←Recommendations of THE STORYTELLER

  • Cam Torres: THE STORYTELLER by Sara Jean Accuardi
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    Wow. A masterful retelling of one of Shakespeare’s greatest plays. This play has the perfect balance of love, magic, and mystery. I will be keeping my eye out for more of Accuardi’s work. Bravo!

    Wow. A masterful retelling of one of Shakespeare’s greatest plays. This play has the perfect balance of love, magic, and mystery. I will be keeping my eye out for more of Accuardi’s work. Bravo!

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  • Audrey Lang: THE STORYTELLER by Sara Jean Accuardi
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    Accuardi has written a magical adaptation with "The Storyteller." Growing up is hard for the person doing the growing, but it's hard for those around her, too, and this play represents that so well.

    Accuardi has written a magical adaptation with "The Storyteller." Growing up is hard for the person doing the growing, but it's hard for those around her, too, and this play represents that so well.

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  • Cheryl Bear: THE STORYTELLER by Sara Jean Accuardi
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    Masterful storytelling that captures the magnitude of life in it's uncertainty, struggle and memories. Well done.

    Masterful storytelling that captures the magnitude of life in it's uncertainty, struggle and memories. Well done.

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  • Rachael Carnes: THE STORYTELLER by Sara Jean Accuardi
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    Warm, inviting and smart as heck, Accuardi's tale spins dynamically through bright and approachable dialogue, rich characters and a story with breathtaking twists and turns. Page after page, scene after scene, the author balances the brisk forward-drivers with stunning, easeful poetry, letting us eddy in moments *so lovely* -- All I want is to see them onstage. A stunning staged reading of this heartbreaking yet hopeful new work, by Playmakers Rep, has only whet my appetite for a full production of this gorgeous play. Brava!

    Warm, inviting and smart as heck, Accuardi's tale spins dynamically through bright and approachable dialogue, rich characters and a story with breathtaking twists and turns. Page after page, scene after scene, the author balances the brisk forward-drivers with stunning, easeful poetry, letting us eddy in moments *so lovely* -- All I want is to see them onstage. A stunning staged reading of this heartbreaking yet hopeful new work, by Playmakers Rep, has only whet my appetite for a full production of this gorgeous play. Brava!

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  • Playwrights Foundation: THE STORYTELLER by Sara Jean Accuardi
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    Playwrights Foundation enthusiastically recommends this play THE STORYTELLER, as a Semi-Finalist for the Bay Area Playwrights Festival 2020. We were moved by the quality of the writing and the relevant and compelling themes that spoke to the mission of our festival. It excelled in a competitive process of 735 plays submitted this year and rose to the top after a six month long process discussing its merits with both national and local Bay Area readers, and we hope it moves swiftly towards production.

    Playwrights Foundation enthusiastically recommends this play THE STORYTELLER, as a Semi-Finalist for the Bay Area Playwrights Festival 2020. We were moved by the quality of the writing and the relevant and compelling themes that spoke to the mission of our festival. It excelled in a competitive process of 735 plays submitted this year and rose to the top after a six month long process discussing its merits with both national and local Bay Area readers, and we hope it moves swiftly towards production.

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  • Pauline David-Sax: THE STORYTELLER by Sara Jean Accuardi
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    A heartbreaking play about the power of stories and the pain of not knowing. I love the way Accuardi has brought unreliable narration to the stage in such an inventive way.

    A heartbreaking play about the power of stories and the pain of not knowing. I love the way Accuardi has brought unreliable narration to the stage in such an inventive way.

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  • Nick Malakhow: THE STORYTELLER by Sara Jean Accuardi
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    This is a briskly moving, beautiful piece. I love how the rules and expectations are set up right from the start and, slowly but surely, many of our initial guesses or preconceived notions are subverted. Highly theatrical and oftentimes surprising.

    This is a briskly moving, beautiful piece. I love how the rules and expectations are set up right from the start and, slowly but surely, many of our initial guesses or preconceived notions are subverted. Highly theatrical and oftentimes surprising.

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  • Alvaro Saar Rios: THE STORYTELLER by Sara Jean Accuardi
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    Just when you start to get comfortable, you are reminded THE STORYTELLER is a story. Like all good stories, it halts and shifts. Just like a good storyteller, Sara Jean Accuardi takes you on a journey that is magical and heartbreaking but also full of love. This one definitely is worth a read!

    Just when you start to get comfortable, you are reminded THE STORYTELLER is a story. Like all good stories, it halts and shifts. Just like a good storyteller, Sara Jean Accuardi takes you on a journey that is magical and heartbreaking but also full of love. This one definitely is worth a read!

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