←Recommendations of small town icons

  • Chandler Hubbard: small town icons by SMJ .
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    Disturbing and thrilling at the same time. These characters will hook you along on their small-scale journey, which quickly becomes much grander.

    Disturbing and thrilling at the same time. These characters will hook you along on their small-scale journey, which quickly becomes much grander.

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  • Audrey Lang: small town icons by SMJ .
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    My jaw DROPPED reading this play. But even before that moment, "small town icons" has such clarity in its characters. They're fun to listen to until they're not, but they are always compelling. And I love the way that SMJ's story fills a whole space. Even though I was reading the play rather than seeing it, I could visualize the action and physicality in a way that makes me excited to see the play performed!

    My jaw DROPPED reading this play. But even before that moment, "small town icons" has such clarity in its characters. They're fun to listen to until they're not, but they are always compelling. And I love the way that SMJ's story fills a whole space. Even though I was reading the play rather than seeing it, I could visualize the action and physicality in a way that makes me excited to see the play performed!

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  • Nick Malakhow: small town icons by SMJ .
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    I was not expecting this play to go where it went, and I was absolutely delighted to be along for the ride. S MJ explores small-town life and the social expectations and limitations that come with it with a depth, darkness, and humor that constantly engages. These four young folks are all suffering for various reasons in the muck and mire that is their town, and the way they come together, hurt one another, and orbit around each other is intensely interesting. The slightly heightened world and use of "Our Town"--subverting its nostalgia--is theatrical and compelling.

    I was not expecting this play to go where it went, and I was absolutely delighted to be along for the ride. S MJ explores small-town life and the social expectations and limitations that come with it with a depth, darkness, and humor that constantly engages. These four young folks are all suffering for various reasons in the muck and mire that is their town, and the way they come together, hurt one another, and orbit around each other is intensely interesting. The slightly heightened world and use of "Our Town"--subverting its nostalgia--is theatrical and compelling.

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  • Emery Schaffer: small town icons by SMJ .
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    This play is delightfully dark. It touches on a profoundly deep level of humanity: each one of these characters carries a palpaple burden that is heart-wrenching, but also extremely compelling. One of my favorite things about it is the kinesthetic manor in which SMJ structures the script. It's truly a wonderful piece.

    This play is delightfully dark. It touches on a profoundly deep level of humanity: each one of these characters carries a palpaple burden that is heart-wrenching, but also extremely compelling. One of my favorite things about it is the kinesthetic manor in which SMJ structures the script. It's truly a wonderful piece.

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  • Enid Brain: small town icons by SMJ .
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    I was lucky enough to read a draft of this play while it was still in development. SMJ has created here a powerful and contemporary piece of theatre. In typical form, SMJ challenges every theatrical convention (including play formatting) and comes away with a piece of anti-poetry--beautiful in its rage, touching in its perversion, and deeply personal and human. This play should be given a production as soon as possible and whoever is lucky enough to snag the premiere right might very well be able to say that they got in on the ground floor of the next contemporary hit.

    I was lucky enough to read a draft of this play while it was still in development. SMJ has created here a powerful and contemporary piece of theatre. In typical form, SMJ challenges every theatrical convention (including play formatting) and comes away with a piece of anti-poetry--beautiful in its rage, touching in its perversion, and deeply personal and human. This play should be given a production as soon as possible and whoever is lucky enough to snag the premiere right might very well be able to say that they got in on the ground floor of the next contemporary hit.

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