←Recommendations of Tag on Toe

Ah, bless Kay for her patience in this conversation play! This is a fascinating look into two vastly different opinions and I for one, rightly or wrongly, took a side, but as a step father myself, I feel I'm justified. Both characters are truly believable and I felt as I were in the office with them. Great!

A fascinating conversation about motherhood and some of the reasons why people have children but which few are brave enough to say out loud. I love Annabel's directness and honesty in this ten-minute two-hander, and the way she inadvertently causes her co-worker Kay to think along similar and very honest lines.

Elana Gartner’s “Tag on Toe” is an honest look at awkward, over sharing, conversations that happen everyday in the workplace. Conversations that shouldn’t happen in the workplace, but do. The conversations we have, we regret, and we can’t forget. conversations we think about and can change us. So real, I felt like I was in the room.

An honest look at the biological clock and the motivating desires. Real and well done!

Wow. This is a really fearless play. I've never read a play on this topic before and it's totally unapologetic. There's no judging Annabel for thinking the way she does--in fact, her unpopular reasoning actually sways Kay. This play isn't around to make friends and make people feel good, and that's what I like about it. It's uncomfortable, as reality so often is. I'll be checking out more of Gartner's work.

Gartner’s play depicts one of those conversations that you instantly want to remove yourself from shortly after it begins, but you can’t. And as you’re forced to navigate deeper into the thicket, regretting it all the way, it becomes increasingly likely that you’ll never escape. But after Kay hears Annabel’s take on a subject that strikes painfully close to home, Kay’s world view radically shifts. Both of these women make strong arguments, and the tension created in the room is remarkable. A sharp use of dialect and characterization yields two strong female characters.

My favorite aspect to Gartner's TAG ON TOE is the unexpected characters she has, and their clashing takes on motherhood. I love the mix of dark humor with honesty. Also, the play has two really fun roles for women, and is well paced. Nicely done!

Tag on Toe deals with real questions that women think about when they think about having a baby. The play challenges traditional reasons, and leaves you wondering whether anyone's motivation for having a child is "pure" Terrific parts for 2 actresses.