←Recommendations of Faerie Ring

Many aspects of motherhood remain unspoken, yet Faerie Ring provides a language to articulate our fears, insecurities, and vulnerabilities. The concept is exquisite, portraying a breathtaking world where it is safe to engage with challenging emotions. Finding strength in vulnerability and discussing these matters has the power to shatter generational curses. It is both heartbreaking and awe-inspiring. So Good Jacquelyn, BRAVA!

This is such a beautiful piece packed with so much emotion. A fantasy, but offering many truisms about real life. Motherhood is hard. Running from problems usually isn’t a solution. There are other options. Ask for help. Admit mistakes. Ask for forgiveness. This is all captured by two characters, a mother and daughter, for whom we can’t help but feel deeply. Have a tissue handy.

I never fail to be mesmerised by Jacquies fantasy plays, she has a gift for creating stunning new worlds in just a few opening words and building such poignant tales within them.
Here, a young mother at the end of her tether, finally finds her own mother, lost in a world of faries. Will she join her?
The real beauty in this piece comes towards the end, so read it for yourself, better still produce it. Stunning!

A beautiful, searing piece about how hard motherhood is, and how we fall into the trap of making the same mistakes as our parents. Playwright Jacquelyn Floyd-Priskorn writes a fable that feels like it is timeless and been around for centuries - yet relevant to every generation of parents. Gorgeous imagery and stage business that will break your heart. Read it and produce it...and don't let the faeries catch you!

Giving birth is a joy for most, but for those mothers who suffer from Postpartum depression, it must be an extra burden that would be confusing to anyone not suffering. In this moving allegory, Priskorn shows us a distraught mother who must leave her baby behind to find solace among the faeries only to have her grown daughter track her down for a confrontation and that wisdom can be shared at every part of motherhood.

Joseph Campbell said, "Mythology is not a lie, mythology is poetry, it is metaphorical." In Faerie Ring, Jacquelyn Floyd-Priskorn uses the power of myth to unpack postpartum depression, the pain of abandonment, the (rarely spoken of/taboo) pain of motherhood, and the hope to break the cycle. The play is haunting. And it feels so real. This play also provides two excellent roles for women. I would love to see it produced.

Sometimes a myth doesn't need much explanation because it taps into our common human wants and needs. So it is with this compelling play. What stays with me is how strong the urge is in both of these women to run to the faerie ring, and how its magic and its danger can be felt through their words.

A poetic faerie-tale about the relationships between mother and daughter, real and imaged connections and the loss and rediscovering of love and the burden ordinary life brings with it.

Bridget was abandoned by her mother as a child, leaving to live with the faeries rather than deal with the realities of motherhood. Now Bridget struggles with her own motherhood and seeks the same fate. Beautifully sensitive in its gradually-dawning sense of maternal love, as Bridget's faerie-taken mother encourages her to make the effort she wishes she had made, and offering hope for the future.

This is a haunting and profound short play. Both characters are rich and multidimensional. There's a lot here for actors to work with. "Faerie Ring" was a joy to read and would be amazing to see on stage.