←Recommendations of freeplay

The authenticity of the dialogue in this play is stunning and, when paired with the intimacy of the characters' relationships, makes reading it feel like an act of voyeurism. The cadences, which shift with familiarity or a lack thereof, reveal so much about the employees at Freeplay, too. The play made me think a lot about complacency in adulthood, and the ways we choose familiarity over happiness, and whether or not that's valid. I'm obsessed with the specificity of this world. Great work!

This play uses dildos as a way to explore design thinking. How are people thoughtful about the physical products they build? What about the businesses they build? The relationships? It's an exploration of women in STEM that no one else could have written.

“Freeplay” is a fascinating play full of characters who crave connection. Set in a sexual wellness company, the business of making dildos is the backdrop of the search for emotional intimacy. The language is so rich and reflects the way we wish we could talk to one another. Would love to see and hear a full production!

Justice Hehir has created such an engaging, curious, fun world with characters who are a squirmy joy to get to know. Her dialogue is sharp, winding and overlapping in wholly believable ways. This play depicts shame, people succumbing to it and overcoming it together. It's a thoughtful, sexy peek into when and how we choose to reveal our vulnerable sides and share (sometimes cramped) space with others doing the same.

A play that takes its time, adjusts its approach, asks you to listen, and builds to a satisfactory climax. Set in an adult toy business, Hehir's story is, at root, about the responsibilities and agonies of being an "adult." Being a leader when you still need to follow, failing to plan for the future when your present feels stymied, not getting what you need because you can't voice what you want. A long, patient play, but by the end I was still sad to leave these endearing, human characters.

Hehir is a genius when it comes to exploring relationships among people that work together!!

The fact is 'sex sells' and "FreePlay" is show that could prove that true! Justice Hehir takes four fabulous character, sprinkles them with brilliantly witty and thought provoking dialogue and places them smack in the middle of the sex industry. Its a perfect cocktail that creates a wonderfully funny piece. Produce this play and you won't be disappointed! The sales from merchandise of "ask me about orgasms" shirts would make this play a hit on thier own. Couple that with the brilliant writing and you can't go wrong.

I adore this play. FreePlay is painstakingly patient in its use of language and the way its plot unfolds, and it works so well because Hehir has given us four believable and idiosyncratic characters to fall in love with. The play also manages to find ways of speaking directly to contemporary issues without ever feeling forced or didactic. It also does something notable: it lets dildos be hilarious, while still taking them seriously and letting them be empowering objects. Funny as fuh and heartbreaking too, FreePlay is a quiet, endearing gem.

A perfectly modulated, subtle portrait of three women in an unusual field. The characters are wonderfully specific and the line-by-line dialogue is authentic and engaging. It is evocative of Annie Baker's work in its focus on small moments and on the minutiae of interpersonal relationships. A play that sneaks up on you, slowly but surely drawing you in until you are wholly invested in these four lonely souls.

If you're not in love with this play by the time Emma the intern gives a Facetime tour of the office to her parents late at night, there's probably something wrong with you. Hehir explores the mundane everyday-ness of working at a sex toy company. Some audience members may cringe at the setting, but Hehir totally embraces the cringe and runs with it and it's RIVETING and hilarious and heartfelt and heartbreaking and wonderful and beautiful and REAL. Just a lovely play from beginning to end, with so many quiet, awkward, lovely moments along the way.