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Celik seems attuned to such questions as a valid (if not necessarily revelatory) core for a play to circle around, but Cramer’s writing often feels caught between an exploration of comic diffidence and simply an expression of it.—
Sara Holdren, Vulture, 30 Mar. 2026
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As Michael, a bathroom and kitchen fixture wholesaler, Dan Donohue’s performance is riveting in its expansion from awkward diffidence to unbridled savagery while revealing his inner core.— Christopher Smith, Oc Register, 2 Feb. 2026
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And unlike past eras of elevated job insecurity, like the COVID-19 pandemic, the AI revolution has no end in sight.— Claire Zillman, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2026
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These include unreported physical and mental impairments, housing insecurity, and a lack of high school diplomas and identification documents.— Taylor Sisk, CBS News, 20 Apr. 2026
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His hot stretches were overshadowed in his mind by some struggles late in the spring, creating a stretch of self-doubt.— Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026
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Yet behind his cheeky facade lies a current of self-doubt that threatens to unravel him.— Jennifer Maas, Variety, 8 Apr. 2026
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