←Recommendations of Fridge

I feel late to the party in appreciating this wonderful short play, but I was recently fortunate enough to see a live production and felt the need to add my recommendation to all of the highly deserved praise the piece has received. The humor is quick (and two repair people steal the show), but it also leaves a viewer/reader with the poignancy of connection and an acknowledgement of shared humanity (or whatever the equivalent word is for fridges).

O'Grady has written a delightful play about the human/appliance relationship that will have audiences saying "scream." Is it better to settle for something old and broken, or to try to find something new hoping it'll be a perfect fit? As a new homeowner, the two repairmen hit very close to home. Scream. Well done!

After reading FRIDGE by Jennifer O’Grady, I have a new appreciation for appliances’ feelings, especially those domestic devices that want to do a good job, but are often on the fritz (I was rooting for “Fridge” the whole time)! It’s easy to see why so many theatres have selected this lighthearted short play.

Never before have I cared so much about a kitchen appliance! Although I guess most of us di become attached and it's sad when they break down.
Jennifer's fridge in this short, sweet and fun play is adorable, it cares, it knows how to store yoghurt.
I love this play and would love to see it staged!

You will care about a refrigerator. Jennifer O'Grady's skill at characterization, dialogue, and humanity will make audiences CARE ABOUT A REFRIGERATOR. Terrific play.

So creative, imaginative, and FUN. Playwright Jennifer O'Grady's mind must be an AMAZING place to visit. I loved this story of Girl hates fridge, girl loves fridge and the metaphors and symbolism that abound. The repairmen are a Greek (yogurt) Chorus of epic proportions. Read, produce, and think twice the next time you open your fridge to ponder its contents!

JENNIFER O’GRADY writes a most heartwarming ten-minute play. There is so much to love about this piece. The dialogue is witty. The ‘call-out’ on repairmen is hilarious. The ‘bond’ between a woman and her fridge is thought provoking. The ending is downright wonderful. “Fridge” will delight any audience, any time!

I selected this play to be produced as part of our college's Spring 2021 Online Play Festival. A conflict over a malfunctioning refrigerator serves as a larger metaphor for the intricacies of human relationships complete with expectations not being met, fidelity concerns, assessing how much is too much before you cut a tie, as well as the possibility for forgiveness and reconciliation.

A quirky, funny, fast-paced play that keeps us laughing, but still delivers the subliminal message that we should appreciate what we have and find room for acceptance. Well done!

Adorable. Think about all your relationships to people and possessions you're used to, and how you would never sacrifice or replace them however unreliable and difficult and just worn-out they sometimes seem. And then think how different, and less subtly effective, this charming play would be if Fridge were actually a person and not just - a "fridge."