←Recommendations of Catching Lemons

We included this play in our high school senior-directed one-act festival and it brought the audience to tears. A beautifully rendered and crafted short piece with two great roles for strong actors. A great addition in our evening of one-acts.

A gorgeously touching piece with as real writing as you can get and SO much juicy symbolism (pun intended). Who doesn't like an amply set-up but equally unexpected twist ending?

A really lovely and engaging story right from the start. Matthew's relationship with his grandmother is familiar, realistic, and heartbreaking. The ending makes it unforgettable.

An absolutely beautiful 10-minute that moves one to tears with its perfect mixture of tart and sweet, and then causes an all-out bawl-fest with its magical, gasp-inducing ending. With wonderful roles for a teenage boy and an elderly woman, this heart-tugger should be the hit of short play festivals everywhere.

I agree with other reviewers, but what should not be overlooked is the tone of bittersweet comedy that also suffuses the play, as (on his way to a funeral for an unnamed relative), Michael feels a desperate need to confess his sexuality to the grandmother whose dementia is too far gone to comprehend anything he's saying. Watch also for the bit of magic realism that ends the play.

What I love about Michael Pisaturo's writing on this short is how realistic the dialogue and the characters are. You feel like you're reading an actual conversation. These characters are so utterly human, and the story makes me laugh as much as it brings a tear to my eye. As a gay man, I've read a lot of coming-out plays, but none quite like this.

Wonderfully crafted ten minute play here by Pisaturo. Love how it slowly reveals itself to the audience. This play has very interesting characters and a great theme; I recommend it highly!

Tender and warm, this play turns into a surprising portrait of regret for things left unsaid.

I saw this play read at the Inge Festival. A tender, warm, and compassionate coming-out play. You feel Matthew’s frustration as his attempts to have a meaningful conversation with his grandmother continually fail. Beautiful work here!

Stunning! Warm and relatable, with subtext that swoops and bends around painful realities, without ever losing the human thread. I appreciate the intergenerational POV, the way that the writer weaves the story, leaving rich textures for the audience to see and take hold of. Simply beautiful work here.