this is my favorite show this season, and my favorite work ever by Theatre Vertigo (and i am long-time fan of their work).

the design is excellent, the acting (as mentioned here) is really top notch and shows off some real growth in an already skilled group of performers.

as to the above-mentioned floweryness (if i may), i felt that the actors really handled the more melodramatic flourishes in enough of a grounded way that it really worked for me. i was wary of some of those touches in the early going, but ended up completely won over by the honesty in which these performances (and the direction) were grounded.

this is fabulous work on a difficult (in a good way) script by a talented cast and crew.

i love it.