←Recommendations of I'll Tell You at Sunrise

A touching few minutes between a desperate man and a homeless man on a train platform. Will the vagabond carry through on the man’s peculiar request for help, or will he provide the man with the only assistance his conscience will allow? Gonzalez’s play keeps us wondering to the very end.

A marvelous story of a vagabond offering friendship as long as it's needed until he can get this man out of the dark hole he's in. Beautiful.

Heartfelt and genuine, this little bit of life at a crossroads echoes with uncertaincy, despair, kindness, and patience. Makes me want to be there for the promised sunrise. A beautiful chance for two actors to focus on each other in a very intimate setting.

A startlingly honest portrayal of two characters at a desperate crossroads, Franky Gonzalez captures both pain and hope in sharp, lyrical dialogue. He has written two powerful roles. Great for actors looking for a very substantive and challenging play that can also fit into short play festivals.

Franky Gonzalez not only writes poetic dialogue for his characters. He instills hope and purpose in them, and it passes right on to the reader. It's THAT palpable. Having delved into the subject matter in my own work, I greatly appreciate that "I'll Tell You at Sunrise" comes at the topic of suicide with just as much frank honesty as it does sensitivity. Well done, Mr. Gonzalez!

There’s a joke in the theatre: when the only object on stage is a lone park bench, the play must be about “Life with a Capital L!” Here the bench is at a train station, and life and death are neither metaphorical or theoretical. We have two characters on trajectories intersecting at the edge of despair: one approaching and the other who’s already been. Gonzalez’s poetry lies in the spirit of the prose, conveying its message of hope and beauty without being preachy. There’s no handwringng or melodrama, just honesty and connection. Perfect!

This play takes a hopeful look at a bleak subject without cheapening the experience of that subject, which I very much appreciated. A lot of that is attributed to the ending—without giving too much away, the hopeful tone is slightly subverted without being undercut. A delicate balance of viewpoints that doesn’t talk down to its audience—and all within ten minutes.

There is an invigorating yet eerie blend of energies in I'LL TELL YOU AT SUNRISE. Franky Gonzalez invites us into this enigmatic liminal space, but doesn't let us get comfortable. Just when we think we might be matching the piece tit for tat, he puts a knife up to our chest and it's from there that we are ready to really listen to the message this play has to offer. #PlaywrightPlug

This play is somehow very real and very mysterious, hanging in a real-life liminal space between life and death with beautiful stories and high stakes. So easy to stage with such a big pay-off, do it!

I love the story that unfolds in this taut, masterful, and really beautiful short play with great meaning and relevance for today's world. Bravo!