The moment I started reading this play, I knew it was incredibly special. In SYMBIOTIC by Baylee Shlichtman, the site of a jellyfish museum in Ukraine transforms 3 characters across time where friendship, war, grief and love reorganize themselves into an unforgettable story. There's so much poetry and beauty woven into dialogue and stage directions where the characters truly come alive and the relationships feel so vivid and real. Such a powerful play.

A gorgeous play about love, regrowth, suffering, and impossible decisions in the midst of war. The world is immersive and completely unique. A terrific read from a great talent.

Symbiotic is absolutely stunning. A highly poetic play about love, loss, war, friendship, science, loneliness, and pain. Schlichtman somehow creates an entire world with just three characters. Play that is huge and small all at the same time. These beautifully complicated characters and their story is exactly what world needs right now.