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Fridge by Jennifer O'Grady

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  • Morey Norkin:
    7 Apr. 2024
    “ So many life lessons to be learned from this delightful tale of a refrigerator in need of repair. The frustration of the woman who owns the fridge is something we’ve all either directed at someone who wasn’t meeting expectations or had directed at us for the same reason. But for refrigerators and humans, no matter how hard we try, some things are beyond our control. Clearly, this play speaks to something we can all relate to. Excellent! ”
  • Allan Lopez:
    6 Apr. 2024
    “ aw ”
  • Jacquelyn Floyd-Priskorn:
    6 Apr. 2024
    “ I don't think we're entirely talking about a fridge here... But this is a well-paced play about...a fridge?...and accepting something you love, flaws and all. The woman could get a newer model, but that doesn't mean that one won't fail her either. There are no guarantees, so if you love something, you make it work! ”
  • Lisa Dellagiarino Feriend:
    3 Apr. 2024
    “ This short is about a woman's frustration with her refrigerator that doesn't work correctly, and it's hilarious, but it's also about what it means to be broken and discarded and unwanted despite our best efforts, and by the end you will find yourself wondering exactly when you became so emotionally invested in the story of this woman and her fridge - which is the mark of excellent writing. ”
  • Scott Sickles:
    5 Jun. 2023
    “ What begins as anthropomorphized inanimate object absurdist comedy becomes, as the best absurdist comedies do, a parable for the human heart and the human condition. A demonstration of how our expectations of people are like our expectations of appliances: I invested in you and you owe it to me not to disappoint me. "Why can’t you be good?" How many of us have been asked that very question? By parents, teachers, coaches, even so-called friends. How many of us have asked it? At our best, we embrace each other's flaws and limitations, and FRIDGE nudges us in that direction. ”
  • Paul Donnelly:
    8 May. 2023
    “ The hunger for human connection isn't limited to humans in this delightful and resonant short play. There are subtle levels of need coursing beneath the comic veneer. Not to mention two repair men who stand up to the best of Shakespeare's clowns. ”
  • Tom Moran:
    30 Apr. 2023
    “ A solid, funny, tight piece that works on a literal level but is clearly about so much more. Seldom has a kitchen appliance been invested with so much meaning. ”
  • Maximillian Gill:
    30 Apr. 2023
    “ I feel late to the party in appreciating this wonderful short play, but I was recently fortunate enough to see a live production and felt the need to add my recommendation to all of the highly deserved praise the piece has received. The humor is quick (and two repair people steal the show), but it also leaves a viewer/reader with the poignancy of connection and an acknowledgement of shared humanity (or whatever the equivalent word is for fridges). ”
  • Steven Hayet:
    30 Apr. 2023
    “ O'Grady has written a delightful play about the human/appliance relationship that will have audiences saying "scream." Is it better to settle for something old and broken, or to try to find something new hoping it'll be a perfect fit? As a new homeowner, the two repairmen hit very close to home. Scream. Well done! ”
  • Enid Cokinos:
    11 Apr. 2023
    “ After reading FRIDGE by Jennifer O’Grady, I have a new appreciation for appliances’ feelings, especially those domestic devices that want to do a good job, but are often on the fritz (I was rooting for “Fridge” the whole time)! It’s easy to see why so many theatres have selected this lighthearted short play. ”

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