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  • Melissa Schmitz:
    4 Nov. 2022
    THE THREE SISTERS OF WEEHAWKEN by Deborah Zoe Laufer is a biting satire of the Chekhov classic. I inhaled it on a flight to NYC, which was very serendipitous given the ending of the play. Hilarious from start to finish and a great script for four character actresses. Highly recommend.
  • NICOLE PERRY:
    20 Mar. 2020
    In our first virtual play reading club of the social distancing of 2020, we read this play! Truly funny, while being frighteningly realistic to the day- life is happening, whether you make the choices or not. A good quarantine read!
  • Donna Gordon:
    3 Oct. 2019
    This is certainly Chekhovian although the language, which varies according to the feelings being expressed, is modern. These characters, because of fears, fail to make the choices which could make them happy as functioning adults in a colorful world. Their lives are ruled by inconsequential details and petty remarks. Such boring mundanity happens to many of us when we fail to consider options and make choices. And even if we find ourselves in limbo, we have bad habits that surround us, and time increases these in its march forward. This is a great play that I would love to see.
  • Cheryl Bear:
    26 Aug. 2019
    Such a treat for Chekhov fans. So funny and a gift in terms of play, a thrill for the actors. Excellent!
  • Brian Mulholland:
    29 Sep. 2018
    I stumbled upon this play quite by accident -- and was awfully glad I did. Ms. Laufer has grafted late 19th-century Russian sensibilities onto updated, contemporary characters, and the resulting synthesis is wonderfully witty. It's an impressive feat -- putting modern dialogue and idioms into the mouths of Irina, Masha, and Olga, while preserving their Chekhovian essence. The dialogue is dry, wry, and nothing if not sly -- and I had a smile on my face through the entire read.
  • Sharai Bohannon:
    17 Apr. 2018
    I love this play so much!! It's funny, odd, touching, and incredibly unpredictable. I'm looking forward to reading more of Laufer's work. Someone please produce this play!!
  • Artemisia, A Chicago Theatre:
    14 Mar. 2018
    Three Sisters of Weehawken-A beautifully bittersweet play that walks a fine line between so many styles and genres. Wildly inventive and innovative! We're lucky to have this play as one of our Fall Festival Finalists!!
  • Leah Emmerich:
    22 Apr. 2017
    What a beautiful, hilarious, concise and somewhat bittersweet (in the best possible way) play!