←Recommendations of Light Switch

Enough cannot be said of the play's brilliance in weaving together the arc of its engaging protagonist, layered conversations about neurodiversity, and 19th century themes, scholarship, and references. Each inform and enrich the other to heartbreaking effect. Henry is an instantly effective and affecting character: his connection to 19th century British literature is deeply authentic, personal, wonderful, and uncompromising, even as the playwright brings an empathetic lens to the characters grappling to connect with Henry's singular passion. A desperately beautiful work that demands to be performed.

A magnum opus in both queer storytelling and autistic storytelling, with a wonderful protagonist you’ll remember forever and a story that pulls you in, haunts you like Henry’s favorite gothic romance, and ends on a stunning note of grace and empathy. An important, loveable, necessary work.

A gorgeous portrait of love and perseverance. It is hard not to fall in love with Henry from the jump. Really smart and vulnerable writing.

A beautiful, heart-wrenching play. A true masterclass in compassion. Osmundsen's writing is effortlessly incisive, bringing us fully into Henry's world with clarity, vulnerability, and deeply rooted sympathy for every character. Works on every level - what a joy to read!

Love stories involving autistic people are often "more about how hard it is to love an autistic person than how challenging it is to be an autistic person who wants to be loved." (Sarah Kurchak)

Osmundsen to the rescue!

Protagonist Henry has Asperger's and Osmundsen makes him appealing without softening his more challenging characteristics. Henry has rigid expectations about people, sex, and romance, but he allows himself to love and hurt like the 19th century heroines he worships.

LIGHT SWITCH has shades, colors, and complexity. Every character surprises. There's a heartfelt, painful honestly broadening Henry's world and ours.

Henry is extraordinary. This play is extraordinary. It is written with such compassion and humor. It's not often that I read an Autistic character who doesn't sound like a total cliche. This brought me so much joy and hope. I absolutely loved this play.

A lovely, original, and thoroughly engaging play about a character who is annoying and endearing in equal measure. Osmundsen takes us into the mind of Henry Sullivan, a high-functioning gay autist who can communicate with others only through his obsession with 19th-century British fiction, a genre the author obviously knows intimately. After failing to connect with two potential relationships, Henry ultimately finds proof that there is someone for everyone. Dialogue, characterizations, and shifting time frames are all handled skillfully in this charming full-length where every character is sympathetic and understandable, even if most cannot provide Henry with what he needs.

This. Play. Is. So. Beautiful! Osmundsen has a gift for creating empathetic and engaging characters that I really root for, especially Henry. I fell in love with him--I fell fast and I fell hard. His journey is hopeful, heartbreaking and FAN-TAS-TIC!!!! We need to see more stories like this on the stage, and I can't recommend this one highly enough.

This play punched me in the gut. Personable, eloquent, and heartbreaking, “Light Switch” is a gem of a play, with very empathetic and believable characters. I would love to see a production of this play, as Osmundsen’s creative concept and dialogue was made to be seen on the stage.

There is so much beauty in this script it almost overwhelms, and I mean that in the best way possible. Dave Osmundsen's protagonist, Henry, is one of the most specifically engaging characters I've encountered in a long while, and he is wrought so tenderly one can't help but fall in love with him, fear for him, root for him, and ultimately cheer for him. I would love to see this script produced. Often.