Oh this rings so many bells for me as a creative! The 'tarnished' view that certain subjects have can do so much damage to a person but here Arianna has done brilliantly by making Marie a simply fabulous character by the end. Its a truth universally acknowledged that parents generally want the best for their children and sometimes that truth isn't what you first expected and isn't a 'traditional truth'. That's the wonderful moral that the writer has left the audience with here, as well as some wonderful laughing moments that will see smiles long after the curtain falls.

This play brought me right back to my childhood bedroom, being urged by my mom to have something to "fall back on." Arianna Rose packs a lot into these 3 pages, giving this sweet mom/daughter duo the chance to connect and celebrate finding their happy. So warm, so well done.

What a brilliant short play. I adore the moms horror at her daughter becoming a theatre major. Hits all the right notes for its subject matter. A delight! I highly recommend!