Presented as part of the Next Rep Black Box Festival
Written by Zayd Dohrn
Directed by Bridget Kathleen O’Leary
January 10 – February 1
Arsenal Center for the Arts
Watertown, MA
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Trigger warnings: sexual assault, nudity, sexual situations, adult language, suicide, depression, politics, implied violence
Review by Noelani Kamelamela
(Watertown, MA) This is the 30th season of New Repertory Theatre and the first show in the 2nd annual Next Rep Black Box Festival. Despite all of the trigger warnings I would highly recommend Muckrakers for adults, particularly those folks interested in exploring the moral issues that are attached to the digital age regarding transparency versus privacy. Here are the trigger warnings that New Rep provides: nudity, sexual situations and adult language. I add onto that these trigger warnings: implied violence, suicide, depression and politics. Also, I add on a big, honking trigger warning for people who have been sexually assaulted: you might experience some unpleasant flashbacks. Continue reading