←Recommendations of Chagrin Falls

  • Conor McShane: Chagrin Falls by Mia McCullough
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    A subtle and moving look at life in a town whose principal industry is death, populated with distinct and memorable characters. McCullough's play doesn't offer any easy resolutions, but shows that life goes on even amid the gloom. A lovely and sensitively rendered work.

    A subtle and moving look at life in a town whose principal industry is death, populated with distinct and memorable characters. McCullough's play doesn't offer any easy resolutions, but shows that life goes on even amid the gloom. A lovely and sensitively rendered work.

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  • Doug DeVita: Chagrin Falls by Mia McCullough
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    Mia McCullough’s unflinching look into the grisly world of corporatized death is at once clinically detached and deeply affecting; managing to find a semblance of humanity in a somewhat inhumane subject matter, her vividly natural dialogue and deceptively complex characters give the play a compelling edge that drives the narrative forward, making it a page turner if you’re reading it, and – I imagine – keeps you on the edge of your seat listening to every word if you’re watching it. And damn, I would love to be in the audience one day.

    Mia McCullough’s unflinching look into the grisly world of corporatized death is at once clinically detached and deeply affecting; managing to find a semblance of humanity in a somewhat inhumane subject matter, her vividly natural dialogue and deceptively complex characters give the play a compelling edge that drives the narrative forward, making it a page turner if you’re reading it, and – I imagine – keeps you on the edge of your seat listening to every word if you’re watching it. And damn, I would love to be in the audience one day.

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  • Cheryl Bear: Chagrin Falls by Mia McCullough
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    A powerful look at capital punishment and the inner workings of the execution process. Well done.

    A powerful look at capital punishment and the inner workings of the execution process. Well done.

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  • Aline Lathrop: Chagrin Falls by Mia McCullough
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    I was fortunate to see the world premiere in 2001, which left me staggered. I saw it again in 2016, and as well as I had remembered it in the interim, the layers of meaning and diversity of experience explored within the theme of industrialized death wove together to form a fabric that astonished me anew in its wholeness. For the second time, I found I had no words except, "This play is a masterpiece."

    I was fortunate to see the world premiere in 2001, which left me staggered. I saw it again in 2016, and as well as I had remembered it in the interim, the layers of meaning and diversity of experience explored within the theme of industrialized death wove together to form a fabric that astonished me anew in its wholeness. For the second time, I found I had no words except, "This play is a masterpiece."

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