The Bereaved

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One thing that playwright Thomas Bradshaw cannot be accused of is not knowing the meaning of "don't go there." And indeed, while
The Bereaved, now at the Wild Project, goes "there," it's also unclear exactly, where "there" is. On the surface, Bradshaw's newest piece is about a woman named Carol (McKenna Kerrigan) who, afraid that she's terminally ill, frets over the financial and emotional well-being of her family. But rather than create a serious drama, Bradshaw rarely demonstrates that he's trying to be more than a naughty provocateur.

Indeed, what's missing from this quick summary of the plot is the semen-drenched underwear, the flung condoms, and the naked white man (Andrew Garman) wh[...]