←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.

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!

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!

The best 10 minute plays feel like a theatrical bolt of lightning—you get the poetry, heart, and humor of a full-length piece in the time it takes for your food to arrive at a restaurant. I'LL TELL YOU AT SUNRISE has all those qualities, giving us a stellar exploration of life, beauty, and why we keep going inside a short scene between two strangers. I'm especially impressed with how this script transitions from staccato, naturalistic dialog into a truly lovely monologue about staying alive. Highly recommended.

A stunningly beautiful exploration of depression, suicide, and hope, Franky Gonzalez has created a touching, heartfelt play. With two perfectly realized strangers driving the action, he takes his set up and follows it to an amazing, humanizing conclusion. Gonzalez manages to be so specific that this play seems almost universal in its conversation with the human condition. It’s like watching the first rays of sunlight break through the dark night sky. Beautiful.