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Performance 6/20/25 – Portland Stage Studio

Picture this, it’s your Junior Year of Highschool, and you’ve just been paired with someone you’ve had drama with since Freshman year. Meet Clara and Marge, these two used to be friends but then there was a misunderstanding and something terrible happened. Real quick. This show deals with a lot of things, first it acts a bit like a cautionary tale for party goers (seriously, watch your drink) but it also talks about Trans Rights, Sports, Religion, Sexual Assault, and Trust. There are many tense moments in this show, but with them come also heartfelt ones that these actors have come across beautifully. But there are a few things I’d like to talk about on the technical side, this show does take place inside a school and it really shows that really well. Each one of the characters portrayed actually feels like a real person, especially the Advisor, people really do just walk in there and talk (who needs office hours). So as a recent high school student I have to say that they have nailed that vibe (other students I know have tried and not done nearly as well as this show), that and a small thing I’d like to point out is there is this section where we are watching the two groups sit at different tables and both of them are having a conversation, but what’s nifty about it is that they are seamlessly switching the conversation from one table to the other, and there’s this really nice moment where it combines to say “You are being so Brave”. So be Brave and go see the show, it’s not what you expect, it’s so much more!

Review Submitted on 6/21/25 by Rigel DeLisle, PF25 Independent Review Team

Performance 6/22/25 – Portland Stage Studio

Still fighting the fight, goddamnit. As this story unfolds, politics give way to the humanness of two women who have been divided by more than their liberal and conservative views. A very nice build and some fine work from the performances. The staging made it hard sometimes to see faces but I was very moved, nevertheless. I left with the sense that this story will be told again and again (as it is with another show this year in the Fringe) until women stop blaming each other, and continue the fight. Yep, it’s important, everybody go see it.

Review Submitted on 6/23/25 by Linda, PF25 Independent Review Team