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(SHORT DUMBSHOW:) The Train by Irene L. Pynn

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  • Timothy-Talia M. Gadomski:
    21 Oct. 2019
    “ Some dialogue-less plays are hard to imagine in the "real world," but this is one many of us may have been a part of and if not have seen on screen before. Reading Person 1 & 2 interact in such a meaningful way without words was such a delight. ”
  • Justin Guidroz:
    22 Sep. 2019
    “ What an absolute delight! Charming, real, and endlessly fun. I really love this one! ”
  • Porter Jamison:
    22 Sep. 2019
    “ I love this play. Seriously, read the other recommendations to see why-- they are brilliant. ”
  • Jordan Elizabeth Henry:
    25 Apr. 2018
    “ Romantic, simple, and full of beautiful movement -- THE TRAIN would be such an exciting project for a creative team to build the world of this play together. It's rare to find such sweetness juxtaposed with all of the hustle and bustle of mass transit/technology, and Pynn puts them into conversation together really brilliantly. ”
  • Rachael Carnes:
    13 Jan. 2018
    “ A poignant study of loneliness within a crowded place. Pynn's structure allows a lushness to develop, even without words. I don't even know how this happens — But it's as if the space between these characters becomes limitless and immediate through their emotional chemistry and the writer's sensitive choreography. Such an open, honest piece. Perfect showcase for gesture and movement. ”
  • Ricardo Soltero-Brown:
    14 Sep. 2017
    “ Pynn's first brush of beauty comes in the way she describes the train. It takes only a sentence of stage direction, but with it, she makes all the difference. The concept of unseen passengers, save for our two players, works to a director's advantage here, same with however spare and bare the design of the subway car fairs. Many people are interested in exercises and experiments involving a lack of dialogue, but this piece tends to the gardens of innate, passing, and brewing kindness; so, every smile from the actors, no matter how big or small, is the whole point. ”

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