←Recommendations of Family Visitation (Ten Minute)

Oh my gosh, this play broke my heart. And even though the setting is 1986, it could just as well be now. And that is even more heartbreaking because we haven't gotten better. We've just found more diseases to die from. Such a powerful scene for 2 powerhouse actors to knock an audiences breath away.

This wonderfully written piece has left me raw with emotions so firstly I would just like to say congratulations to Paul for creating a piece that did that. The loss of a loved one and then to be kept from that loved one at the hardest time of both parties lives for the most horrible of reasons is a heart wrenching thing to think about. That is what Paul has expertly captured here and as an audience I felt the rage and heartache with Randy and thats what makes this an incredibly powerful piece to watch!

Wow. Just wow. I mean…how could a woman just do something like that? DONNELLY does a fabulous job at taking characters justifications and twisting them into real life. Making it seem like you’re there with them…in the moment, instead of watching from afar! Bravo! I don’t always say this, but…I’d direct it.

So much pain. So much denial. So much cruelty. PAUL DONNELLY has created 10-minutes that will force audiences to talk and reflect on a time in history that was a true holocaust of love and acceptance.

The conflict that Paul Donnelly creates in "Family Visitation" makes my blood boil, will make anyone's blood boil. The surface conflict is simple -- can Randy pass through a door or not? -- but the forces behind the conflict are deep, complex and emotionally bristling. Credit Paul Donnelly for creating a conflict and characters so clear that an audience will know, sickeningly, how the play will end.

A quiet, gentle drama about unspeakable cruelty wrapped in loving care, and a stomach-churning snapshot of very recent history. I sometimes worry that younger folks think this kind of story is a work of imagination, or exaggeration...and I'm grateful to Paul Donnelly for the wretched reminder that it is not.

A devastating and impactful short piece that serves as an important reminder of LGTBQ history and both how far we've come and sadly how far we have to go. A powerful addition to our student-directed one act festival.

This play left me staring at my screen for a good 20 minutes just pondering life. It's magnificent. Such a devastating ending, but so beautifully written.

I had to stop reading this play and walk away for a moment because it hit so close to what I went through with a friend and colleague in the same situation. But I came back and read it again, making it through because it needs to be heard, needs to be told, and I would go through it all again to make sure that the world never forgets. Especially now. Thank you, Paul.

Devastating and, unfortunately, real. When two people are everything to each other and they are torn apart, not by death, but by the ignorance and the hatred of others. When tiny bit of compassion is lacking in the final moments. Heartbreaking.