“ An endless satisfying game of three-dimensional chess. This play lulls you in with the drama of academia and Shakespeare's histories, then springs its true cleverness and emotional power as all three characters grow closer and closer, ensuring the potency of the inevitable blow-up. A story of self-determination, family, and fearing the future, Queen of Sad Mischance is one of the most satisfying scripts I've encountered in a long time. ”

“ This is a richly layered and nuanced piece that is both an excellent and full character study of three complicated people, while also being an impeccably structured play! "Queen of Sad Mischance" is a beautiful example of theatrical showing vs. telling, where all of the dialogue both serves to move the plot forward while also rendering and fully fleshing out its characters. Kym is a propulsive driver to the play, Beverly a sympathetic foil who is shown warts and all, and Roy a delightfully complicating wild card. Everyone so clearly has urgent needs related to themselves and one another. ”

“ Fantastically thought provoking and manages to be both highly emotional and intellectual. I love a play that hits me on so many different levels and this piece does so beautifully. Three nuanced and heartbreakingly human characters dealing with the highly complicated and layered world of academia. Would love to see this produced. ”

“ Channeling elements from Edson’s “Wit” and Auburn’s “Proof,” Minigan has created a stunning portrait of a young woman in a race against time to harness her professor’s experience and knowledge as leverage before dementia renders it useless. This time the backdrop is not mathematics, nor metaphysical poetry, but Shakespeare. Kym finds her journey stalled by much more than just Beverly’s cognitive decline: her age, her gender, her race, and the very academic playground where she envisions her future, all seem to bar her progress. This play is a definite page turner, one of Minigan’s finest. ”