←Recommendations of Kentucky Lemonade

This is a look behind the curtain of what happens when death slaps real life. It's like a puzzle that lost a piece but then is put together better than it was before. Don't know if it's just lemonade but the interaction between these characters is so real you feel a part of the family! Great job, Julie Zaffarano!

Zaffarano’s play Kentucky Lemonade feels so real that it’s as if the reader is placed into the room where the story takes place: one almost feels as if they’re leaning on a counter unseen, listening in to the wonderful dialogue that sparkles throughout this play. This is a wonderful story about the difficulties of being a part of a family.

This is a sweet, but not maudlin, play of a family coming together over (or despite) the crises and secrets among them. It reminded me more than a bit of my wife's family.

The four women in this play are, from the first page, instantly lovable. From Dorothy's outrageous malapropisms, to Jean's nightclub-worthy one-liners, Zaffarano gives us luminous characters who must come to grips with many dark things buried in their family's past. She treats heavy themes with a light, comic touch. Just like the play's namesake drink, it's sweet, yet packs a surprising punch.