Review: The Internet and Real Life Blur in âSin Eatersâ
Anna Moenchâs play, about a woman working in social media content moderation, begins with dark humor but slides into psychological horror.
Bi Jean Ngo in Anna Moench’s “Sin Eaters,” which is being streamed by Theater Exile in Philadelphia.Credit.via Theater Exile
Sin Eaters
If you think social media is a cesspool, Mary Lee knows that itâs even worse than that.
Her story, recounted in Anna Moenchâs play âSin Eaters,â starts like the internet did: with the promise of a brighter, improved future. Mary (Bi Jean Ngo) and her partner, Derek (David M. Raine), are celebrating; she has finally landed a new job, and in tech at that. So what if she found the gig on Craigslist, itâs temporary, it pays $20 an hour, and she doesnât know exactly what her duties will entail? Itâs money, which the couple need to move out of their Staten Island hovel.
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Theatre Exileâs âSin Eatersâ takes the virtual stage Feb. 11-28
Directed by Matt Pfeiffer, Sin Eaters is billed as a hilarious, poignant, and brutal examination of the human experience and how the daily toil of life transforms our perceptions of ourselves and those around us.Â
Mary is a âcontent moderator,â one of the unseen people who scrub our social media feeds of violent, sexual, and otherwise disturbing imagery. As she goes deeper into the recesses of the internet, she finds a graphic video that makes her question her relationship, her sanity, and her own capacity for violence.
Previews of the show begin on Feb. 11 and opening night is scheduled for Feb. 17. Tickets can be purchased at www.theatreexile.org. All shows are online.