Degenerates
For the lost and sexually frustrated, the manosphere can be seductive. Else Went's thrillingly disorienting new play forces us to grapple with why so many men end up there, and to humanize some of the detached souls whose hatred of women is surpassed only by palpable self-loathing; this nearly three-hour deep dive into incel subculture surfaces into something unexpectedly touching. Director Emma Rosa Went elicits fearless performances from a cast of five led by a chilling charismatic Zachary W. Desmond as a would-be leader of men and the wondrous Christopher Dylan White as an effeminate teenage agoraphobe who works as a camgirl. Read the full review here.