←Recommendations of Good Morning, Miriam

There is probably nothing sadder than watching a person disappear mentally. Floyd-Priskorn shows us the difficult descent taken by Miriam and how it affects both her daughter and her car giver. The use of the key and the mirror takes us to another realm.

I haven't read a play about dementia before--or if I have, Jacquelyn Floyd-Priskorn's GOOD MORNING, MIRIAM has made me forget. This one-act is a hard-hitting look inside the mind of a woman with dementia and how it effects her grown daughter and her in-home caregiver. Floyd-Priskorn wields magical realism and an excellent use of a mirror to convey two sides of the titular Miriam and sprinkles in effective beats of humor to ground the story as real. It's a well-drawn family drama, and I recommend you take a look!

A heartbreaking, but beautifully analytic journey into the effects of dementia on all those involved. The characters live and breath. We feel exactly what an emotional toll such a disease can take on us. A masterful observation that will bring tears to your eyes as you go down the road with Miriam, Audrey, and Ari to the inevitable destination.

What a powerful piece. Jacquie Floyd-Priskorn doesn’t just tell us about Miriam’s anguish, she masterfully shows us. It’s theatrical, compelling, and heart-wrenching. Ari’s perspective, born of experience, and Audrey’s despair add to the story, and Miriam’s internal struggle is so clearly illuminated by the dual characters. It’s a painful to watch the story to unfold and the inevitable release of the key. A painful story but one that must be told. Brilliantly done!

I sat for a bit after reading this, and a horror film played in my mind. A film of mirrors and keys and doors opening into unfamiliar worlds and faces. The films "Annihilation" and "I'm thinking of ending things" come to mind. But there's not only horror. There's love. There's fun back and forth in the dialogue. There are joyful stories of fond memories. But isn't that how horror hits us hardest? When there's hope and love involved.

I read this immediately after reading Jacquelyn’s Veterans of Community Theatre. What a remarkable range! In Good Morning, Miriam, Jacquelyn tackles the difficult subject of dementia through Miriam’s struggle with loss of memory and self and Audrey’s struggle with the loss of her mother. A very moving piece from a very versatile talent!

Once I found “Good Morning, Miriam”, the search was over for our 2021 competition piece. Dementia is very real and personal to me, having gone through it with my grandfather. Jacquie captured the struggles from different viewpoints with a masterful blend of creativity and bare bones reality. We were very honored to take this work to a regional competition where we won Best Overall Production and each cast member was awarded individually, including Best Performer and Best Supporting Performer. Heartwarming, heartbreaking and creating awareness, it’s a winner!

An absolute gut punch. I was stunned after reading this beautiful piece by Jacquie Floyd. All the frustration, terror and the realization of inevitable loss that some go through is explored with grace and dignity. The effect it has on Miriam's daughter is palpable and I truly appreciated the use of two actresses to portray Miriam. It drove home the dichotomy of her existence in an elegant way. This is heartbreaking in the best way. This should be staged immediately.

What a beautiful play. By going into the mind of Miriam, Jacquelyn Floyd-Priskorn brings us right into the terror and heartbreak of loss. And while pulling no punches, she does it with sympathetic grace and tenderness. Moving, at times humorous, often sad, and just... beautiful.