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Feeling Afraid As If Something Terrible Is Going to Happen Reviews
Feeling Afraid As If Something Terrible Is Going to Happen
Washington City Paper- Somewhat Recommended
"...If you’re going to write a show about a stand-up comedian, it better be a laugh riot. And if you dare to drop a queer story in the middle of Pride Month, you better be prepared to deliver the gay goods. Marcelo Dos Santos’ Feeling Afraid As if Something Terrible is Going to Happen—a 75-minute faux stand-up set about the trials and tribulations of a self-destructive, self-described “chill, in-the-moment, sexually adventurous person,” playing at Studio Theatre through July 12—has no trouble in either of those regards. But as any sunburned sap who has been assigned to the last float in the Pride Parade will tell you, too much of a good thing can, in fact, be too much. And Feeling Afraid’s overindulgence in self-deprecation at the expense of a compelling emotional arc for its main character makes this Pride Month offering smell a little too strongly of shame."
Washington Blade- Highly Recommended
"...Webb gives a lightning-fast performance that boggles the mind (in terms velocity and virtuosity). He can be impish, very impish. He's nervous energy incarnate, flashing jazz hands, grimacing but handsome when still. He's likeable, a necessity when delivering a hilariously rude joke just feet away from two stone-faced audience members."
BroadwayWorld- Highly Recommended
"...FEELING AFRAID AS IF SOMETHING TERRIBLE IS GOING TO HAPPEN at Studio Theatre is a hilarious and bawdy work that despite (or perhaps because of) its humor, is intense and emotionally beautiful. A British import from the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, the performance makes its DC debut in an electric production directed by Matthew Xia."
DC Theater Arts- Highly Recommended
"...Feeling Afraid… is funny and edgy, and it makes you think and feel because he’s revealing his innermost, darkest, sometimes dirtiest, and most gutturally open thoughts, immersing audiences in a messed-up yet entertaining world. It’s a great addition to the canon of one-person shows that go to vulnerable and wacky places."