←Recommendations of Unplug

Does Cal really see and hear Dayton or is this just wishful hallucinating? Given what’s at stake, does it matter? Frandsen paints a portrait of love in impossible circumstances, with great heart and truthful wit.

At no point does this short version of a longer play feel like an excerpt or at all incomplete. In fact, the lack of expositional dialogue is one of its great strengths. Frandsen puts us right in the middle of the situation at a perfect starting point. The characters and relationships are fully defined and their love for one another is clear.

CHELSEA FRANDSEN’s play, “Unplug”, had an emotional impact on me, as I remembered the anxiety my mother had while she pondered over the Doctor’s recommendation to end the life of her husband, my father-in-law, who was being kept alive while in a coma. This is a truly thought provoking play, and one that will be a hit with audiences.

This piece is a real and honest look at one of the most difficult decisions a person can make. Human, with a great sense of emotion and intensity. A strong ten-minute show.

A piece that is filled with heart and takes on one of the hardest choices a person has to make. Having been in the room where this conversation has happened, I could feel the tension and pain as the play built toward what was inevitable. Frandsen has packed a lot into this short piece, and it tugs on the heartstrings in a strong and palpable way.

A well-crafted, emotional, heartfelt play about making the biggest decision of your life and holding on to hope. The dynamic between Dayton and Cal is heartbreaking as you realize where this is going, and as we watch Cal wrestle with what he knows he must do. A tough yet tender play on a subject no one really ever wants to talk about.

Frandsen most certainly has a knack for emotional and hard-hitting material, and “Unplug” is a prime example of this. When a play starts with the lines “Wow. I thought you’d never wake up,” you know at some point, you will inevitably tear up for these characters and for their story. A comprehensive and thoughtful piece.

Wow. Unplug is a powerful play about a heart-wrenching decision no one ever wants to make but many of us are forced to make. Frandsen shows us the love, the guilt and the humanity.

A powerful, surprisingly humorous, extremely real piece about an impossible decision. The characters are beautifully fleshed out in just a short ten minutes and the end packs a real punch. A powerful short play about letting others go, even when it hurts.

Wow, Frandsen packs a punch in this short piece that examines the uncertainty and pain that overwhelms people in the throes of catastrophic events. There's something about the writing that's so real and moving -- we're dropping in on decisions with irreversible consequences.

Unplug is a thoughtful look at the horrific decision faced by family when a loved one is comatose with no prospects for recovery.