"This production either broke or mended something in me...We give nearly two hours of attention, and great theater offers us empathy and humanity in return: riches of which even the world’s wealthiest can only dream."
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"Majok's structure of alternating scenes struck me as schematic, with too neat a final tie-in of its two strands of plot."
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"Majok wisely doesn’t sugarcoat realities in sentimentality, but she also leaves the door ajar for an optimistic glimmer."
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" 'Cost of Living' is as much about struggling to make financial ends meet as it is about emotional ends, the feelings and impulses that keep us going or hold us back."
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"As character study, 'Cost of Living' can be moving, funny and intriguing, but the plot mechanics and string-pulling undercut the drama."
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"The actors, working under the direction of Jo Bonney, are honest and solid; Mozgala is a veritable forcefield of signals and manipulations."
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"It’s the kind of trick of timing on which the play’s axis turns, and the sort of alignment of storytelling with reality that makes live theater such a thrill."
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"In zig-zagging away from well-tread paths, Majok arrives at a destination we hadn’t planned to visit, but are pleased to be at nonetheless."
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