←Recommendations of SEEING EYE

What a beautiful play that not only paints the world in a new light in every scene but explores what it means to love in different ways. How do we love someone when we don't know what it means to feel loved? Who is responsible for love in a relationship or care? Is it ever equal or does the imbalance constantly see-saw without our knowing? Jason is an incredibly compelling protagonist and what we "see" as the play progresses is a group of characters searching for intimacy and yet desperately fearing the leap.

How much of your inner self, your insecurities and fears, do you let people in your life see? How much is too much? How much of your emotional weight do you expose? SEEING EYE is a necessary -- rare -- play that deals with disability -- blindness -- but it's not the definining characteristic for its protagonist. Jason illicits empathy not because he's blind, no; we feel for him because he desires for a connection with someone else that's authentically human and sexy AF. The scenes unfold beautifully as they deal with intimacy, communication and trust. PRODUCE THIS!

As a dramaturg who wants to see more complex plays about the disability experience getting produced, I definitely recommend this one! I love how Jason questions Robbie's use of language and has different definitions of beauty. I'm also on board whenever a play has a very specific relationship to place, excited that it's set in my hometown of Philly! There's also a lot of complicated conversations about care-taking, sibling relationships, and anxiety---great essential questions in here. I hope this play gets read, receives development opportunities, and produced soon! (Philly-based artists, read this one!)

SEEING EYE goes beyond the blindness of its main character. None of the characters in Nick Malakhow’s equally comic and tragic piece are able to look beyond themselves in the moment. And they cannot see their good qualities from the bad. It’s deliciously human, heartbreakingly honest, and would be a delight to dig into as an actor, director, or designer. #PlaywrightPlug

Malakhow has created fully dimensional characters who cannot see the good in themselves, even though it's apparent to everyone else, including the audience. His writing is honest and humane, not forcing Jason, Robbie and Jordan into fully heroic, self-confident versions of themselves. They fall and stand up for themselves, make progress and make poor decisions. Malakhow allows them to be human, even as the audience yearns for them to understand their goodness.

This is a beautiful script that hit me right in the feels. I find myself seeing parts of myself in all three characters and wanting so badly for each of them to love themselves as much as they love each other. Would love to see it produced.