←Recommendations of White Mouse

This quick-paced play about Nancy Wake, a spy for the resistance in Vichy France, is engaging from start to finish! Rachel Bublitz also does a great job showing how being a woman in this work was, in many ways, much harder than being a man in this work - the espionage equivalent of Ginger Roger's 'backwards and in heels.' Lovely play!

A powerful story of bravery and the call to fight for what one believes in. Moving and well done.

I have an unabashed obsession with WWII and Nancy Wake and was overjoyed to find this piece! Nancy Wake is a woman to be reckoned with and Rachel Bublitz is the amazing woman to tell her story! The plot moves at a heart racing clip and anyone who loves spy stories will eat this one up.

In weaving her harrowing war story through several fast-moving points in the life of Nancy Wake, Bublitz brings to the front a picture not just of the tale of a single spy, but the kind of person one needs to become in order to survive extreme circumstances. The distance between scenes and the increasing moral stakes create an intense narrative arc. Does justice to both the history it draws from, and Nancy Wake as a figure.

A good spy tale in the WWII genre. This story moves with an exciting, sometimes erratic pace and dialogue. I would imagine Nancy's life was most enjoyed at this accelerated pace, so this is true to her character. Bublitz makes unimaginable risk taking accessible and believable. Without hyperbole, Bublitz's rendering is an apt tribute to a fascinating woman. We get the inimitable courage of this heroine. What a treat to see this staged.

What a thrilling play to read. Based
on the real life spy Nancy Wake Bublitz crafts one heck of a full-length drama that is rich with historic details and wonderful characters and dialogue. This play zings along and would make for an exciting night of theatre. Once a Spy would make a welcome addition to any theatre’s season and I would be the first in line for a front tow seat.

Does a real "Wonder Woman" exist? Once A Spy proudly proclaims, YES! Bublitz shines a light on a little known hero during World War II, Nancy Wake. However, Bublitz does not shy away from making Nancy a truly dimensional character: she is vulnerable and strong; neither ALL good or ALL bad. Nancy is a human being with a courageous spirit.
As a 20% Theatre Company Chicago member, we are so excited to be presenting this play as part of our DarkRoom New Play Development Series. Bublitz creates an exciting play that reminds us that women are more than one thing

Bublitz's biographical piece on the WWII experiences of Nancy Wake, member of French Resistance, is brisk and exciting. Told in brief episodes, our heroine handles many dangerous situations with confidence and determination. The play has many characters, but Bublitz has written it so that it can be performed by as few as six performers. It would make for excellent high school productions; thrilling and with strong historical context. The feminist angle is important, too.