←Recommendations of Saga

  • John Adams: Saga by Joshua H. Cohen
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    A fun meeting of two great characters, peppered with fantasy, comedy, social commentary, political satire, and drama. A strong melding of the very ancient with the very timely. Really leaves you at a perfect spot, too. And one of my favorite-ever pop-culture references in a 10-minute play! (Saw at the 2019 Midwest Dramatists Conference, and that early-on reference was adored, and we were all on board for anything Cohen hit us with after that!)

    A fun meeting of two great characters, peppered with fantasy, comedy, social commentary, political satire, and drama. A strong melding of the very ancient with the very timely. Really leaves you at a perfect spot, too. And one of my favorite-ever pop-culture references in a 10-minute play! (Saw at the 2019 Midwest Dramatists Conference, and that early-on reference was adored, and we were all on board for anything Cohen hit us with after that!)

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  • Steven G. Martin: Saga by Joshua H. Cohen
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    Cohen's script is funny, earnest and pointed. It aims at how ridiculous fantasy and fairy-tale actions appear in the setting of the modern world. It skewers contemporary "what's-in-it-for-me" sensibilities. It dramatizes frustrating, funny, well-thought characters who are diametrically opposed to one another. And it may be an artistic Rorschach test, as an audience member's reaction to the ending may illuminate who she is and what she believes.

    Cohen's script is funny, earnest and pointed. It aims at how ridiculous fantasy and fairy-tale actions appear in the setting of the modern world. It skewers contemporary "what's-in-it-for-me" sensibilities. It dramatizes frustrating, funny, well-thought characters who are diametrically opposed to one another. And it may be an artistic Rorschach test, as an audience member's reaction to the ending may illuminate who she is and what she believes.

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