“David John Phillips is, literally, mesmerizing. Whether he is reminiscing, or confused, or slyly showing handcuffs from the trunk to Asher (who is straight), or laughing at himself, or attacking his former student (Maggie Champagne) who has come to take charge of his life, or feeding his cat, one cannot look away from his face. It is full of each moment as he constantly changes, and the intimacy of the space makes him even more magnetic. Seeing him work was like having the privilege of entering another’s soul.”