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"Sliding into Seniorhood" by Kim E. Ruyle is a delightful play filled with surprising twists that mature actors and all adult audiences will appreciate. The clever interweaving of stories is beautifully done, leading to an unforgettable and jaw-dropping ending. This vibrant play reminds us that we are never too old to make new memories. It deserves to be produced!

Matt and his father Walt have a fraught relationship based on Walt's personality and Matt's childhood memories. Sherry has a problem allowing herself to be vulnerable. Thanks to help from the three other characters, these issues seem to be happily resolved by the final scene in a nudist camp, where all is revealed (except for Walt's tattoos, which are a big subject of discussion throughout). But that scene has a twist that makes one suspect Matt and Walt will have a whole new set of issues going forward. Funny, dramatic, intriguing work with good central roles for mature actors.

I thoroughly enjoyed Kim E, Ruyle's "Sliding into Seniorhood" -- a fun and poignant play that mature actors and all adult audiences will enjoy. Characters are well drawn. The play hits the mark about the concerns about aging. So refreshing to read a play with seniors having hopes and dreams rather than aches and pains.

Kim E. Ruyle has created a clever romantic comedy with mature characters whose connections are based on some surprising coincidences. The crisp dialogue and the way Ruyle weaves the backstories with the present pull you in so you can’t help but root for all the various relationships to work out. In addition to the romantic relationships, there are family dynamics at play that provide a source of drama and tension. It all works beautifully! And that ending! Would love to see this before I slide completely into seniorhood!

From the very first two page scene, this piece had be intrigued and asking many questions about the characters, which is always a great place to start a play. From there you are guided through a series of snapshots in the lives of other, equally brilliantly created characters. Through the piece you will find yourself laughing with them, smiling with them and crying with them. By the end you won't want to let them go. Kim's wonderful play that allows these characters to share there stories with you is one that needs a stage and an audience to see it!

Ruyle captures the essence of seniorhood through this marvelous plotline of interfaced stories that take us on a wonderful ride through the heights and depths of Boomer-relatable emotions that come with the territory of coping with living life in the youth of old age. What a great script! Produce!

What a fun, smart and touching adventure filled with unexpected twists, poignant revelations and such a great surprise ending. I was hooked from beginning to end and didn't want to say goodbye to these funny, flawed characters. Both moving and entertaining. Highly recommend.

This series of interweaving playlets, structurally interesting and ultimately all of a piece, is a charming romantic comedy as well as a moving, hopeful treatise on aging. With wonderfully relatable characters and some really funny one-liners and situations, this could be a real crowd-pleaser wherever and whenever it's performed.