I enjoyed watching this play too–probably because I can only ever abide gore when it’s onstage, and Parker’s production made it such tantalizing fun. I loved the scenes with Leah Spillman in various grotesque poses and situations, playing them off with perfect sangfroid. And Hassler was marvelous as the screeching virago. I agree that Ms. Kennedy’s beseeching scene jarred with everything farcical around it. Still, it struck me as the one disingenuous scene, disturbing “Slasher’s” playfulness and forcing it into quasi-sincere waters.