or because it's short.

Being short is not a bad thing. Perhaps the 'work-in-progress' feeling just means we wanted to see a little more (10-15min), not that the production isn't good or entertaining.... Read more Read less

See it if A series of "monologues" that eventually becomes dialogue talking about relationships, well acted

Don't see it if Need a "plot".

See it if If you're trans and want to see someone like you on stage. You want to hear people go on and on about how magical sex is.

Don't see it if If you don't want to watch other people talk about unpleasant experiences and argue about sex.

See it if experiencing a WEIRD new American play make you feel special.

Don't see it if you are expecting something exciting and new because all you are going to get out of this experience is the something new part of the offer.

Also I had HIGH EXPECTATIONS for this play and my expectations quickly disappaited. I found myself BORED and even though the play was 90 minutes, the minutes slowly drifted and made me felt like I had spent three hours in the theater. Trust me when I sat the theater seats of the LCT3 theater are UNCOMFORTABLE even for sitting in them for a 90 minute show. RIP those seats out and replace them for something more comfortable, PLEASE!!!!!... Read more Read less

See it if Intense, frank, and overwhelmingly personal relationship details. Queer sex. Working through intimacy with new partners.

Don't see it if You don't want to encounter the above topics. You're looking for a resolved, Aristotelian narrative arc. 65 minutes is too short for you (?)

Also The play started out phenomenally, and I was captivated. The reminiscences under the spotlight, the slow turn into dialogue. The lights rising on the couple. But as the conversation became more concrete and the 'plot' emerged, I was less enchanted. All this would have been fine, but the last 90 seconds were a cliched, ridiculously overwrought emotional trainwreck that somewhat soured the entire experience.

Rendón deserves special mention for her phenomenal body language throughout. Her posture, glances, and arm placement spoke absolute volumes.... Read more Read less

See it if Radically diving into a queer couple's traumatic sexual stories and laying it all out there. Gets emotionally charged and complex fast.

Don't see it if Barely 1 hour plays feel too short. Gets almost clinical psych w/a lot of gender non conforming, complex queer histories and discussions.

Also Ticket from online website using LincTix (age 21 - 35) for $27.25.

See it if You like seeing the alternative to Cis male and Cis female relationships: a trans male and lesbian's relationship on full display, however,

Don't see it if It's more of a history of their individual {sexual} lives, as opposed to a collective one. It was ok, until it was like "are they together?"

See it if like seeing the talents of two good actors completely wasted on a slim, unnecessarily vulgar script - performed on an essentially void stage

Don't see it if want to be uplifted-prefer a musical-want a large scale production. The 2 actors appear to have talent, but the material given them sucked.

See it if you want funny but heart felt tales of a person's sexual and gender identities and how small experiences make up who we are as adults

Don't see it if you don't like hearing discussions of sex or gender identity. If you need an actual linear plot and scenes.

See it if you are open minded and see a normalization of LGBTQ work as a necessary first step in this two hander

Don't see it if you desire a traditional play or cannot understand or empathize with the layer of complexity of LGBTQ relationships (as seen in my audience)

See it if you want to see the joys, insecurities & challenges of a romance between a cis queer woman & a transmasculine genderqueer person depicted

Don't see it if you don't like experimental structure or frank talk about queer sexuality; are frustrated by an underdeveloped (barely hour-long) two-hander

Also O brave new world that hath such creatures in it, but how will these new categories of gender expression and sexuality play out among them and what novel challenges lie in wait. Both actors are wonderfully vulnerable and charming (especially Jax Jackson) and take the script as far it can reasonably go in its current state.
The most interesting and dramatic scenes are located near the end of this slim play, but just when some of the most charged issues facing these singular lovers arise, a teary truce ensues and a none too realistic final moment pre-empts some of the prickly negotiating that preceded it.
Still, this is the first (as far as I am aware) depiction onstage of a relationship involving these gender categories, and as such is long overdue. I applaud the pioneering and hope it yields a more satisfying play next time.... Read more Read less

See it if you’re interested in the the theme of gender identity, contemporary relationship issues, good acting, and a promising playwright.

Don't see it if you want ideas embedded in a plot that invites emotional investment from even those who don’t share in the particularities ofmthe characters

See it if You're interested in the development of genderqueer relationships

Don't see it if you aren't interested in LGBTG+ relationships

See it if You enjoy new, experimental theater. Cast of two reveal themselves in intimate ways.

Don't see it if Let’s face it, this is an experience about growing up gay.