Samantha Marchant:
9 Mar. 2024
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Fascinating spectacle in this script. A deep exploration of memory, relationships and what may be depicted with 4 memorable characters. ”
Recommendations
Recommendations
- Cheryl Bear:19 Nov. 2021“ A moving look at two sisters trying to navigate the past and find a way to move through it. The pain, the anger and the love are all present. Well done. ”
- The Depot for New Play Readings:15 Mar. 2021“ In “Mox Nox,” Patrick Gabridge moves the traditional family drama to the back deck of a childhood home, now a precarious island in a world of rising seas. Two sisters suffer the wounds of their pasts, searching for a trick to save themselves. Time moves oddly in this play, where magic is normal and the forces of nature captivate. At turns full of wonder, anger, and sorrow, “Mox Nox” presents a lyrical portrait of life in an age of catastrophe and represents the effort to comprehend and process forces we cannot control. Highly recommended for theaters everywhere. ”
- John Minigan:14 Mar. 2021“ Mox Nox is a fascinating, resonant play, creating a world in which the characters (and audience) confront the consequences of our actions on personal and climate levels. The play also builds a world of isolation that feels particularly resonant. And it is brilliantly theatrical in its use of magic (yes, magic: levitation, disappearing bodies, sleight of hand with cards...) as a storytelling device, woven beautifully into the structure and never distracting from the human story at the play's core. Can't wait to see this one on stage, ”
- Andy Scott:7 Jun. 2020“ Fascinating...the bond between sisters and their partners is one with nature. Explores the responsibilities and commitments we have made to each other. ”
- Greg Lam:5 Dec. 2018“ An intriguing and beguiling play that uses a post-apocalypticish setting as the background to a fractured family drama. The sisters decay physically and mentally while the world falls apart around them. Having talked with the playwright, I never would have guessed that the starting point of writing this play was as a vehicle for featuring stage magic. This would be very interesting to see live.
This play will be featured in a future episode of Boston Podcast Players (bostonpodcastplayers.com) ”