Daniel Bird Tobin:
11 Jan. 2023
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A wonderfully funny and yet also slightly terrifying examination of love, family, and existential dread. ”
Recommendations
Recommendations
- Faith Decker:11 Jan. 2023“ Both a cheeky and sometimes even gut wrenching play about the politics versus the nature of parenting, cohabitating, and love. The stakes are high for all characters - but the world they're painting on stage with their anxieties and potentially even the set feels so outlandish in contrast. The dialogue is so natural you forget you aren't just overhearing the couple in the walk up next to you that always forgets to shut their window. A really lovely read. I hope to see it staged near me! ”
- Giulianna Marchese:11 Jan. 2023“ Dan is a very skilled writer. There are so many powerful themes in this play. I was really struck by the idea of children as a force that binds a couple permanently in a way that marriage or co-habitation doesn't. The hamsters are literally in a cage together, but the thing that traps them is having children. Likewise, eating those children can be something you do out of love or a way to escape that relationship. ”
- Red Theater:11 Jan. 2023“ BREEDERS is an absurd-yet-accurate inspection of the vulnerability inherent in becoming parents, and the variety of ways we react when confronted with those feelings. Considerate, high-quality living room dialogue plays out right next to primal spectacle, all with an awesome sense of humor. ”
- Skyler Tarnas:11 Jan. 2023“ A funny, intimate, and surprisingly scary play. It had me hooked and invested in all of its absurdity. Love love love the messiness of the characters and the brutality of the hamsters. ”
- Cheryl Bear:19 Aug. 2020“ A completely wonderful and really funny comedy about parenting as humans and hamsters. A look into the parallels of our relationship, worries and how we cope. Fantastic! ”
- Nick Malakhow:28 Dec. 2019“ A totally hilarious, tender, and weird comedy about love, relationships, and parental anxiety, among other things. The juxtaposition between Dean and Mikey and their hamster counterparts is brilliant. The hilariously written scenes between Jason and Tyson, two hamsters, ironically helps fill in and render Dean and Mikey's humanity. I fell in love with Dean and Mikey's flawed relationship and the nuanced way they grappled with anxieties over becoming new parents and over what that step would do to their partnership in the long run. I'd love to see a production of this! ”
- Adam Szymkowicz:2 May. 2019“ Really funny and human. ”
- Eugenie Carabatsos:2 Apr. 2018“ A hilarious, poignant portrayal of two couples: one human, the other hamster. It's charming and witty, with emotional depth. Breeders is sure to be a wonderful night of theater! ”
- Mora V. Harris:13 Aug. 2016“ This is a hilarious, smart comedy with an imaginative premise and characters that feel like friends. I would love to see these hamsters and humans on stage! ”