Chelsea Frandsen:
27 Jul. 2022
“
One of the best solo plays I've read in a long time. This piece, is agonizing, timely, important. Lena is a woman I will never forget. ”
Recommendations
Recommendations
- Emma Goldman-Sherman:6 Feb. 2022“ BRILLIANT, 1 of the most theatrical, moving experiences I've ever had (and I saw it online), this play sings/moans & begs us to pay attention, and I will never forget. Liddell uses her incredible gifts of language and focus so that 1 actor/character and her pov inhabits a whole world (not by shifting into other characters) but by staying with the story, with the body, with the experience from Lena's point of view in such a way that it remains emblazoned on my memory. A great blessing! ”
- Marj O'Neill-Butler:20 Feb. 2020“ This long monologue is enlightening, historical and above all sad. Sad because a woman, especially a black woman, in the 40's had few choices about her life. Liddell brings Lena to life. We see her, we feel for her, we agonize for her. A really special piece. ”
- Julie Zaffarano:8 Dec. 2019“ “Who Will Sing for Lena” is a one woman play told in the voice of Lena, a victim of abuse who is killed when she finally and desperately fights back. A gripping and authentic narrative, this play transports the audience to the 1940s, while keeping us grounded in its relevance today. Janice Liddell’s gifts of imagery and a story well told are extensive. I’m excited to read more of this playwright’s work, ”