NEW YORK (AP) — Men and women are still mating “like cave people,” and modern relationships are “just an exercise in illusions.” These are just a couple of many comical conclusions in Gina Gionfriddo’s new, roaringly funny satire on the effect of Internet porn on gender politics, the women’s movement and way-post-feminism, and the fate of Western civilization.
Titled “Rapture, Blister, Burn,” the piercingly sharp, bittersweet social comedy that opened Tuesday night off-Broadway at Playwrights Horizons is also about the self-delusions of people ruefully questioning the youthful life choices they made. It’s crisply and deftly staged by Peter DuBois, who, despite the clever, debate-filled script, also allows the pacing lulls necessary for Gionfriddo’s characters to speak volumes with silently exchanged glances.
