Zach Barr:
15 Mar. 2023
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honestly still frustrated that this play hasn't had its major debut production yet ”
Recommendations
Recommendations
- Emma Bilderback:14 Jul. 2022“ Wow. Rarely do I read something so intensely self-scrutinizing and self-aware. Even less common is when accompanied by scathing criticisms of the misogynist theater culture and the men it creates and uplifts. Rarely have I ever read something that I felt so desperately needed to be seen by as many people as possible. There is an urgency in this play that is contagious. An incredible piece. ”
- Elenna Stauffer:14 Jul. 2022“ A furious takedown of institutional misogyny, generally, and sexists and sexual predators specifically (really, really specifically!), the play turns its many-faceted gaze also on the ways patriarchy creates complicity in white cis women. Dratwa spares almost no one, and yet the play provokes not only rage, but also uncontrollable laughter and still somehow manages to land on a rousingly optimistic note. The premise is bananas, and yet APADMWAPAHW sticks the landing and more. This play makes me hopeful for theatre and for people. I can't wait until I can see it performed somewhere. ”
- Maxwell Johnson:15 Jun. 2022“ A challenging and arresting self-reflection in 90 minutes. Dratwa brings to the table what it means to be an artist, to be inclusive, to be challenged on that performative inclusiveness, and to truly say what you feel. Not shying away from the uncomfortable, the satirical, or the violent, Dratwa creates a world where nothing is taboo or too far; a truly wonderful work that will leave the audience thinking. ”
- Jose Lopez:30 May. 2022“ Amazing ”
- Alex Kulak:11 Apr. 2022“ Revisiting this play in light of Mamet falling down the Fox News rabbit hole, and I was delighted to see there's a new version. It flows better than the earlier draft, but still has the subversive edge that made me fall in love with this play 3 years ago. A perfect companion piece for any theatre to put on alongside a Mamet play (or better yet, instead of). ”
- Shelby Seeley:8 Dec. 2021“ Spectacular! ”
- Chandler Hubbard:5 Feb. 2021“ Rippling with truths both fantastical and punch-you-in-the-gut realistic, this play-within-several-more-plays manages to shake deeply held beliefs with even the most casual lines of dialogue. Each new layer reveals so much more about the characters from the layer before, as well as the audience sitting and watching those characters. Some plays demand to be watched - this play needs to be produced. ”
- Eugene O'Neill Theater Center:22 Jun. 2020“ It is the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center's pleasure to recommend Mathilde Dratwa and their play A Play about David Mamet Writing a Play about Harvey Weinstein as a finalist for our 2020 National Playwrights Conference. This particular work emerged from a highly competitive, anonymous, and multi-tiered selection process to become one of 63 finalists out of more than 1,500 submissions. This enthralling piece galvanized the hearts and theatrical imaginations of our reading teams and is fully championed by our offices. We are honored to put our enthusiastic support behind this writer and their ongoing contributions to the American Theater. ”
- Mardee Bennett:18 Jun. 2020“ This play is utterly brilliant. I was gobsmacked. And then I was gobsmacked again. Dratwa has written a thrilling piece of theatre. I cannot wait to see her work onstage. ”