←Recommendations of A Conversation About Mom

If you are looking for a beautifully written piece about the complexity of family that will tug at your heart strings then you won't go far wrong with this piece. The writer not only creates two very believable characters, bursting with emotion but he also constructs their conversation wonderfully well. As I read it I could feel the emotions washing over me in the best possible way.

A very believable conversation between father and son, full of the requisite emotional triggers and painful reactions, drives this unique little play. I found myself desperately wanting a resolution that seemed too far out of reach. The twist at the end gave me that and so much more.

The portrait of a marriage and its disintegration through an airing of grievances between father and son. Using the psyche of a husband who abandoned his family, Busser skilfully merges past, present, future and a kind of no man’s land in a touching and credible duologue. With the hurt in different ways of father and son, the untangling of a mind maze through the dialogue’s clashes and regrets gradually changes the focus of the play until a final revelation and a resolution to take action before it is too late in a touching finale.

A strong play with a painful but necessary conversation between father and son. There's an unexpected twist at the end that provides hope for reconciliation. Very well-written and believable. Well done!

A wonderful short play about love, loss, forgiveness, and the relationships that connect us. I loved the relationship between the father and son and how the story unfolds. An audience would love this. Great job!

JOHN BUSSER presents us with a wrenching conversation between father and son about Mom in a cemetery. Bitter reproaches and sweet memories ensue until the poignant twist at the end.

A painful conversation between a father and a gone and all-but-forgotten son. The bitterness and resentment razor-sharp. An attempt at reconciliation and forgiveness. And an ending with a twist. Very compelling.

A delightful play with a twist at the end that really makes you go, AHA! Wonderful characters, dialogue and story-telling. A real delight. Highly recommended!

JOHN BUSSER takes us on a journey of reconciliation of past hurts, missed opportunities, and unsettled feelings, as a father and a son talk about the past and what might be done to repair a relationship before it’s too late. “A Conversation About Mom” is poignant and will take your breath away.

A Conversation About Mom is a short play about reconciliation. As a family play, it reveals the pains of the outlines of our lives - and it is a very good outline, hurting as only a family can. A short play that stings like a dart.