Recommendations of Zombie Thoughts

  • Tatiana Godfrey: Zombie Thoughts

    This piece is well-structured and fun. The characters are relatable and the content educational. The content is presented in an easily accessible way for all audiences. The conceit of the audience choosing which actor plays which part allows young audiences agency in the story they're hearing, and this theatricality is exciting and engaging. The script allows for creative directing and/or design choices. This is great play suitable for all ages and is easily producible.

    This piece is well-structured and fun. The characters are relatable and the content educational. The content is presented in an easily accessible way for all audiences. The conceit of the audience choosing which actor plays which part allows young audiences agency in the story they're hearing, and this theatricality is exciting and engaging. The script allows for creative directing and/or design choices. This is great play suitable for all ages and is easily producible.

  • Daniel Smith: Zombie Thoughts

    A thoughtful and engaging interactive hypertext/choose-your-own-adventure TYA play framed as a video game. The audience initially chooses which of two actors will play protagonist Sam and sidekick Pig, then makes various other decisions throughout the play. Pig supports Sam through anxiety about being a hero and going on an adventure, either to Mount Doom or to Whisperrun Ghost Town. The dialogue is humorous, moving, and educational. I would be excited to see a production of this!

    A thoughtful and engaging interactive hypertext/choose-your-own-adventure TYA play framed as a video game. The audience initially chooses which of two actors will play protagonist Sam and sidekick Pig, then makes various other decisions throughout the play. Pig supports Sam through anxiety about being a hero and going on an adventure, either to Mount Doom or to Whisperrun Ghost Town. The dialogue is humorous, moving, and educational. I would be excited to see a production of this!

  • Jordan Bird: Zombie Thoughts

    Sweet, honest, and so moving. As a bearer of zombie thoughts myself, I wish I had had a tool like this play as I was growing up. This play is a game-changer for kids with anxiety disorders, and an incredible tool of understanding for kids who don't. Kids and parents everywhere will be incredibly grateful for this play.

    Sweet, honest, and so moving. As a bearer of zombie thoughts myself, I wish I had had a tool like this play as I was growing up. This play is a game-changer for kids with anxiety disorders, and an incredible tool of understanding for kids who don't. Kids and parents everywhere will be incredibly grateful for this play.

  • Lynne Childress: Zombie Thoughts

    This is a funny, moving, and beautiful play.

    This is a funny, moving, and beautiful play.

  • Rachel Bublitz: Zombie Thoughts

    I heard a reading of this, and it is so funny and honest. I think we often try to water down plays for children, and what I like most about this play is that it doesn't do that at all. It tackles very real feelings held by people of all ages and doesn't sweep them under a rug, but instead puts them front in center in a way that helps you understand things from a different perspective, which is what theater is all about. Really good work.

    I heard a reading of this, and it is so funny and honest. I think we often try to water down plays for children, and what I like most about this play is that it doesn't do that at all. It tackles very real feelings held by people of all ages and doesn't sweep them under a rug, but instead puts them front in center in a way that helps you understand things from a different perspective, which is what theater is all about. Really good work.