←Recommendations of THE LAST DATE

A thought provoking piece that can call out the complicity of the audience in what is happening on stage. A great examination of gaslighting and manipulation that will shock the audience over and over in a short amount of time.

It's amazing how quickly Goldman-Sherman is able to create doubt in the mind of her audience when a date goes wrong in a very public way. A scathing critique of our hesitance to believe women who've suffered assault, even when it happens right in front of our eyes.

A genius play that's going to cause a lot of discomfort and a lot of fights on the way home. By the time the car rolls into the driveway, let's hope some eyes have been opened. Perfect.

What's scariest about this play is that perception by the audience is going to vary. This is a terrifying eye-opener to a situation that happens all-too-often between men and women. And our society has become all-too-quick to judge. This play SHOULD be performed often to give people pause to think "What is the other person really saying/doing here?" and even worse, "How are MY words/actions being perceived?"

I believed in Alyssa from the get-go. And I applauded her. And I applaud Emma for writing this play. It's an angry work of genius. Justifiably, necessarily angry. And I am ashamed that men can be so simple.

Wow. It's a thriller that just, you never know. There are weirdos, this does happen and we've all seen "What Would You Do?" and we're praying for the right response. So yes I'd love to see this done in a restaurant as the writer suggests. And the trauma from being made to feel like she's losing her mind, the way her friend handles it. Just yes and yes. Love her friend and love this play. Put it on, pop-ups throughout the countries restaurants and theatres.

The Last Date is an interesting theme on gender perception. How often have we seen this happen? Would love to see a theatre take this project on!

This play is clever in its plot turns and its use of the fourth wall as it catapults the audience into the problem of what we see, what we believe and what we don't do about it. The doubt is real until the playwright compels the audience to do what she directs - a twist that will leave everyone who sees this play thinking about their own role in #metoo.

A very disturbing play, but one that the audience will not easily forget. Not an easy play to pull off; it moves quickly; you'll need actors who can keep up. *Highly* memorable and could easily be the hit of a short play evening.

Clever set-up and balanced, taut dialogue — Defies what we think is happening so artfully. Plays with "Theater" in a way that connects emotionally, in a relatable, compelling way. Writer Goldman-Sherman takes us on a journey — To say too much would reveal and spoil it. Confident cadences and rhythm, universal themes. Goldman-Sherman says she could imagine this being performed in a real restaurant, and that would be incredible. Maybe 6-8 more dynamic short plays like this + a restaurant = An evening? This writer could do it!