“ There's so much to love about a Tammy Ryan play, the theatricality, the sharp injections of humor, the use of physicality, surprise, sight, and sound. But what I love most of all is the way they sneak up on you: you're just listening to casual conversation, but there's an edge to it, but you're sucked in, lulled, and then all hell breaks loose. The Wake excels at all of this. ”

“ I was fortunate enough to see the world premiere of this play at Premiere Stages. What a compelling, thrilling, and beautiful play about two sisters who went on different paths in life coming to terms with their mutual grief at the loss of their this sister. Tammy Ryan writes with a great ear for dialogue, a compassionate eye for character, and a strong feel for the theatrical (especially in the second act). Produce this play!!! ”

“ Beautiful family drama, set at the eye of both emotional and literal storms, whose gorgeous imagery and complex familial relationships will bring you back, again and again, to question the wisdom of ties that bind. There are no heroines in this family, nor are there villains. Only gorgeously and lovingly drawn characters who each hold fragments of their family puzzle; each longing for acknowledgement, forgiveness, and redemption in their own way. Definitely add this one to your reading list. ”

“ Premiere Stages, the professional Equity theatre in residence at Kean University, is pleased to recognize “Hurricane Colleen” by Tammy Ryan as a semifinalist for the 2018 Premiere Play Festival. “Hurricane Colleen” rose through a competitive selection process conducted by Premiere staff and a panel of outside theatre professionals to become one of 22 semifinalists out of 572 submissions. The panel was particularly impressed by the play’s high-stakes premise, the warm and human characters at its heart, and the smart, theatrical devices by which the playwright reminds us of the encroaching sea. Our congratulations and thanks to Tammy. ”