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Ripe Frenzy by Jennifer Barclay

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  • Greg Burdick:
    22 Jul. 2017
    “ Many times during "Ripe Frenzy," it feels like Jennifer Barclay is eerily channeling Thornton Wilder. Her reimagining of his most famous play to explore the troubling trend of mass shootings is nothing short of genius. Near the play's end, we're faced with the same feeling of dread we had for Emily when we first read Act III of "Our Town," but this time, it is prompted by Zoe... who must come to terms with her son's desperate choice, and her own self-doubt and guilt. Grovers Corners is Anywhere USA. Sadly, nowadays... the same could be said for Tavistown. Outstanding work. ”
  • Nan Barnett:
    30 Jun. 2017
    “ A stunning look at the remnants of violence and the questions that are asked of those left behind. What happens when your beloved child becomes a monster? How do you define yourself after everything that has defined you has been ripped away? Funny and touching as well as horrifying and revelatory, this play is a must read for anyone looking for answers through art in the aftermath of a tragedy. ”
  • Enid Brain:
    30 May. 2017
    “ This play is brilliantly constructed with fascinating characters. Barclay layers on levels of tension in a masterful way with a climax that, even though you know it's coming, still hits hard and fast. This play is important, interesting, and painful. I was choking up just reading it and I do not have any children. This play should be performed often and well. ”
  • Eugene O'Neill Theater Center:
    1 May. 2017
    “ It is the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center's pleasure to recommend Jennifer Barclay and their play Ripe Frenzy as a finalist for our 2017 National Playwrights Conference. The play rose through a competitive, anonymous, multileveled selection process that took nearly nine months to execute. As one of 55 finalists out of more than 1,300 submissions, the strength of its writing has allowed this work to prosper in such a competitive selection process. Our readers responded especially to the play's inventive theatrical devices, interplay with Wilder’s OUR TOWN, and flawed, complex characters. ”

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