←Recommendations of Behind the Shed

  • Daniel Prillaman: Behind the Shed by Giselle Muise
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    Muise’s play is a whisper. Hushed, quiet, possibly taboo? Like Danielle and Matt, we are not quite sure exactly what just happened between them, but we all know we’ve been changed by it. Only how remains to be seen, something Muise deftly leaves to our imaginations. It has been a while since I have encountered a piece with such beautiful silence, much less in so short a time. This is a truly excellent play.

    Muise’s play is a whisper. Hushed, quiet, possibly taboo? Like Danielle and Matt, we are not quite sure exactly what just happened between them, but we all know we’ve been changed by it. Only how remains to be seen, something Muise deftly leaves to our imaginations. It has been a while since I have encountered a piece with such beautiful silence, much less in so short a time. This is a truly excellent play.

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  • Steven Hayet: Behind the Shed by Giselle Muise
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    In Behind the Shed, Giselle Muise lets us spend a few minutes with two childhood friends during their return home from college for the holidays. It’s a beautiful slice-of-life play. These characters are real and relatable and would be an absolute delight for actors to portray. I want to know what happens next!

    In Behind the Shed, Giselle Muise lets us spend a few minutes with two childhood friends during their return home from college for the holidays. It’s a beautiful slice-of-life play. These characters are real and relatable and would be an absolute delight for actors to portray. I want to know what happens next!

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  • Shaun Leisher: Behind the Shed by Giselle Muise
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    I'm in awe of how much history between these two characters is packed in a 10 minute play. Do I wonder what happens next? Sure but I'm also so satisfied with the ambiguity we are left with.

    I'm in awe of how much history between these two characters is packed in a 10 minute play. Do I wonder what happens next? Sure but I'm also so satisfied with the ambiguity we are left with.

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  • Ryan M. Bultrowicz: Behind the Shed by Giselle Muise
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    A very calming, nostalgic vibe emanates from this play. Muise's ability to so naturally capture the nuances of what is assuredly a long and complicated relationship is a testament to her writing ability.

    "Behind the Shed" is the kind of play that makes you feel butterflies in your stomach - as we are but a fly on the wall observing a very intimate and passion-fueled moment.

    A very calming, nostalgic vibe emanates from this play. Muise's ability to so naturally capture the nuances of what is assuredly a long and complicated relationship is a testament to her writing ability.

    "Behind the Shed" is the kind of play that makes you feel butterflies in your stomach - as we are but a fly on the wall observing a very intimate and passion-fueled moment.

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  • Allie Costa: Behind the Shed by Giselle Muise
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    This slice-of-life scene is both sweet and bittersweet. With naturalistic dialogue and relatable characters, Behind the Shed is absolutely worthy of being the opening scene to a longer piece - I want to know what happens next!

    This slice-of-life scene is both sweet and bittersweet. With naturalistic dialogue and relatable characters, Behind the Shed is absolutely worthy of being the opening scene to a longer piece - I want to know what happens next!

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  • Matthew Weaver: Behind the Shed by Giselle Muise
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    What I like about BEHIND THE SHED is how quiet it is. Muise dares to allow her characters to be still, and in doing so, reveals so much about them. The play feels ordinary and extraordinary for this stillness. It's intimate, we feel like we're eavesdropping, we feel bad that we're eavesdropping, we cannot look away. We've all been in this moment, we all will be in this moment again. Muise has captured how everyday it all is, and how momentous it feels.
    Raymond Carver couldn't have written this play any better.

    What I like about BEHIND THE SHED is how quiet it is. Muise dares to allow her characters to be still, and in doing so, reveals so much about them. The play feels ordinary and extraordinary for this stillness. It's intimate, we feel like we're eavesdropping, we feel bad that we're eavesdropping, we cannot look away. We've all been in this moment, we all will be in this moment again. Muise has captured how everyday it all is, and how momentous it feels.
    Raymond Carver couldn't have written this play any better.

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