CIRCLE JERK - first impressions/questions by Christopher Grobe https://padlet.com/cgrobe1/ugtogb2qq6y0z9r2 What was your experience reading and watching this performance? Was it fun? Disturbing? Moving? Something else? And how did it leave you feeling by the end? What do you most want to talk about? What questions do you have? en-us 2022-01-18 18:14:03 UTC 2025-10-10 15:06:28 UTC hello@padlet.com ldepina24 https://padlet.com/cgrobe1/ugtogb2qq6y0z9r2/wish/1998861252 i was disturbed and intrigued at the same time ]]> 2022-01-18 19:45:49 UTC https://padlet.com/cgrobe1/ugtogb2qq6y0z9r2/wish/1998861252 The troll https://padlet.com/cgrobe1/ugtogb2qq6y0z9r2/wish/1998861306 What is the importance of the blue troll. Why does it have plot relevance (turning off the power)? In what ways does the actual troll compare to the metaphorical troll in the play?]]> 2022-01-18 19:45:51 UTC https://padlet.com/cgrobe1/ugtogb2qq6y0z9r2/wish/1998861306 Circle Jerk https://padlet.com/cgrobe1/ugtogb2qq6y0z9r2/wish/1998861423 I thought it was so cool how the actors played so many different roles and really embraced them all.]]> 2022-01-18 19:45:55 UTC https://padlet.com/cgrobe1/ugtogb2qq6y0z9r2/wish/1998861423 the troll https://padlet.com/cgrobe1/ugtogb2qq6y0z9r2/wish/1998862810 I think I was gripped into the tone of Circle Jerk when the troll was the first character that came onto the screen with a lot of energy. I also want to discuss the role of the troll.......I started to get the impression that the troll is an internet troll?]]> 2022-01-18 19:46:41 UTC https://padlet.com/cgrobe1/ugtogb2qq6y0z9r2/wish/1998862810 brilliantly vulgar https://padlet.com/cgrobe1/ugtogb2qq6y0z9r2/wish/1998863105 2022-01-18 19:46:47 UTC https://padlet.com/cgrobe1/ugtogb2qq6y0z9r2/wish/1998863105 https://padlet.com/cgrobe1/ugtogb2qq6y0z9r2/wish/1998863114 I honestly found this play really hard to watch (it was disturbing, concerning, awkward etc.) - and I'm wondering to what extent the audience is meant to feel disturbed/comfortable/awkward? I'm also wondering why the play is so saturated with cultural references/how each of those references contributes to the play's larger message?]]> 2022-01-18 19:46:47 UTC https://padlet.com/cgrobe1/ugtogb2qq6y0z9r2/wish/1998863114 https://padlet.com/cgrobe1/ugtogb2qq6y0z9r2/wish/1998863175 The play was fun if a bit confusing. This is perhaps due to ignorance about the culture but the distinction between what was satire and what wasn`t was a bit unclear.]]> 2022-01-18 19:46:49 UTC https://padlet.com/cgrobe1/ugtogb2qq6y0z9r2/wish/1998863175 An Interesting Microcosm of White Gay Life https://padlet.com/cgrobe1/ugtogb2qq6y0z9r2/wish/1998863673 I don't know where to begin: the Fire Island parody, the Milo Yiannopolous parody, the intention behind the double roles, the reality TV clips, down to the later TikTok-esque incorporations. This portrait of white gay life spanned decades and generations. ]]> 2022-01-18 19:47:04 UTC https://padlet.com/cgrobe1/ugtogb2qq6y0z9r2/wish/1998863673 Circle Jerk was disturbing, but in a way that was playful and maintained its dark undertones. It plays off of current social media and cancel culture in a way I wasn't expecting. In terms of performance, I found myself very involved with the characters when they would face the audience directing, basically speaking to the camera. https://padlet.com/cgrobe1/ugtogb2qq6y0z9r2/wish/1998864985 2022-01-18 19:47:44 UTC https://padlet.com/cgrobe1/ugtogb2qq6y0z9r2/wish/1998864985 Impression https://padlet.com/cgrobe1/ugtogb2qq6y0z9r2/wish/1998865009 Circle Jerk was  entertaining and funny. Also the political messages were very deep and controversial if i interpreted them correctly. Hated the troll and think the play coulda gone without it, but maybe im missing a deeper meaning here. Also was very in touch and up to date with internet and tik tok culture which was impressive.]]> 2022-01-18 19:47:45 UTC https://padlet.com/cgrobe1/ugtogb2qq6y0z9r2/wish/1998865009 thamilton22 https://padlet.com/cgrobe1/ugtogb2qq6y0z9r2/wish/1998865219 I'm really intrigued by the change in camera style during the third act and the way that it makes it difficult (impossible?) to follow what's literally happening]]> 2022-01-18 19:47:51 UTC https://padlet.com/cgrobe1/ugtogb2qq6y0z9r2/wish/1998865219 The w hyper-pop gays have gone to far this time! I do appreciate the Troll, whom I identified with the most. https://padlet.com/cgrobe1/ugtogb2qq6y0z9r2/wish/1998865276 2022-01-18 19:47:53 UTC https://padlet.com/cgrobe1/ugtogb2qq6y0z9r2/wish/1998865276 Circle Jerk thoughts https://padlet.com/cgrobe1/ugtogb2qq6y0z9r2/wish/1998867366 I really love that this play can operate in multiple registers. It can be read as an articulation of a political idea, criticizing one way of engaging with politics in favor of another. And, at the same time, it can also be read as a multivalent critique of all ways in which we participate/think politically. By stereotyping *everything,* no idea/belief/aspiration/value/opinion has the freedom to deviate from the society within which that idea/belief/etc. is charged with positive and negative energies.]]> 2022-01-18 19:48:55 UTC https://padlet.com/cgrobe1/ugtogb2qq6y0z9r2/wish/1998867366 I will say the dialogue is super dense. There are a lot of important observations a character makes about society but never revisits again. https://padlet.com/cgrobe1/ugtogb2qq6y0z9r2/wish/1998867901 2022-01-18 19:49:10 UTC https://padlet.com/cgrobe1/ugtogb2qq6y0z9r2/wish/1998867901