←Recommendations of Miss Keller Has No Second Book

An insightful look into an artist's gift to the world and some pretty large issues to contend with. Well done!

This play is smart, thoughtful, and memorable. One of the best plays I’ve read on NPX. Features complex, complicated female characters.

This play was a pleasure to read - meaning, it stands on its own literary merits and doesn't need certain actors or stagey effects. It's just good writing. The style flows to each high point effortlessly, and has enough surprises for any audience. Bravo for the roles for older actors. Yet the contrast between Miss Keller and her nephew Jackson was vivid. The turn of events was unexpected but Hiett manages to prepare her audience without unpleasantly jolting them.

This is a wonderful play with great characters, especially the two older women. Secrets are revealed at just the right moments, and crabby, demanding Agnes redeems and saves herself as she must. Lovely ending.

What a terrific play! The dialogue is compelling. The characters leap off the page. The playwright skillfully tells you everything you need with out spelling out every little detail. A delightful read. It’s not hard to see why this play has gotten so many accolades. I highly recommend this for reading, for production, and as instruction to playwrights on how to do it right!

Irresistible! Hiett offers strong roles, particularly for two 70something actresses, and a story that feels like a classic. Nobody is completely right nor completely wrong in this tale of a Harper Lee-ish novelist, and the playwright resists resorting to the expected characterizations, favoring instead complicated, flawed heroines and heroes, which is infinitely more interesting and clever. As I read, I kept contacting local actresses in my area to let them know that this was simply a script they had to read. A powerhouse play for powerhouse performers ... rearrange your theatrical schedule to make room for a production, pronto.

Complex and lovable characters, humor grounded in truth, a full and tactile world... this play has all of that and Hiett's signature wit. Again, Hiett tackles weighty subjects such as grief and addiction with a deft and surprising hand. It was a joy to read from beginning to end. I just love her characters and these two old broads are wonderful roles for older female actors to play.