←Recommendations of The Mermaids' Parade

Love this beautifully moving play about trauma that really connects the similar experiences of veterans and survivors of rape in palpable, healing ways. It shows us reality in such a magical way so that those of us lucky enough to experience Femia's work can better articulate these hard realities. PRODUCE THIS PLAY!!!!

Gina Femia weaves such exhilarating images into her stage directions; images so full of magic that you wonder how the play can possibly hold everything and not overflow. The same can be said for her dialogue. Put in stark contrast to the magic, the gritty and highly realistic nature of her characters leads to some of the most vulnerable dialogue imaginable. THE MERMAID PARADE is horrifying, wonderful, and delightfully theatrical. #PlaywrightPlug

A very beautiful, theatrical, and moving play. Would love to see this produced.

A beautiful, prescient, imaginative play that mixes the gritty reality of coastal Brooklyn with magical realism.

Imaginative theatricality, poetry, and theme-blending that nails the ending, the trickiest part. Bravo! Full of impossible-to-stage stage directions that make me yearn for the magic.

Gina was working on this play while we were in a writer's group together. It was such a joy getting to see the story develop over the year. The piece Gina has crafted is at the same time heart wrenching, horrifying, beautiful, and so so deeply human. It's about impossible situations and being rescued by our dreams.

A tender yet taught play: a wonderful story full of magic, breath and the wonder of a child at a carnival. It moved me!

Gina's voice, imagination and poetry are not to be missed. This play is a lovely package of compassionate and sophisticated theatre.

Stunning.

A stunningly beautiful play steeped in magic and the spirit of New York. Mermaid Parade is funny and deeply touching, with some incredible surprises that delight and inspire.