"The show much more effectively deploys the other major way through which the characters communicate...Still, it’s hard to shake the sense that the play takes up an epic canvas but leaves it half filled."
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"A five-hour play is certainly a tall order for most theatregoers. But for those willing to challenge their own attention spans, Initiative makes for a soft, pensive, introspective day at the theatre."
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“4/5 Stars! In hyperrealistic moments mundane and monumental, the Wents present a mesmerizing portrait of adolescents trying to survive that stage in life when possibilities seem infinite and nonexistent.”
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"The whole endeavor... presents a meaty metaphor for coming of age... its real achievement, bracing and compassionate, lies in its encouragement to keep walking forward."
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"Initiative is a stunner, with themes particularly resonant at this moment."
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"Initiative is a stunner, with themes particularly resonant at this moment...I’m glad I spent time in class with these kids, and you will too."
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"This grandly scaled piece dwarfs the insights it offers. In prose, the author might make something lyrical and profoundly understanding about the pains of growing up; in a dramatic format, it feels rambling, unfocused, populated by unremarkable characters with unremarkable problems."
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"...walking on air, having experienced a major cadre of talents engaged with a major American play, Initiative."
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