When someone says the expression, eat your heart out, normally someone is envious of someone else. The play, Eat Your Heart Out, uses its title for many different life situations that interweave the lives of six seemingly dissimilar people. The playwright, Courtney Baron, takes you on a journey that will make you laugh, gasp, cry, and think about relationships in a whole new light. There are many impressively rapid scene changes, and great props used throughout the show. I would have to say that the most striking aspect of the show is the realness of the characters. The relationship between high school student Evie and her mom Nance is heartbreaking to watch as the story unfolds to the unexpected end. Gave and Alice are a successful, young married couple who can't have a baby on their own and are going through the adoption process. The encounter that they have while going through the adoption interview is such an honest portrayal of human emotions that I teared up a bit. Then there's Colin who is Evie's friend trying to deal with a long distance relationship, and then there's Tom who is on a blind date set up by the Internet dating world.
This show gets 4 out of 5 bells. The raw emotions and characters made it feel like you were watching inside the windows of a person's house. It is a darker subject matter, and probably more appropriate for adults. I wouldn't recommend this show for anyone uncomfortable with language or verbal outbursts. Overall this was a brave and honest portrayal of human emotions and situations at its best.
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