David Walters — Theater Critic

What the play did give me was the immense feeling of how daunting this problem is. Knowledge, knowing, and acknowledgment are worth something, but the next step towards action from there is almost a journey to the moon. I was forced to address the idea of being an activist for a cause that I believe in, and what I would have to give to act with my convictions. The feeling of, “I’m only one person” doesn’t hold much water after this show. Prepare to be challenged. “The real question is – do you want tomorrow to look like yesterday, or do you want tomorrow to look like something else?”

Public Charge is a true ensemble piece, cast and tech combined. If the Tony’s had Best Ensemble, this would be my vote. And one last thing, I will have to say, when the culminating video was run of Barack giving a press briefing talking about beginning to normalize relations with Cuba (thanks to Julissa’s work), hearing a POTUS speak in clear sentences, with care and conviction to making the world a better place for all, it brought tears of longing to my eyes.

The Honey Trap is another prize, another winner, on Irish Repertory Theatre’s shelf of good historical dramas with deep psychological underpinnings that make for a great night out at the theatre.