“ I don't think I've ever learned about Jesus being afraid of dying and just that revelation in the opening had me hooked. This idea that the man that people worship had a fear that so many of us mere mortals have. In the end when the character asks "What if it had been Lazarus?" And I could vividly see Jesus looking to share his curiosity with his pal and being gutted with the news of the loss of his friend. So when the speaker says he's only human I think, Oh yeah. Jesus sort of was too. ”

“ What I find most fascinating about tragedy and trauma is how they resonate over time and distance... how they stays with us alongside happiness and triumph. There’s a symbiosis between great love and great loss in “Only Human,” that brands the heart, sharing both the tragedy being remembered and the happiness inspired by the person who was taken away. The monologue also confronts how being near a tragedy affects one differently than if one had directly been part of it while it happened. All this is examined through a spiritual lens that is deeply and individually personal. Beautiful! ”

“ Breathtaking in its simplicity, and gut-wrenching in its humanity, this is a beautiful monologue about an all too common occurrence these days, written with O'Grady's customary elegance and style. Moving, and unfortunately, necessary. ”

“ An absolutely breathtaking piece. O'Grady has such a gift for storytelling and character and doing so much with so little. This feels so real--every bit of it. It's written from such a place of raw honesty and truthfulness. It is somehow simultaneously delicate and fragile while being incredibly powerful and demanding of attention. One of the best monologues I've ever read. ”