Brenton Kniess:
7 Jun. 2023
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Hayet crafts all the right elements audiences want in a Christmas story. It's charming, sweet, and full of so much heart! ”
Recommendations
Recommendations
- John Bavoso:4 Jun. 2023“ All I have to say is: Hallmark Channel, when? (Other than after the WGA strike, obviously.) Hayet has created a holiday script that hits all the sentimental notes audiences expect while still sidestepping many cliches and obvious choices one would anticipate. I was particularly struck by the nuanced conversation around adult children’s obligations to their parents. This play is a no-brained for theatres—especially since it can be produced year-round! ”
- Evan Baughfman:2 Jun. 2023“ A terrific play- humorous and earnest- worthy of reading and production at any time of the year! It also makes for a great listen on the GATHER BY THE GHOST LIGHT podcast! ”
- Cheryl Bear:22 Jun. 2022“ A moving story of the power of Christmas and the childhood memories we try to hold on to. Well done. ”
- Jarred Corona:24 May. 2022“ Grief is this complicated creature. All across the internet, slathered in countless books and plays, there's advice from people on how they've dealt with it. Yet still, none of us know, not really, how to kill it. It comes. It eases. It returns. We cry. We search. Sometimes it drowns us. Hope and joy are similar creatures. The three fight, but they're siblings. Steven Hayet's play starts in a sort of jubilation. Whacky antics draw out smiles. Then joy goes to sleep, and grief wakes. But he reminds us, grief sleeps, too. As it yawns, hope starts to stir. ”
- Dianne Nora:23 Apr. 2022“ This delightful, heartwarming story will give audiences the feeling of Christmas magic any time of the year. It moves quickly, with great jokes peppered among tender moments of nostalgia and warmth. ”
- Ruth Apolonia Zamoyta:11 Mar. 2022“ Charming Christmas play for any time of the year, about a man who returns to save the year-round Christmas store he adored as a child. Perfect mix of humor and pathos. ”