←Recommendations of SHIP

These unique and quirky characters are fresh and potent. A distinct and funny and smart playwriting voice. Here he builds spare worlds in which his characters live with rich and raucously lived presences. I feel these lives — not that i lived these lives in particular but i love the relatable yearning and resistance to expectations, and sibling love-but-judgment.

A moving story of addiction and recovery, our relationships and the power dreams have in our lives. Well done.

Incredibly written, hilarious, and human piece that explores addiction and loneliness. The ways Nell's struggles are compared to and contrasted with Jeremiah's journey are nuanced and subtly detailed. Williams really conjures a sense of place in these people, and the town of Mystic is surprisingly well-rendered through the eyes of this small cross-section of people. All three characters are multi-dimensional and I loved getting to know them. I also appreciated how all of the dramatic action was based on these small tremors and shifts in lieu of "louder" theatrics. Beautiful, well-observed work...

A fascinating play about relationships and recovery, rebuilding lives along with trust, and how following our dreams can either imprison us or set us free.

Douglas Williams' SHIP is a very well-written look at fame, addiction, and the aspiration to get out of your hometown. The cast of stellar, nuanced characters are brought to life by pitch-perfect dialogue. I'm excited to see what the future holds for this play.

Mr. Williams has written a fascinating play on what it means to exist on the fringes of society. He has a wonderful ear for dialogue and a great sense of that elusive thing called comic timing. Well done!

The world of SHIP is authentic and familiar with deeply moving characters who are as complex and flawed as they are endearing and hilarious. You're rooting for everyone to succeed in the hands of a playwright who definitely knows what he's doing.

Sharp, witty, with a huge heart and characters that you will fall in love with, this playwright has carved a comedic suburban jewel out of the rough stone of lower middle class strip mall life. If you’re a fan of films like SLACKER, CLERKS, MALLRATS, and SLUMS OF BEVERLY HILLS - or you just enjoy great storytelling with laughs - this play is for you.

Nothing beats well-written slice of life comedies featuring ordinary people in pretty extraordinary situations and Doug Williams kills it with this play. A play both hysterical and heartbreaking that looks at human resilience and the capability of our bodies to do wonderful things.

SHIP is totally wonderful - masterfully treading the knife's-edge between hilarity and tragedy. Douglas' characters are incredibly witty, but likewise incredibly rich and three-dimensional: accordingly, you're with them the whole way through, celebrating their triumphs and mourning at their mistakes. His dialogue and structure are effortless and this allows the story unfold quite naturally (when it could've been anything but). This play is a dramaturgical "tight ship". (Lame, but I couldn't resist.)