Kevin Cirone:
2 Oct. 2018
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A very lovely and very human scene that breaks the heart. The feeling of loss is honest and visceral and the feeling of love between two would-be parents is equally palpable. A great read. ”
Recommendations
Recommendations
- Lindsay Kennedy:2 Oct. 2018“ Heartbreaking. Hilarious. Human. Honest.
This is one of the best ten-minute plays I have had the good luck to experience. Read it right now. ” - Joshua Brewer:2 Oct. 2018“ A lovely play and a beautiful examination of grief, Emily Hageman has created a world so packed with humor and sorrow that it seems more than just a ten-minute play. This is a fully realized look into the lives of those struggling with something the world tries to never talk about. And Hageman answers that silence with a humor, grace, and love that overshadows the pain of loss. I cannot recommend this play enough. ”
- Allan Maule:30 Sep. 2018“ This absolutely lovely 10-minute play nails how couples use humor and farce to deflect and engage with nigh-unspeakable pain. Honest, hilarious, and tear-jerking, you'll be amazed how much beauty and life can be captured in such a brief piece of theater. Highly recommended. ”
- Kevin King:30 Sep. 2018“ This is a wonderful and very real play. It portrays loss through a funny, warm, and authentic lens. The characters are achingly and delightfully real. Hageman deftly handles the hills and valleys of a relationship unsettled by a miscarriage with honesty while avoiding falling into maudlin melodrama. ”
- Philip Middleton Williams:28 Sep. 2018“ A touching and truly honest examination of two people dealing with loss. It is done with grace and humor that makes it a powerful moment. ”
- Sharai Bohannon:24 Sep. 2018“ This 10 minute is packed with so many emotional twists and turns. When you think it's a comedy it shifts to something serious and vice versa. Our regular emotions are always intertwined (because life goes on) so I love that this mirrors that in such a realistic way. ”
- Robert Lynn:24 Sep. 2018“ The things we don't talk about still make their presence felt. And when the pain of that presence becomes too great, we have to talk about them. As Hageman shows us, there may not be a perfect time for this, but getting it all out there allows love to propel us past the pain. A beautiful piece about a young couple allowing their love to get them through the tough times. ”
- Rachael Carnes:8 Jul. 2018“ This ten-minute play could be an example for writers. It's taut, dropping us right into the mix, and developing two characters that we're attracted to, that we care about, right away, and sustaining their arc in a believable journey. There's a little world here, at once unique and universal, a space for coming together in grief and healing, with humor and with sorrow. Hageman's dialogue is easy and natural, her story tender and relatable. And the adorable Sock Monkey is a super bonus. This would be a delight to see onstage. ”
- Lindsay Partain:6 Jul. 2018“ Easily the sweetest play I've ever read featuring a sock monkey! In just a few pages we learn so much about this couple-- who they are together and separately, and how they both process tragedy. Hageman has mastered the stitching of new wounds while offering delightful (painful?) pun battles and a window into a very hard and relateable moment for this couple. This piece is an emotional journey that will tear at your heart strings--make you put your hands on your hips and snap your fingers saying "oh-no-he-didn't"--and then turn around and tickle your sides. READ. PRODUCE. GO. ”