←Recommendations of All Together Now

I absolutely loved this play! Philip Middleton Williams really knows how to bring a family back together, and dives deep into the flaws and the notions of each of these characters. There are some funny moments that made me laugh a little, but also moments that gave me a warm and fuzzy feeling full of hope for this family. I can’t wait to read the rest of the series! Wonderful Work Philip!

This wise and wonderful play is a story about family. How we create it, sustain it, allow it to grow and change (or not). Using his trademark masterful dialogue, Williams reveals just enough of the story of one teenager's surprise entry into the well-honed life of his father - and the complications that entails - to leave you wanting more. And there is more! Enjoy immersing yourself in the world of All Together Now, one of four plays about family.

The master at dialogue Philip Middleton Williams lays the groundwork for his four-part mini-series of plays. In All Together Now, he seamlessly weaves through the mire and muck of the arrival of mature, respectful 15-year-old son that Paul, his father, didn't know existed. In addition to the complex weaving of the dialogue to tell a masterful story, at all times "All Together Now" has a minimum of 3 relationship story-lines going on, that grows to as many as five. There will be tears, revelations, and complicated moments to get through before Philip makes the audience feel whole again. BRILLIANT!

Didn’t Tolstoy say that happy families are all alike? I think Philip Middleton Williams challenges that notion in All Together Now. He places flawed but totally lovable characters in the midst of a unique family that faces challenges, as all families do, but a family that holds a promise of real happiness, happiness that is all too rare. This is a heartwarming play that will have the audience identifying with and rooting for each and every onstage character, even when their motives are seemingly at cross-purposes. Bravo!

You can make a baby, even if it requires the help of a turkey (or maybe tofurky?) baster. But how do you make a family? Three generations try to work that out in this lovely, lovely play full of heart and affectionate one-liners that will leave you a little misty-eyed by the end.

Philip Middleton Williams is a name that belongs in the same breath as August Wilson, Tracy Letts, Tennessee Williams, Neil Simon, Lillian Hellman, Tony Kushner and Susan Lori-Parks(and that's just the short version of the long list). Williams has a gift for creating relatable characters to root for and fall in love while thoughtfully exploring what family means. Loved every page and hope to see it produced again soon!

With a clever premise, full of little and bigger surprises, Williams has created a warm comedy-drama with well-written and relatable characters, and a twisty-turny story that has a highly satisfying ending. It's a play that also makes the case that a family is what you make of it. Read, enjoy, recommend and, to producers, produce it!

Like the best of detectives, Philip Middleton Williams, starts with one simple premise and beautifully dissects the who, the why, and the what does this all mean. All Together Now is a rousing celebration of love that explores both biological and found family with ease, grace, and nuance. A wonderful read that I sure hope will make its return to the stage!"

The piece begins with a situation that could be as easily played for laughs as for drama, yet Williams skillfully manages to have it both ways, sometimes in the same line of dialogue. In the course of the story we see both the fragility and the resiliency of the extended family. The inciting incident is a seemingly offhand visit with ripples that force everyone to confront issues long buried and ultimately find the strength to create deeper bonds. Williams's ability to portray complex family dynamics with such elegance and simplicity is absolutely masterful.

A neat twist on the modern family, Middleton-William's "All Together Now" is a warm comedy – with a few prickly edges – that's really a coming-of-age story in which the usual suspect, ie: the teen-ager, is not the one who comes of age. Wise, funny, and totally winning.