“ Oh my goodness this play was wonderful! Mixing the complexity of science and research with the complexity of female friendship creates a truly compelling story. I loved it! ”

“ I love plays about intelligent women, and this one is so well done. The two additional characters complement Sanam and Ariel and have just as much depth as our heroines. I especially love the surprises Shekar introduces just as we think we've figured everyone out. ”

“ This is a play about science, not about a famous scientist doing some great man thing but about how science works with, around, and despite the imperfect humans who practice it. Bees are dying due to CCD and neonics are strongly implicated. A research project finds a statistically significant connection and is all set to publish in Nature when the last batch of data gets crunched and throws the analysis off entirely. The question is what to do about the data. Heady stuff, clearly laid out with great characters and insanely high stakes. Strongly strongly recommended! ”

“ It’s rare to see plays that deal specifically with STEM themes in a way that edifies without losing entertainment value, but “Queen” succeeds here—regally!—with flying colors. The plot stays compelling without becoming a dramatization of the scientific process, thanks to playwright Madhuri Shekar’s charismatic and dynamic characters. “Queen” succeeds at being exactly as self-contained as its narrative requires: every scene advances the characters toward the script’s stirring culmination without a beat feeling extraneous or misplaced. ”