←Recommendations of MARVEL-OUS MONICA; IN WHICH MONICA LEWINSKY IS A SUPERHERO HELL-BENT ON REVENGE

This play hits so deeply, especially for those of us who were young women who made what we thought were good decisions about men. I know the bones of the history, but to delve into it in this tight, funny and female-centric way, I came away with a real reminder of the way the patriarchy seeks to divide us. Here's to Monica and to Sarah and to all of us.

Sometimes you have no choice but to be a superhero when you're a woman. Constantly needing to defend yourself against villains with sheer courage and tenacity. Fantastic work!

A magnificent tour-de-force whose brazen theatricality is its biggest strength. At turns hilarious, informative, exciting, and heartbreaking, Tuft succeeds in both creating a parable about the ways women are silenced, abused, and oppressed, while also telling the very human story of Monica Lewinsky. Monica, in all of her permutations--superhero, TED talk presenter, and represented by a young college student--is a well-rounded, sympathetic, and compelling hero for us to root for. I really do hope to see this play produced far and wide in the near future.

This play is nothing short of stunning. Magnificently theatrical, wonderfully funny and a pitch perfect examination of the treatment of women by power. I'm hopelessly in love with it.

Such a great play and so marvelously theatrical! Loved it!

With the pace of a comic book, incorporating flashbacks and present-day TED talk, this feminist play packs a punch. It humanizes Monica Lewinsky in a way that was illuminating. While doing that, this play confronts our slut-shaming arena of politics and entertainment. This really makes us think about the female narrative and how those in control in DC and beyond shape it, twist it, distort it so that the woman becomes not a survivor of abuse but the shameful one, the slut. Makes you think about the struggle traumatized women have trying to be understood. Like feminist theatre? Then download!

SOOOO theatrical!!! Very funny! The parents, the language, the time shifts, the attention to marvelous details! Wonder Woman-ish transformations! It is so irresistible I can't understand why it isn't done everywhere by everyone! This is timely, this speaks directly to my heart! And no one gets away! Tuft is ruthless in her examination of our culture via this incredibly entertaining piece. This should be produced now and often!

Somebody please produce this play. It couldn't be more timely and imaginative and inherently theatrical. It's about Monica Lewinsky specifically, but her story reverberates today so strongly. Tuft has crafted a visually compelling and highly entertaining piece that holds us all to account for the horrific public shaming of Monica Lewinsky... and all women. It has us examine how easy it is for our society to scapegoat women. It's a fascinating piece.

Told from a perspective largely unheard, this dynamic play imagines Monica as she is about to do a Ted Talk on her experiences, but then enters a fantasy world where Lewinsky is a superhero who battles sexism and predatory men. The fascinating play is not only informative (it doles out details from her side of the story that the public wasn't privy to) but it is a heart-wrenching look at how women are pitted against each other. You want her to exact revenge but also move on and not let this event stunt her entire life.

In this funny, moving and hugely theatrical play, Sarah Tuft deftly illuminates the complexities of 90's feminism and gender politics by both deconstructing and reconstructing the past, while also shining a light on the present. By combining source material with inventive characterizations, Tuft offers a fresh perspective on the Monica Lewinsky narrative. In today's #metoo environment, Marvel-ous Monica is relevant, inventive and fearless. I look forward to seeing this play, and Monica, on her (heroic) feet.