Sender
★★★1⁄2/4! “A highly entertaining dissection of Midwestern millennials. This piece plows the very familiar territory of the 30ish person's agonized transition into arrested adulthood (or some semblance of it) but is notable nonetheless for its wry humor, rich language, authentic compassion and distinct whiff of direct authorial experience.”
- Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune
★★★★/5! “Holter’s way with words only gets stronger—his dialogue is as dense and snappy here as any of the fiery speechifying in his Hit the Wall or Exit Strategy, but with a more grounded, natural feel. Your initial viewing might just leave you wanting to return to Sender.”
- Time Out Chicago
“An astonishing new piece of work... Holter is fearless here. The play never gives the impression of outrunning its author's capacities. Holter's comic sense is too strong for that, endlessly and hilariously asserting itself. More so is his poetic sense... Like the name Cassandra, Holter's language occasionally touches the mythic.”
- Chicago Reader
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SENDER
One year ago, the community of Rightlynd mourned the loss of a young man named Lynx, who died suddenly and tragically.
A year to the day, Lynx returns to his old apartment, girlfriend and best friend--very much alive, with a mountain of secrets and desperately praying to stay in the shadows.
This whip-smart comedy-drama explores hipster culture, chasing down the truth and asks the question of what it means to be an adult in a world that refuses to grow up.