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The Thought Doesn't Count by Emily Hageman

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  • Scott Sickles:
    12 Jan. 2021
    “ One of the best stories I’ve ever experienced about a healthy marriage weathering a crisis. Tragedy has struck, so Rebecca and Tim do what humans do: make jokes, play with a sock monkey, and avoid the subject even while confronting it because avoiding it IS how they confront it.

    Hageman wisely shows how even the best marriages have limitations especially when it comes to communication and reciprocity of need. There’s an imbalance occurring and, as much as they love one another, Rebecca and Tim can’t help each other. Yet.

    Also, Hageman writes the best dad jokes.

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  • Jennifer O'Grady:
    11 Aug. 2019
    “ Gorgeous, moving, and brave play about grief and love that anyone can relate to. Highly recommend! ”
  • Alexandra Roper:
    4 Feb. 2019
    “ This play is a brilliant and human show of life, love, and loss. The smiles and jokes painting feigned happiness over tragedy makes the pain even harder to swallow. A true piece of life. ”
  • Lainie Vansant:
    4 Jan. 2019
    “ Hageman's charming comedy makes the pain in this play that much more of a punch in the gut. This play is about trying to smile through tears, and that is just what I found myself doing as a reader. It's a treasure. ”
  • Cameron Houg:
    3 Jan. 2019
    “ A tragic yet heartwarming tale of loss and love. Hageman hits where it counts in just a few minutes, making us truly feel for the characters, craving for their happiness. And even after the gut wrenches, I can't help but smile at the ending.

    This play has a lot of recommendations, and for good reason, it hits an honest emotional core. Highly recommend. ”
  • Fred Tacon:
    28 Dec. 2018
    “ Touching and genuine. An intimate and gentle portrait of a couple navigating grief. Emily creates a realistic moment that is both heart breaking and sweet, and adds touches of humor in the right places. Well done! ”
  • Larry Rinkel:
    21 Dec. 2018
    “ Happy to add my own recommendation to the many already. Taking a seemingly unpromising prop as a catalyst for communication, Emily creates a powerful arc where the couple's loss but ultimately their love for each other is revealed only as the play goes forward. ”
  • Gary Sironen:
    20 Dec. 2018
    “ Such a sensitive and moving way to address a difficult and painful situation. Been there, appreciate this. ”
  • Emma Carter:
    18 Dec. 2018
    “ I'm not sure what else I can say that hasn't already been said! I was the stage direction reader for this play at the Midwest Dramatist Conference 2017 and it was my absolute favorite piece of the whole conference. The characters felt real. Their pain, their love, their rapport, all so relatable and recognizable. I never realized a ten minute play could be so powerful. ”
  • Lee R. Lawing:
    13 Dec. 2018
    “ Another emotional journey from Hageman who gives her characters such depth in such a short space. This play packs a wollop and leaves such a lump in the throat but I like that love and determination win out in the end ”

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