←Recommendations of Tracks

  • George Sapio: Tracks by John Patrick Bray
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    I had to read this twice just to process all the imagery and content embedded in every line. There's so much in this: characters who appear fully realized and stay in your memory; their desires, dreams, heartbreaks all happening while . I would love to see this staged; it would be beautiful. A play full of magic, emotional and spiritual.

    I had to read this twice just to process all the imagery and content embedded in every line. There's so much in this: characters who appear fully realized and stay in your memory; their desires, dreams, heartbreaks all happening while . I would love to see this staged; it would be beautiful. A play full of magic, emotional and spiritual.

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  • Peter Dakutis: Tracks by John Patrick Bray
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    Tracks is a devastatingly sad and beautiful play. John Patrick Bray uses Hudson River Valley mythology to examine the effects of economic decline and opioid abuse on the region. As his very real characters struggle against negative tides of change, heartbreak awaits. Eventually, the characters are absorbed into the mythology, which is simultaneously disturbing and comforting, offering a catharsis. The characters and dream-like world will stay with you long after the play.

    Tracks is a devastatingly sad and beautiful play. John Patrick Bray uses Hudson River Valley mythology to examine the effects of economic decline and opioid abuse on the region. As his very real characters struggle against negative tides of change, heartbreak awaits. Eventually, the characters are absorbed into the mythology, which is simultaneously disturbing and comforting, offering a catharsis. The characters and dream-like world will stay with you long after the play.

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  • Debbie Lamedman: Tracks by John Patrick Bray
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    Wow! Just finished watching the reading of TRACKS produced by AboutFace Ireland, and I am blown away. This play is a gorgeous, mystical story that pulls you in immediately. The Hudson River Valley is its own character and the environment is hugely important to the plot and the characters. Bray has developed incredibly original three-dimensional characters, and I became so invested with all of them. The magical realism lends itself to a highly theatrical piece. I am thrilled to have seen the reading, and I cannot wait to see a live on-stage production of this excellent play! Bravo, Bray...

    Wow! Just finished watching the reading of TRACKS produced by AboutFace Ireland, and I am blown away. This play is a gorgeous, mystical story that pulls you in immediately. The Hudson River Valley is its own character and the environment is hugely important to the plot and the characters. Bray has developed incredibly original three-dimensional characters, and I became so invested with all of them. The magical realism lends itself to a highly theatrical piece. I am thrilled to have seen the reading, and I cannot wait to see a live on-stage production of this excellent play! Bravo, Bray! Fantastic!

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  • Doug DeVita: Tracks by John Patrick Bray
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    Gut wrenching. Magical. Intense. And gorgeous. So gorgeous. Playing with time, space, and expectations with mesmerizing theatricality, Bray takes us on a journey that is both literal and metaphoric, with characters we learn to love even as they break our hearts. As I said: it’s a gorgeous piece of writing, and one I'd love to see staged.

    Gut wrenching. Magical. Intense. And gorgeous. So gorgeous. Playing with time, space, and expectations with mesmerizing theatricality, Bray takes us on a journey that is both literal and metaphoric, with characters we learn to love even as they break our hearts. As I said: it’s a gorgeous piece of writing, and one I'd love to see staged.

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  • Jill Maynard: Tracks by John Patrick Bray
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    In a distressed rivertown, a motley band of adolescents gathers at a boat landing dock condemned by the imminent construction of a bullet train from New York to Albany. The specter of Johnnie Appleseed keeps a Jim Jims dispenser stocked with sour apple candies in silent rebuke to "progress" that upends the lives of the many for the benefit of the few. The shuffling of the storied past of the Hudson River Valley with myths newly minted in the course of the play are seamlessly woven together by the overarching metaphor of the railroad.

    In a distressed rivertown, a motley band of adolescents gathers at a boat landing dock condemned by the imminent construction of a bullet train from New York to Albany. The specter of Johnnie Appleseed keeps a Jim Jims dispenser stocked with sour apple candies in silent rebuke to "progress" that upends the lives of the many for the benefit of the few. The shuffling of the storied past of the Hudson River Valley with myths newly minted in the course of the play are seamlessly woven together by the overarching metaphor of the railroad.

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  • Lainie Vansant: Tracks by John Patrick Bray
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    Tracks is a fascinating ghost story with beautifully layered culture specific to a region that doesn't get a lot of love. It's a story of loss and of tall tales, and Bray uses all of the myths and songs at his disposal to draw the reader/audience in.

    Tracks is a fascinating ghost story with beautifully layered culture specific to a region that doesn't get a lot of love. It's a story of loss and of tall tales, and Bray uses all of the myths and songs at his disposal to draw the reader/audience in.

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