Too Much Water at UCSB

Mixing interviews with today’s young women and Shakespeare’s text, Ophelia – joined by a group of college students – revisits Elsinore in this highly theatrical treatise on being a “good girl.” 

REVIEW: In powerful 'Too Much Water,' Shakespeare's Ophelia meets 2016 college students

"The playwright, KJ Sanchez, thus seems to be answering the question, “In Ophelia’s death, what dreams may come?” Each time the students witness a new memory, they deconstruct it, discussing the gender and sexual ethics underpinning Ophelia's relationship with the various men in her life. This leads to the student performers talking about similar issues and experiences they have faced –  and the playwright drew these stories from interviews with actual students. While it is focused on the female narrative, there are some men in the show, and space is given to the college boys to critique what it means to “be a man.”