An appealingly off-the-cuff chamber piece, Turtle Hill, Brooklyn unfolds throughout the course of a day in the outer-borough home of Will (Brian W. Seibert) and Mateo (Ricardo Valdez) as guests arrive to celebrate Will's 30th birthday. Over a long afternoon that stretches into evening, the group of friends joke around, discuss issues like the immigrant experience and marriage equality, and engage in joyous set-pieces such as a piñata-whacking. A spirit of free play defines the proceedings, as the script, penned by the two leads, allows characters to reveal themselves through believably precise bits of booze- and weed-fueled conversation. But tensions simmer, materializing in the form of Will's homophobic sister, a Republican who gets "accidentally" punched in the face and...
- 5/2/2013
- Village Voice
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