Review: The Comeuppance, The Almeida

Four characters, stalked by death, unite on an American porch ahead of their school reunion. They have complicated pasts, which come to the forefront when different relationships devolve back into high school quips. Playfighting and picking on one another, the dynamics between individuals seem frozen in time, despite it being the 20^th anniversary of leaving their Washington high school.

Back in school, due to their different ethnicities, they named themselves MERG(E) - multi-ethnic reject group – coming together due to their differences. But despite the initial buzz of excitement that uniting evokes, the characters quickly flit between being closed off and nervous, with worries of secrets or lies being uncovered, either to each other or within themselves.