←Recommendations of Blue, a monologue

Rachel Bublitz's monologue about how a shift in the times impacts a person's sense of well-being and self-worth strikes even harder on this very day, when an even larger shift has occurred in women's rights.

Through her protagonist Blue, Bublitz shows how aggressions against a person's Jewish identity build upon each other, how they lead to a horrible cycle of more aggressions. Miranda Jonte's June 24 performance of "Blue" on the virtual Back Porch Theater made the tension, unease, fear and exhaustion absolutely clear.

"Blue" should have a robust set of productions. It is gigantic.

A mother who normally likes to stand out is grateful her children do not. This monologue is aching with self doubt and self-inflicted invalidation. Any decent minded person who acknowledges their privilege in "the genetic milkshake that made them" will relate. This is a voice that needs to speak out and validate their fears and feelings. Bublitz captures the weight of the hatred in the world and pleads for all decent minded humanity to take a stand. Bravo. Be sure to watch the June 24 Back Porch Theater reading by Miranda Jonte. Super!

He was Swiss. I was twelve. I love those lines. They perfectly incapsulate the concise and effective delivery of this entire piece. While told from a Jewish-American perspective, I hope the author doesn't mind that I feel It beautifully relays the angst every sane person in America is feeling right now. We are all struggling to put the pain of others first even though we are all lost and confused by the constant stream of ugly events in this country.

A spectacular statement in response to the political climate against the Jewish people disturbingly prevalent in recent times. Fantastic work.

A monologue filled with such honesty and raw openness. Beautiful in exposing that truth that is so under the surface of us all. Just a reminder that in this crazy world we all have to step up and be that neighbor who speaks up for each other and look after one another. Rachel BublItz's monologue is a powerful testament that should be heard by everyone. Saw this read beautifully performed by Miranda Jonte on her Back Porch Theater. Sadly these fears seem more teirrifyily real after the Supreme Court decision pulling our country even further apart.

In a couple of pages Bublitz sheds light on subsumed history and terror — Touching on the space that current atrocities will haunt future generations. This work is visceral, relatable, artfully crafted. I wish a monologue like this could be read on the steps of public libraries everywhere. In it, the writer builds relatability, understanding and even hope — Balanced and humane, this piece resonates with honesty and conviction. This is what theater is for.

This is a fantastic monologue!!! It's a perspective that is not usually heard but needs to be in our current political climate. In just a page and a half, Bublitz is able to portray a character going through a vast array of emotions and by the end we know we have just spent time with a fully fleshed complex human that needs to be understood.

This is an important and heartbreaking piece. Bublitz gets right to the heart of the issue and touches upon some smaller bits that we're not addressing as much. One of my favorite sections is the moment where she mentions that they don't have it as bad as some other groups, and how she's lucky these aren't regularly occurring events. I think we all do that sort of thing, as we process our feelings caused by trauma, where we tell ourselves it's not as bad as it could be and then feel guilty for speaking up. LOVE THIS MONOLOGUE!

'Since November I’ve seen more swastikas than I’ve seen in my whole life.' Unfortunately, that statement in Bublitz's monologue is one that Jewish-Americans have said (in a little different way) since the 2016 election. If you enjoy the writerly ease and specificity of Donald Margulies' monologues - esp. 'Lola' or 'I Don't Know What I'm Doing' - you'll love the monologue 'Blue.' Stellar -- it's active without physical action, but active in how this woman articulates her discomfort, her recognition of entitlement, and fear in the Age of Trump. If I was a producer, I'd choose this!