There are few things better to see at Fringe than young folks going for it.
This cast is talented, hungry and have crafted a play that is capable and absolutely better than many shows I've seen by people twice their age.
The story of a negative interview between a down on his luck young man and a woman who worked her way up through the industry and the confluence that happens when they're both forced to drop their masks. This leads to a rich tapestry of conflict - and a rather impressive flashback that fills in the gaps of their pasts.
The cast is capable and the conflict is rich. It's a great story of meeting the other generation where they are - and on this ground it widely succeeds.
There is the double edged sword of seeing youth onstage. There is the sense that they're often rushing instead of letting moments sit and living in the discomfort of these kinds of confrontations. In a situation where neither is wrong, it's important to show compassion for both sides and to ensure each is fleshed out accordingly. In this element much is given to the female characters past, while the males side is often used as punchlines - and the emotional pathos of attempting to connect with a distant father figure comes in a bit too late. Perhaps using that stage to display different elements of his life (junior recital, graduation, small show) where his father continues to disappoint instead of a single night would help to get the audience more on his side. We discover a lot about the woman through action, but we mostly find out about him through what he says - but is he actually a trustworthy narrator if we haven't seen as much of his history and the pieces we have seen have been played off as jokes? (The song titles are very funny though so there's always that!)
There is also the challenge of 'playing older.' Playing older than you are always poses the risk of putting on affectations. I don't think there is anything in this show that needs the character to be older apart from the idea of someone spending years and years on the grind for a company - an increasingly rare feat these days. Perhaps making this show a five year after graduation where two graduates reconnect where one followed their dreams and one sold out to the machine could yield some very rich results and allow them to play without the need to slip into the playing older tropes.
Those are two very minor suggestions for what is a rich and dynamic show that is capable, funny and pensive. I find this piece very exciting and absolutely stuffed full of potential - and hope to see them take it and continue to develop it!