2018 DC QUEER THEATER FEST

"The festival starts with a standout: Audrey Cefaly’s Consider the Ficus, directed by Carl Randolph. This play featured Frank Britton as Nate and Craig Houk as Garrison, who gave some of the strongest performances of the evening. On the day of the 2015 SCOTUS decision guaranteeing a nationwide right to same-sex marriage, Garrison, an environmental lobbyist, and his partner Nate, an editor, are working through a critical turning point of their own.

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Cefaly did an exquisite job with the script, effortlessly flowing between the tender moments and conflict inherent in loving relationships faced with a seemingly insurmountable hurdle. Britton broke my heart as I watched him struggle with a personal loss in the face of a national gain for same-sex marriage. Houk’s Garrison is compelling as he struggles to find meaning in both his personal and professional life. Randolph’s direction created an engaging push-pull across the stage as the actors’ collided and drifted apart."

DC METRO THEATRE ARTS