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COCK (Theatre Exile): A Provocative Fight for Love and Identity

Finding love and self-knowledge beyond the fixed categories of sexual identity (gay, straight, or bi) is the central theme of Michael Bartlett’s COCK, now in its Philadelphia premiere at Theatre Exile. But that’s only one of the many issues raised in this penetrating and witty play. Bartlett’s thought-provoking script also considers such universal questions as the devastating consequences of indecision; the oxymoron of fighting for love; and the paralyzing effects of separation anxiety and fear of change that result in staying stuck in a dysfunctional situation because it’s familiar and easier than taking a risk on something different—even if “it feels better. more…