←Recommendations of Lawnpeople

Brutally feeling, deeply layered, and mired in heartwrenching and hope in equal measure, Temesgen's play will blow you out of the water. The ethical, nigh impossible choices at hand deftly bring us to the line of "what you would do?" and the scenes move at a brisk, neatly escalating pace. Atop everything else, the haunting visage of Solymar's daughter is brilliant, adding the perfect touch of pure theatricality into the otherwise realistic world. The picture "Lawnpeople" paints of grief (for those living, for those gone, and for those who never were) is absolutely stellar. Highly recommend.

LAWNPEOPLE is a thoughtful, impactful play. Natalia Temesgen's writing is wonderfully crisp, active and emotional. An excellent play for an ensemble of performers!

LAWNPEOPLE is a powerful play with vividly rendered characters and a briskly moving and consistently engaging plot. The Catch-22 that Solymar is caught within as an undocumented immigrant is potent, and the pressure she faces from all sides--Felix, the specter of her still-living daughter, her own hope at a better life--make for a compelling arc. The intersectional complexities of Hal and Adora's class and race add several new layers to the piece. I love how they read both as antagonists and sympathetic characters throughout. The dialogue is spare but often beautiful. Hope to follow this play's development journey!

Lawnpeople takes hot-button topics of the day - immigration, race, class, motherhood - and forges them into a deeply personal and moving play, centered around Solymar. Always focused on telling her story, the play features a fully-fleshed lead in Solymar, who shows vulnerability and immense strength in spades. Natalia Temesgen gives vibrant, truly human voices to those who are too often used as props in political discourse.