←Recommendations of A Godawful Small Affair

  • Steven Strafford: A Godawful Small Affair by Hayley St. James
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    St. James sets us on a journey which is at once fantastic and mundane. Queer people (and one queer alien god) seek connection to themselves, each other, and to the concept of time itself. It's a sweet trip into the lives of young, queer New Yorkers today.

    St. James sets us on a journey which is at once fantastic and mundane. Queer people (and one queer alien god) seek connection to themselves, each other, and to the concept of time itself. It's a sweet trip into the lives of young, queer New Yorkers today.

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  • Doug DeVita: A Godawful Small Affair by Hayley St. James
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    The sense of claustrophobia and longing that permeates this play gives it an urgency that keeps one intrigued and invested in these characters' wants and needs. Lovely, ruminative, and magical, while retaining an edge that keeps it grounded and contemporary, it's a must read – and when possible, a must produce.

    The sense of claustrophobia and longing that permeates this play gives it an urgency that keeps one intrigued and invested in these characters' wants and needs. Lovely, ruminative, and magical, while retaining an edge that keeps it grounded and contemporary, it's a must read – and when possible, a must produce.

    ”
  • Steven G. Martin: A Godawful Small Affair by Hayley St. James
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    Hayley St. James has written a truly feel-good and heartwarming play of its time.

    We all crave connection and the COVID-19 pandemic has made it more difficult than usual to find and enjoy it. What makes "A Godawful Small Affair" even stronger than that is that the characters start off well, having what they need, but when the positive becomes mundane, that need to connect is still strong.

    Credit St. James. They have written well-rounded, humane characters; joyful, sex-positive scenarios ... and the ending seems like it was destined from the beginning. A lovely full-length play.

    Hayley St. James has written a truly feel-good and heartwarming play of its time.

    We all crave connection and the COVID-19 pandemic has made it more difficult than usual to find and enjoy it. What makes "A Godawful Small Affair" even stronger than that is that the characters start off well, having what they need, but when the positive becomes mundane, that need to connect is still strong.

    Credit St. James. They have written well-rounded, humane characters; joyful, sex-positive scenarios ... and the ending seems like it was destined from the beginning. A lovely full-length play.

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  • Ky Weeks: A Godawful Small Affair by Hayley St. James
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    There's a certain weight to the mundane that comes out in times when time seems out of whack, and this play presents that really well. Conversations about movies and groceries are treated with about as much importance as the apparition of David Bowie, giving the narrative a very memorable effect of intimacy.

    There's a certain weight to the mundane that comes out in times when time seems out of whack, and this play presents that really well. Conversations about movies and groceries are treated with about as much importance as the apparition of David Bowie, giving the narrative a very memorable effect of intimacy.

    ”