←Recommendations of Out of the Scorpion's Nest (formerly Queen of Sad Mischance)

  • Emily Hageman: Out of the Scorpion's Nest (formerly Queen of Sad Mischance) by John Minigan
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    Remarkable, moving, funny, layered, and incredibly real, I could not stop reading "Queen of Sad Mischance." Beverly, Kym, and Roy are all so powerfully real it is hard to read what they say and do to each other. They are selfish people, they are brilliant people, but they are truly PEOPLE in all their most profound sadness. The story is engaging in and of itself, but it is the magnificent characters, the realistic dialogue (best I've read in a long time), and the truth of the situation they are in that makes this play so magnificent. Highly, highly recommended.

    Remarkable, moving, funny, layered, and incredibly real, I could not stop reading "Queen of Sad Mischance." Beverly, Kym, and Roy are all so powerfully real it is hard to read what they say and do to each other. They are selfish people, they are brilliant people, but they are truly PEOPLE in all their most profound sadness. The story is engaging in and of itself, but it is the magnificent characters, the realistic dialogue (best I've read in a long time), and the truth of the situation they are in that makes this play so magnificent. Highly, highly recommended.

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  • Kitchen Dog Theater: Out of the Scorpion's Nest (formerly Queen of Sad Mischance) by John Minigan
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    We are pleased to support this play! It was a Finalist for the 2018 New Works Festival at Kitchen Dog Theater in Dallas, Texas.

    We are pleased to support this play! It was a Finalist for the 2018 New Works Festival at Kitchen Dog Theater in Dallas, Texas.

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  • Emma Goldman-Sherman: Out of the Scorpion's Nest (formerly Queen of Sad Mischance) by John Minigan
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    Moving drama! Hooked from beginning to end. The metaphor of Queen Margaret's lost potential to rule is apt and put to great use here to drive how we see the predicament of all three characters. The loss of potentially world-changing feminist ideas, how all three characters face life-changing moments in terms of their biologies - the fury of Beverly toward her son - why is it we rarely get to see plays so well written about such important themes? This one - do this one!

    Moving drama! Hooked from beginning to end. The metaphor of Queen Margaret's lost potential to rule is apt and put to great use here to drive how we see the predicament of all three characters. The loss of potentially world-changing feminist ideas, how all three characters face life-changing moments in terms of their biologies - the fury of Beverly toward her son - why is it we rarely get to see plays so well written about such important themes? This one - do this one!

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  • Claudia Haas: Out of the Scorpion's Nest (formerly Queen of Sad Mischance) by John Minigan
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    There are three beautifully realized characters here and they're caught in circumstances that turn their lives into chaos. They each have their own personal webs whether they are formed by genetics, family, ambition or sometimes imaginary ones that are hard to escape. Minigan covers a lot of ground: feminism, academia, race, and Alzheimer's to great effect. All are affected by the "mischance" in the title. You very much want these characters to succeed and appreciate the small triumphs that make these three all so human. It's a smartly-written play that I would love to see staged.

    There are three beautifully realized characters here and they're caught in circumstances that turn their lives into chaos. They each have their own personal webs whether they are formed by genetics, family, ambition or sometimes imaginary ones that are hard to escape. Minigan covers a lot of ground: feminism, academia, race, and Alzheimer's to great effect. All are affected by the "mischance" in the title. You very much want these characters to succeed and appreciate the small triumphs that make these three all so human. It's a smartly-written play that I would love to see staged.

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  • Laura Neill: Out of the Scorpion's Nest (formerly Queen of Sad Mischance) by John Minigan
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    This heartfelt play addresses several unsolvable problems: the advancement of Alzheimer's, the dissolution of a family, the impossibility of breaking into academia. The beauty of this piece is that it shows people doing the best they can in the face of those circumstances. Kym, Beverly, and Roy are all intriguing characters whose human flaws make us lean in to their story.

    This heartfelt play addresses several unsolvable problems: the advancement of Alzheimer's, the dissolution of a family, the impossibility of breaking into academia. The beauty of this piece is that it shows people doing the best they can in the face of those circumstances. Kym, Beverly, and Roy are all intriguing characters whose human flaws make us lean in to their story.

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