The title of Edwin Sanchez's new play, Clean , is in the nature of a reverse warning. While Sanchez may not be out to disappoint us, his play is not salacious. Clean purports to be about impossible love. As it turns out, this too it is not.
Attention is focused on a Puerto Rican family living in the Bronx.
We first meet Gustavito, age 7, but played by a young adult, Victor Anthony. Although this casting might seem preposterous, it is actually an effective choice. The slim but not slight Anthony is believable and endearing throughout. Vasquez renders Junior with near-perfect Bronx tough teen bluster but hints of vulnerability. Playwright Sanchez has effectively utilized this character to provide much of the play's context, as well as a lot of its punctuation.