←Recommendations of Blue

A tremendous, elliptical piece that explores the 'truths' we tell ourselves and how families protect themselves. Felt much longer than 10 minutes. Really works as a short piece. Could also be extrapolated out to great effect. Recommend.

What stories are we told and as we discover the truth, how is our perception changed? A powerful look at how a family copes with their truth and how they carry on. Excellent.

What a taut and compelling exploration of the demise of a family myth. Despite the harrowing revelations that the adult Lilith comes to accept, she is able to reconcile the truth with her enduring love for her grandparents.

It's safe to say that I'll be thinking about this play all day, and the next, and every one thereafter. Hageman's astounding use of dialogue and pacing makes this ten-minute play feel like Lilith's entire childhood in the best way possible — we learn and grow with her. Hageman says it herself in the synopsis — stories are just stories — but this one is more than a story. It is the evolution of love.

Excellent play with a grand staccato pulse to its dialogue. I saw this performed at the Samuel French Off Off Broadway Play Festival in 2019, and Emily Hageman is a tremendous talent.

"Blue" is a fascinating and entrancingly rhythmic short about the impact of stories and the alteration of the truth behind them as you get older. Emily Hageman's writing always sticks with you long after you've finished reading, and this one is a real zinger!

A beautiful examination of our heroes and the grandiose storytelling that accompanies their life after death. Hageman mastery of structure in this ten minute should be studied. She says so much without overwhelming, gives us so much without over sharing. Truly a gorgeous work.

It's all been said already, but I'll say it too: Blue is a compact and intricately-woven exploration of the way our stories and heroes can morph over time. Easy to produce and heartfelt with a final line that sticks with you; you want Hageman's work in your season.

"Even people who are dead age." *clutches chest in heartbreak and awe*

A beautiful, melodic, deeply theatrical piece honoring the lies children need to hear and the truths we must all eventually accept, whether the story is told to us or about us.

A great script for comic actors to try their chops at heavier material, as BLUE requires the timing of Swiss clocks and the lightest, deftest touch to provide a spectacular punch.

This is a stunning short play that deserves every accolade! The reveals page after page move us toward so great an understanding of how the way we see things shape us in the most profound ways. Hageman has given the world a remarkable piece of art that should be produced often! Stunning!