←Recommendations of Blue

A simple, yet complex poem of a play about how the stories we tell evolve and change and deepen and darken as we age. Quietly devastating, BLUE plays fast and loose with time and language, making for a wonderfully theatrical experience.

A gorgeous piece about the stories we tell and the shame we try to hide, often to our own detriment. And inter-generational forgiveness. Beautiful, as always, and full of possibilities for production.

The poetry imbued in this dialogue lifted me off the ground without my knowing, and by the end, I was still soaring. BLUE has a stunning simplicity to it that just cannot be replicated - it is wholly unique and truly breathtaking. Hageman's play may be short, but its wingspan is enormous. Do yourself a favor and fly with these characters.

Blue is about memory and brokenness. How we create our past to fit our hearts. As I read the play I could feel the tension and emotion rising. I love when theater makes me feel strongly, like Blue does. Beautifully human.

There’s so much packed into this tight little story: joy, pride, disillusionment, forgiveness, guilt, grief, wisdom, and grace, all told so briskly and with such theatrical verve. Nicely done.

I want to write the same thing another reviewer has already written. Wow. Just wow. This play really got to me. It's so well-done -- poetic and poignant and so true. Read it.

Wow. Just... wow.

It’s been said: never meet your heroes... they’ll always disappoint. But what can you do if your hero happens to be a member of your own family? Hageman’s exquisite play “Blue” shows the inescapable truth behind the saying, yet how a young woman won’t allow her journey through time and revelation to tarnish the memory she holds so dear. This is a beautiful piece of writing.

Absolutely stunning. Celestial and cellular — A play that dances across time and space, drawing our hearts and minds on such a gentle, elegant journey. To say that Hageman's lyrical poetry shines would be a huge understatement. This is language at once lyrical and full of emotion, a piece of theatre unique to itself, yet ageless and beautiful. Brava!

If you're not reading Hageman's plays, if she's not on your radar, if you're not commissioning her, you're doing yourself a disservice. This play showcases her special approach to structure, spectacle and language. Constantly in awe.