←Recommendations of The Violet Sisters

Wow! Such a powerhouse of a play! Gina Femia has woven such intricate and rich details into the tapestries that are her characters. And her stage directions are so incredibly on point. THE VIOLET SISTERS is a true delight and on my directing bucket list. Someone produce it and let me be in that room!

This is already highly recommended on NPX, but I have to add my voice to the chorus of people floored by this piece! The seamless, real-time drama is perfectly paced from the beginning. There is not a false note struck at all in both the dialogue and the way the revelations burst forth throughout the taut 90 minutes. I was both left in stitches with some of the priceless moments of organic humor and gutted by seeing these sisters try to navigate their complex and nuanced relationship.

Femia's incredible two-person script takes you by the throat and refuses to let go until the very last page. I would highly recommend this piece, especially as a shining example of how to write a complex relationship between two adult sisters.

A gorgeously written play which alternates, like the storm that precedes and prompts it, between flashes of brilliant color and torrents of darkness. Gina manages to negotiate, with Chekhovian intricacy, a relationship that is believably both intimate and estranged. I laughed on nearly every page, which is all the more remarkable since the play will break your heart with each jarring revelation - and stun you with the depth and range of its humor and its heart.

A stunning play and the fact that it's just two characters shows the extent of Femia's skills and talent as a playwright. I hope to see it produced someday.

This play packs an emotional punch. It juxtaposes the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy with sisters' complicated relationship as they deal with their father's death.

This deceptively simple play was my introduction to Gina Femia's work, and I cannot recommend it enough. It asks a lot of the two actors, in the best way -- it's funny, sad, full of fantastic reversals, with an ending that left me gutted (even though I knew what was coming!)

This is a phenomenal play, layered with heartache, humor, and the pain of the past. Perfectly timed revelations keep you hooked the entire way. A play about sisterhood, abuse, family dynamics and ultimately love. Tremendously powerful emotional impact. Get the tissues ready. This one is absolutely brilliant. Could not recommend more highly.

The Violet Sisters is one of the best plays I've ever read. I would kill to see this on stage--and kill even more to get to act in it. The dialogue, the monologues, the reality, the horror, the humor, the overwhelming beauty, and the indescribable ugliness. Two flawed people brought together into a flawed place who quite nearly make something beautiful. This play will stay with me for a long time. HIGHLY HIGHLY recommend, Femia has created something that exceeds words and goes straight into the heart.

A powerhouse piece for two women. About as perfect a two-hander as it gets.