←Recommendations of that drive thru monterey

We are please to support this play and playwright! This play was a featured staged reading in our 2022 New Works Festival at Kitchen Dog Theater in Dallas, Texas.

A beautiful piece that centers around two human, lived-in characters and a touching, organically evolving relationship. I loved the combination of authentic humanity with lyrical language and moments of fantastical/theatrical visual storytelling. At the center of the piece is an exploration of the negative impacts of machismo/toxic masculinity, of how people struggle to avoid it, and of how it is passed down through generations. The historical context is also wonderfully threaded throughout, and I loved how richly built the world was with so few characters. Who we saw and who we didn't see were equally important.

As a National Committee Reader for the Bay Area Playwrights Festival, I was introduced to this play and the love between the characters of Monterey and Maximilian. Set in the early 70s, the play is structured like a book, with each scene containing poetic dialogue, giving room for the performers to explore the nuances of this powerful relationship. It's also clear how the intimacy of the play will invite audiences into this story. The play takes us on a heartfelt journey of our first loves.

Playwrights Foundation highly recommends THAT DRIVE THRU MONTEREY, which excelled to the Finalist round (top 35) for the 44th annual Bay Area Playwrights Festival out of 755 plays. Our community of readers felt this play best represented the mission of our festival. This work engaged us, inspired us, moved us, and was an outstanding example of transformative storytelling. Our local Bay Area Literary Council commends THAT DRIVE THRU MONTEREY as a compelling, relevant, cathartic new work which should be produced now. Congratulations! #BAPF2021

A beautiful, magical realist play that seems to float off the page and into your heart. The characters have such lovely, lived-in relationships, I found myself fully drawn into their world as they struggle to be their authentic selves and push against the roles they're given by their society, their culture, and their era, and the ways in which those constraints can be passed down through the generations.

A moving story of forging ones path as one sorts through love and assimilation. Well done.