←Recommendations of FUKT

This play is a master work. Goldman-Sherman offers a trigger warning in the pages preceding, but the story of Emma, Barbara, and Bobbie is a compelling lesson on how those struggling with the horrific aftermath of abuse can find a way to push through. Steeped in rich imagery, (I’m still marveling at the basement’s hothouse flowers, predator-filled aquarium, and goldfish pond...) FUKT unashamedly puts the inner-monologue of a survivor boldly on display. Emma’s journey is difficult, but her ultimate self-assertion will likely give triggered audience members the courage to make the vow: “I will tell.” Bravo.

We need this play produced today! Goldman-Sherman has an important play here that NEEDS to be talked about. This is effortlessly fearless, bold, creative, honest, and inspiring. We need this play and we need more that tackle these subjects head on.

What a bold and powerful play--an incredibly moving and astonishingly uplifting story despite the pain of its subject-matter. Goldman-Sherman is so thoroughly in control of her craft that she's able to be theatrically inventive and daring with seeming ease and with very difficult material. A really beautiful new play. I'm in awe of Goldman-Sherman's talent.

Courageous doesn't even seem like a big enough word to describe what this play is. This play is brilliance and fearlessness and it is hideous and it is hard to read and it is impossible to imagine, but it is so, so beautiful and so needed and will change lives. The story in and of itself is one that will break you down into a thousand pieces and make you wonder how, how, how could things like this exist, but Emma will win you over. She is more than brave, she is a beacon. Highly recommended.

Goldman-Sherman speaks her truth honestly and creatively, in hopes of lifting up audience members with a similar experience, as well as elevating her own past, present and future. To call this "bold" and "unflinching" feels like just using buzzwords that have lost their meaning, although I do think it is bold and unflinching (although her characters do flinch, and we love them all the more for it) and on Goldman-Sherman's own terms. This is her story, told in a way only she can. She's trusting us with it. May we all prove to be worthy of receiving it.

Brave and beautifully crafted. This story will shake you down to your toes. It is a very original look at sexual abuse. We see the protagonist at three stages in her life -- all of them interacting, often humorously. This provides a distancing effect which allows us to watch and listen without putting up protective defenses. The play is ultimately uplifting. I wish every person who has suffered abuse but not been able to confront it could see this play and be strengthened by it.

This moving, brave testament to altering and accepting one's identity is an absolute feast for the three actors. Taking a horrible moment from childhood and turning it on its ear, Goldman-Sherman assures the audience (who witness and become part of the narrative) that there is light at the end of the tunnel. There is humor and split-second turns of events throughout this fast-paced play, which proves coming-of-age can happen at multiple times in one's life. A triumph.

This play is riveting and uniquely theatrical! It takes your breath away in its horror and yet it is ultimately uplifting. Highly recommended!

A poignant brave, beautiful and raw play that examines difficult narratives of sexual abuse, yet with a surprising and brilliant humor. Highly recommend. Inspiring and provocative. A play for women, men and all those who have something to tell.