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Talking to Myself by Cameron Houg

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  • Larry Rinkel:
    25 Aug. 2020
    “ Cleverly and insightfully done, in that "Old" refuses to provide all the answers that "Young" seeks, making the play both enigmatic and thought-provoking. Do we, or can we, possibly know what the future holds in store for us? ”
  • Elisabeth Giffin Speckman:
    6 May. 2020
    “ A moving, contemplative piece that poses a lot of questions about life and living in the moment. Would we change things if we knew we'd end up happier in the end? What would happen if we didn't? ”
  • Adam Richter:
    24 Mar. 2020
    “ If you could meet your future -- or your past -- self, you would probably be dissatisfied. Cameron Houg's short play is a wonderful, profound and moving reflection on what that moment would be like. It's a gentle reminder that we don't see the past or the future with any real clarity. ”
  • Claudia Haas:
    24 Mar. 2020
    “ Asked but not answered. Memory is tricky. What will we look back on that brings happiness? What the hell is happiness anyway? Houg blends nostalgia with memory and (wisely) avoids the happiness question. A fascinating two-hander that will leave the artists and audience lost in thought, ”
  • Emma Goldman-Sherman:
    29 Jun. 2019
    “ Inspiring and fascinating, this is a wonderful short play that would be exciting to see produced! ”
  • Sharai Bohannon:
    15 Apr. 2019
    “ I really love this. I read it twice and found even more bits that I think would be really fun to see two actors play with onstage (especially because they get to play the same person at different points in their life). Would love to see this produced somewhere. ”
  • Steven G. Martin:
    4 Mar. 2019
    “ It may be natural to look forward to the future, to anticipate the changes that may happen in our lives, but Houg's gentle, fantasy-comedy reminds us that living fully in the moment is the most important thing. Nicely drawn characters and a lovely theme. ”
  • Donna Hoke:
    5 Feb. 2019
    “ This play is deceptively simple; you think you know where it's going but when you get to the end, you have to go back and read it again for it to fully sink in. Good job! ”
  • Jennifer O'Grady:
    3 Feb. 2019
    “ I love the premise of this two-hander, which is really well-executed, along with its dark comedy and the questions it asks, which are questions we all ask but never get answers to. Would be terrific on stage. ”
  • Franky D. Gonzalez:
    13 Jan. 2019
    “ There are big questions and ideas discussed in this dialogue. In the same way Beckett's Krapp listens to and interrogates himself from thirty years previously, Cameron Houg presents an inverse looking toward tomorrow and what will come, what will be lost and what will always be remembered. It's a play that invites reflection on one's own direction before one takes it and asks us all to think about what it is we're going toward and if that path we've chosen may be one to reexamine. A lovely play that goes faster than expected but stays longer than you prepared for. ”

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