Reviews

Red Speedo: A Play by Lucas Hnath

willthesecond's review

3.0

this is my 3rd lucas hnath play. he is so good at creating characters that have power struggle relationships. i really enjoyed this play, ever since watching the documentary “icarus” i have been interested in the doping scandal. some really great moments in this. i think it is a play about money.

lan_string's review

4.0

Master of structure and form as usual but bro….this has been hyped for so long and I’m like this is ALL?? I took out an interlibrary loan for this…

marcg789's review

challenging dark reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

kimberly_levaco's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Another decisive drama from Hnath that dissects both doping in sports and singing power dynamics in the incisive way he tends too.

buer's review

3.0

This piece doesn't work great as a piece of reading because of all of the sentences that drop off in the middle of nowhere and the dialogue style of the characters constantly interrupting each other.

I'd be interested to see it performed to see if that changes my experience of the piece at all. There interesting characters, and the story is decent, although pretty superficial.

catdad77a45's review against another edition

4.0

I actually thought this was a much better play than Hnath's Tony-nominated sequel to A Doll's House. The characters are all unique and well-defined, and the dialogue is both naturalistic and exciting. My one qualm is that the central character of Ray is almost too mentally deficient to be believable, especially since his brother Peter is razor sharp ... but I guess that can happen.