Review: Diversionary Theatre’s ‘Straddle’ dazzles visually, but needs shaping
A year ago this week, Diversionary Theatre premiered a new one-act play by Harrison David Rivers about a heartbroken gay man whose religious parents refused to attend his wedding. On Saturday, Diversionary Theatre premiered another one-act by Rivers, this time about a lesbian couple trying to reignite the spark in their marriage. Like last year’s “We Are Continuous,” Rivers’ latest play, “Straddle,” offers deep and authentic insight into LGBTQ relationships. Both plays use monologues to get inside the characters’ heads. And...