←Recommendations of But This Is Us From Here

I was not familiar with Mr. St. Croix's plays, but I really liked this one. Information subtly is presented, character traits are expertly dropped in throughout and the ending, where there finally seems to be some understanding of what each person has been through, comes out in a simple and satisfying way. Excellent writing!

This is a wonderful heart warming piece that will have you wanting to hug your own parent or child by the end. Christian has created two wonderful characters in the mother who means well and is trying to make up for lost time and the son who's trying to figure out what he wants their relationship to mean. The dialogue is full of wonderful social/entertainment references that had me giggling. If you're looking for a play that analyses a complex relationship but is still able to give it humour, you can't do any better.

This gorgeous ten minute play packs the same power and punch as a full-length; information is parsed out with elegant, read-between-the-lines depth, and the two characters are drawn with broad strokes yet beautifully filled in. An absolute charmer, St. Croix aims for the heart and delivers an emotionally fulfilling bullseye.

The celebratory setting of this play is a beautiful juxtaposition to the journey of mother and son finding their way back to each other. And Christian St. Croix writes with an incredible empathy and insight as they naturally stumble along the way. The stage directions also reveal so much and a profound understanding of the ways these characters both connect and hide from each other and themselves. This is a play I'd love to watch staged and all the amazing moments the playwright has created both in the dialogue and between the words.

A charged ten minute play that has to pack 15 years of history between these two characters. Excellent use of setting to drive the dialogue.

Sweet, tender, funny and wise and all in 10 minutes!

Well, crap, do I love this — it’s funny, damn serious, hard, warm, and sweet. Christian St. Croix shows a terrific mastery of character, dialogue, and the small actions between people that speak volumes. Erica and Julian feel specific and individual, rounded and real, their complicated mother-son history made clear to us without a breath of clunky exposition. Filled with wonderful moments and rich material for actors, I’d hope to see this done far and wide.

Wow...Such a well written and touching mother-son piece. Easily producible; I'd love to see this one day.