←Recommendations of GUSHER!

  • Dave Osmundsen: GUSHER! by Jan Rosenberg
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    Rosenberg provides a frighteningly relevant scenario, but her play effortlessly breathes with life and humanity. Rosenberg examines a basic part of women's biology with care and compassion and flexibility, allowing women of all ages and gender identities a say in the conversation. She also breathes so much life into her characters and their relationships and their dialogue that the play never feels didactic. Challenging yet accessible, this is an important play for everyone to see. PLEASE read this play!

    Rosenberg provides a frighteningly relevant scenario, but her play effortlessly breathes with life and humanity. Rosenberg examines a basic part of women's biology with care and compassion and flexibility, allowing women of all ages and gender identities a say in the conversation. She also breathes so much life into her characters and their relationships and their dialogue that the play never feels didactic. Challenging yet accessible, this is an important play for everyone to see. PLEASE read this play!

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  • Nick Gandiello: GUSHER! by Jan Rosenberg
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    Irreverent, intimate, funny, scary. This play speaks to the rage and confusion and injustice of our moment but also stabs at something beyond it-- something primal. There's an American In-Yer-Face quality to it, and I think fearless theatre makers should read this play.

    Irreverent, intimate, funny, scary. This play speaks to the rage and confusion and injustice of our moment but also stabs at something beyond it-- something primal. There's an American In-Yer-Face quality to it, and I think fearless theatre makers should read this play.

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  • Shaun Leisher: GUSHER! by Jan Rosenberg
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    Very often when storytellers are dabbling in the horror genre they are using the tropes of said genre to make some extremely nuanced commentary on a critical social issue. This play does that and does it soooo well. Let’s hope in reality it doesn’t take catastrophic weather and syncing of cycles on a global scale for our society to stop shaming people that menstruate but while that still happens plays like this one need to be produced. Rosenberg balances the body horror and dark comedy with tender scenes of connection in crafting a truly moving piece of theatre.

    Very often when storytellers are dabbling in the horror genre they are using the tropes of said genre to make some extremely nuanced commentary on a critical social issue. This play does that and does it soooo well. Let’s hope in reality it doesn’t take catastrophic weather and syncing of cycles on a global scale for our society to stop shaming people that menstruate but while that still happens plays like this one need to be produced. Rosenberg balances the body horror and dark comedy with tender scenes of connection in crafting a truly moving piece of theatre.

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