Cheryl Bear:
6 Jul. 2020
“
A fantastic dissection of the hidden messages in children's books and the difficult line parents have to walk in duding their child's development. Well done. ”
Recommendations
Recommendations
- Emma Goldman-Sherman:18 Jun. 2019“ Colonialism, Extinction, Apathy, Anomie - Bublitz tackles the hard stuff here with great empathy, and it's fascinating, entertaining and wonderful. This'll get an audience to consider how our actions today will be seen by the future. Adopt an elephant today! ”
- Steven G. Martin:15 May. 2019“ This short play bursts at the seams with ideas, themes, and conflicts.
It's about responsibility.
It's about innocence and anger.
It's the first loss of trust.
It's about complacency and future generations railing against that complacency.
"Reading Babar in 2070" shows a future that we seem hurtling toward without much concern. ” - Charlotte Giles:2 Dec. 2018“ Parenting is tough. Often it is difficult to know how to steer your child's development. Bublitz paints a picture of loving parents with a five-year old daughter passionate about elephants. The momma is very pregnant and tired; her husband is kind and loving; the little girl is bouncy and independent. Reading Babar in 2070 explores the time when innocent childhood fantasy becomes adult preparatory realism. Are we ready for this future? Recommended. ”
- Sharai Bohannon:27 Jul. 2018“ Bublitz captures that moment of childhood when you discover something and never really look at your parents the same way again. She also gives us this mass extinction that happens because "nobody did anything" that can be an easy parrallel to something that are currently happening while nobody does anything...Bublitz has a magical way with words and there is a lot to unpack in this tiny play. ”
- Lindsay Partain:12 Apr. 2018“ What have we done? What did we do? We did nothing. We didn't do enough. Bublitz shows us beautifully in READING BABAR that even in death and in tragedy-- in the face of all that is breaking and gone-- that life finds a way. The young ones will judge us and hate us for the things that we could not save and we will see their rage and meet it with our own disappointment. But in their anger and our regret is the chance to do better next time. The chance for growth. Absolutely brilliant. ”
- Nelson Diaz-Marcano:12 Apr. 2018“ To think about how many species have become extinct since I was born, to be nostalgic about animals that didn't exist by the time I came into this world, to see this world destruct itself yet remain an spectator of it. How do you explain this to a child? How do you explain that love is not bigger than hate in this world, and that people's greed will always take things we love for gain... how? Bublitz play explores this in a way that is both heartbreaking and a rally for us to do better. ”
- Everett Robert:3 Apr. 2018“ As I read this, the last Northern White male rhino is no longer with us, bringing another creature to the edge of extinction. Reading Babar in 2070 reminded me that we have an obligation to preserve our environment. There is a stark contrast here as the character of Lucia rails against the imperialism of the character of Babar and her realization that maybe she should have done more to protect the elephants, not just for her children but for her children's children. There's also a stark reminder that in this moments of realization, life goes on. Recommended reading. ”
- Kelly McBurnette-Andronicos:27 Mar. 2018“ How honest are you with your children? What do you choose to be honest about and why? It's not difficult to imagine our children's children being faced with such challenges in the future. A dark and sobering short play. ”
- Asher Wyndham:26 Sep. 2017“ How long should parents/adults withhold the truths about the world? When should story-telling "get real" for children -- when should it be used as a teachable moment on tough issues? What starts as delightful turns into a thought-provoking play, a bit disturbing actually. ”