Akari has arrived at a particularly tough moment in Mariko and Dan’s relationship. The cinematographer has just arrived at her sister’s place in New York to crash on their couch after a particularly long conversation in the middle of the night about sex, literature, and their future. It only gets more tense from there; as the three interact (but mostly worry about each other), they can feel their identities and plans dissolve. Days before the 2016 election, the three Millennials, along with other artists and theater directors, revolve around the loss of an unlived life, unsure if it’s still within reach.
Our Culture spoke with Matthew Gasda about generational fiction, playwriting, and plundering from diaries.
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