←Recommendations of RAY'S CANDY STORE

A slice of New York where some wisdom of life is passed on and an exchange one will always remember in the heart of your local shop. Well done.

What a beautiful multi-layered play. Peel one layer back for poetry. Another layer offers a vibrant life. Still another gives you an ending. Carnes incorporates so many facets of life today into its own concoction. Then she sweetens it with memory and hope. Egg creams should always be delivered with poetry and Carnes characters give you that.

This play beautifully shows how people from different walks of life can come together by opening up and sharing their dreams. Ray's Candy Store is a wonderful slice of life and lovingly depicts both the grandeur and specificity of New York City.

I saw this play at East Side Stories at the Metropolitan Playhouse. What a charming, touching, and poignant piece. I loved the connection between the two characters. The young girl's monologue is fantastic. I would recommend it highly to any young person looking for an audition piece.

Having now seen "Ray's Candy Store" in its sensitively directed and performed production at Metropolitan Playhouse in NYC, it confirms my initial impressions from reading it: it is a beautifully written play which works on so many complex levels at once, yet remains wonderfully focused and clear-eyed in its storytelling; it's a lovely, touching piece.

A beautiful slice of life play set in my hometown (NYC) that I love so much! It is a lovable play juxtaposing someone who survived serious danger and trauma with a wide-eyed corn-fed actress who wants to give up after witnessing a suicide. So much intensity handled so well by Carnes with skill and strong linguistic choices.

A beautiful two-character, multi-cultural, multi-generational slice-of-life snapshot of New York City and The American Dream. The two characters seem not to be listening to each other, yet when it's important, it's clear that they've heard, at least on some level. The dialogue is at times poetic, always naturally rhythmic and emotionally resonant. The young woman's confusion is a perfect foil for the older Iranian man's determined joy.

Lovely roles for a young actress and an older Persian actor.