Playwrights’ ‘Back the Night’ doesn’t let go of you

Review from The Cambridge Chronicle & TAB

In her gripping new play “Back the Night,” local playwright Melinda Lopez courageously tackles issues involving physical assaults on women and how a community responds and protests the violence.

The play is driven by the action, packed with taut, crisp lines, and flows seamlessly between locations, while focusing on three college seniors who are familiar and easy to empathize with. As you watch the play, you’ll feel as if you could be observing life on any college campus, although this production has touches that definitely place it in New England. Lopez encourages theaters to change a few college and politicians’ names to make each production feel local and timely.

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