''Hilarious... The more over-the-top his satire gets, the funnier and more acute it becomes, and the more Lippard and her cast rise to the occasion."

- Rob Hurwitt, SF Chronicle FULL REVIEW 

"Editor's Pick!": SFGate.com, KQED.org, and Theatre Bay Area magazine 

* Starred Review: "Fired by director Laley Lippard's muscular staging and her truly great, balls-to-wall cast, (Pure Shock Value) remains vital, grippingly funny, and outrageous more or less to the end. "
- Rob Avila, SF Bay Guardian
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"You'll laugh, you'll feel terrible for laughing, and you'll laugh some more watching this Grand Guignol send-up of those trying to make it in Tinseltown." - Matt Sussman,
SF Flavorpill  FULL REVIEW

"Astonishingly witty dialogue and riotous situations."
- Kevin Langson, EDGE SF FULL REVIEW

The Player meets Cabin Fever in KML's world premiere comedic play Pure Shock Value, written by Matt Pelfrey and directed by Laley Lippard. Three film industry bottom-feeders--Ethan (Chris Yule), Tex (Justin Lamb), and Gabby (Erin Carter) --find themselves on the brink of abandoning their Hollywood ambitions when a chance encounter with a mysterious stranger (Calum Grant) inspires them to give their dream movie project, Barking Spiders, one last go. What ensues is a surreal comedic journey through the underbelly of Hollywood, far from Beverly Hills, three-picture deals, and anything else they could have ever expected.