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  • Paul Donnelly:
    28 Oct. 2023
    This is a well-constructed buddy comedy with real heart. Stuck in the desert, they share their histories and surprising points of connection arise. Both will leave this moment better able to cope with the curve balls life has recently thrown them. These are two clearly drawn and engaging characters and it is a real pleasure to share this time with them.
  • Arianna Rose:
    12 Oct. 2022
    Tucumcari Tonight recently won Best Play prize in a play competition, and deservedly so! This unusual and touching buddy comedy is filled with cultural references that delight, and surprising insights that make for the very best kind of theatre. Playwright Philip Middleton Williams once again shows his great craft and skill in storytelling through these two very human characters dealing with a stressful situation.

  • John Busser:
    10 Oct. 2022
    I love a good buddy comedy and Philip Middleton Williams presents us with a classic one here. Tony and Alex don't like the circumstances that brought them to where they are and like each other even less. But slowly, through wonderful dialogue and careful revealing along the way, they come to not only understand each other, but respect and connect as well. This could be the beginning of a beautiful friendship.
  • Cassidy Byron:
    12 Aug. 2022
    This play is gripping from the outset and the release of information is at the perfect pace. The characters are distinct and clearly change from beginning to end. Really sweet and fun piece!
  • Jan Probst:
    23 Jun. 2022
    Stereotypes are turned on their head in this delightful buddy comedy. Amidst a rather dire situation, the characters slowly reveal themselves with an awkward tenderness via incredibly well-crafted dialogue. The cultural references alone are worth the ride, but this play delivers so much more.
  • Emily McClain:
    19 Jun. 2022
    I thoroughly enjoyed hearing this play at the Valdez Theatre Conference! Williams brings his wit and humor to a stressful situation of two men, seemingly at odds and with nothing to offer each other, and we get the wonderful experience of watching their friendship and connection blossom in real-time over the run time of this one act play. Beautiful work!
  • Marj O'Neill-Butler:
    3 Jun. 2022
    The odd couple buddy story that takes place in a desert while they are literally on the run. What more can you ask for in a two hander. Great dialogue and characters.
  • Morey Norkin:
    20 Mar. 2022
    Take two very different characters, put them in the middle of the desert, and force them to remain stuck (or cuffed) together and you have the ingredients for a delightful buddy story filled with laughs and warmth. Philip Middleton Williams lets the dialogue between the two men evolve naturally as they share their stories and find common ground. Witty, intelligent, and loaded with cultural reference gems (Lola Falana!), Tucumcari Tonite is sure to be an audience favorite.
  • Bruce Karp:
    11 Mar. 2022
    A new twist on a buddy story, this delightful play sustains interest with its two quirky characters, fully realized but full of surprises, and a wonderfully visualized setting in the middle of nowhere in New Mexico. It's nice to see how the relationship between the two characters evolves during the play and the Inge reference was nicely done, especially if you know the significance of it to the playwright. Well done and hope it gets lots of productions.
  • Donald E. Baker:
    7 Mar. 2022
    New Mexico is the "Land of Enchantment" and "Tucumcari" has the sound of a shaman's incantation. To the two men who have chosen to sleep rough out in the desert its magic would be manifest as soft beds and hot showers in the town's selection of 1200 motel rooms. Well, since they are handcuffed together and one man has a gun, the choice to sleep out wasn't necessarily unanimous. Their conversation as the sun slowly rises reveals two very human guys caught up in an unusual and dangerous situation. Another fine play by Williams.

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