←Recommendations of Mom's Ham

  • Steven G. Martin: Mom's Ham by Rachel Bublitz
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    This 10-minute comedy has a nice nod to Dickens and shows how the holidays can magnify the symptoms of grief. I love that there's a bit of sentimentality here, balanced by family-based humor.

    Rachel Bublitz has written a wonderful short holiday play in "Mom's Ham." It will appeal to audiences enjoying a festival of holiday plays. This is an affirming and generous play, which would be a pleasant diversion from all the sarcastic plays set around that time of year.

    This 10-minute comedy has a nice nod to Dickens and shows how the holidays can magnify the symptoms of grief. I love that there's a bit of sentimentality here, balanced by family-based humor.

    Rachel Bublitz has written a wonderful short holiday play in "Mom's Ham." It will appeal to audiences enjoying a festival of holiday plays. This is an affirming and generous play, which would be a pleasant diversion from all the sarcastic plays set around that time of year.

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  • Cheryl Bear: Mom's Ham by Rachel Bublitz
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    A wonderful adaptation of the classic Christmas tale that provides a valuable lesson for us in that perfection is a false goal and the connections are what we hold dear. Well done.

    A wonderful adaptation of the classic Christmas tale that provides a valuable lesson for us in that perfection is a false goal and the connections are what we hold dear. Well done.

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  • Julie Zaffarano: Mom's Ham by Rachel Bublitz
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    In a fun and non-preachy way, this play reminds us that perfection does not bring happiness. Facing the first Christmas without my mom is a few weeks, I’m so glad to have read this play. Thank you, Rachel Bublitz.

    In a fun and non-preachy way, this play reminds us that perfection does not bring happiness. Facing the first Christmas without my mom is a few weeks, I’m so glad to have read this play. Thank you, Rachel Bublitz.

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  • Elana Gartner: Mom's Ham by Rachel Bublitz
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    An excellent nod to "A Christmas Carol" while watching a family deal with the loss of the matriarch for the first time at the holidays. A lovely funny ending.

    An excellent nod to "A Christmas Carol" while watching a family deal with the loss of the matriarch for the first time at the holidays. A lovely funny ending.

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  • Claudia Haas: Mom's Ham by Rachel Bublitz
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    So I found myself in this play. I think we all will. Holiday tradition, the past, present and just possibly the future combine for the perfect ham, A play ripe for a holiday where being perfect is overrated. A beautiful take on tradition and perfectionism.

    So I found myself in this play. I think we all will. Holiday tradition, the past, present and just possibly the future combine for the perfect ham, A play ripe for a holiday where being perfect is overrated. A beautiful take on tradition and perfectionism.

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  • Franky D. Gonzalez: Mom's Ham by Rachel Bublitz
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    One of the most human things someone can do is try to reclaim a past where life was a little more simple. Bublitz creates the anxiety and burden of expectation to make the world perfect again after loss. The play itself takes on the subject of A Christmas Carol and brings us into the past, present and future of this feast and gives the protagonist new perspective on how people can pull off the impossible task of making perfection and bring together a family. The answer as to how it's done will make you smile. What a wonderful play.

    One of the most human things someone can do is try to reclaim a past where life was a little more simple. Bublitz creates the anxiety and burden of expectation to make the world perfect again after loss. The play itself takes on the subject of A Christmas Carol and brings us into the past, present and future of this feast and gives the protagonist new perspective on how people can pull off the impossible task of making perfection and bring together a family. The answer as to how it's done will make you smile. What a wonderful play.

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  • Bryan Stubbles: Mom's Ham by Rachel Bublitz
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    Caught a reading of this last night in Provo, Utah. Very awesome post-modern take on Christmas with the proper homage to A Christmas Carol. Wonderful O. Henry-esque ending.

    Caught a reading of this last night in Provo, Utah. Very awesome post-modern take on Christmas with the proper homage to A Christmas Carol. Wonderful O. Henry-esque ending.

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  • Francis RTM Boyle: Mom's Ham by Rachel Bublitz
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    So much depends upon recreating their late mother's Christmas ham. Nothing in the world is more important. Do not fear, because Santa Claus is coming to town. This witty look at a family in crisis is delightfully fun. A good tonic for a troubled world.

    So much depends upon recreating their late mother's Christmas ham. Nothing in the world is more important. Do not fear, because Santa Claus is coming to town. This witty look at a family in crisis is delightfully fun. A good tonic for a troubled world.

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