←Recommendations of Hoax (Short Play)

Saw this performed as part of the Conversations in America and the actors captured their roles perfectly of those who even to this day don't really think that this virus was real and was just a joke that was being played up by the liberal media. Sadly, there were many days where I wished those people who felt like that it was a hoax would just keep having those super-spreading events to weed out their masses before the next set of elections except it would be people like Charlotte's husband who would and have paid the heaviest of prices.

Something is brewing underneath this conversation, and it ends up being the biggest piece of news one can get. A simple neighborly conversation, the one you want to avoid turns into something much more despairing in this short play that speaks to our world we live in now.

Hoax is a conversation I suspect many of us have had. There’s a fine line that is walked here and Lamedman does a fine job not crossing into stereotypical behavior. It’s a conversation that will likely not bear fruit but needs to be stated again and again. Actresses have a lot to work with in this short play and who knows? It may spark conversations in the audience.

Utterly infuriating! Lamedman perfectly captures the ongoing battle many off us face every day, online and even more tragically in person, with anti mask COVID deniers. Her Charlotte is nicer than I would have been. The specificity of each character’s circumstances gives them depth and perspective, making them people rather than positions. HOAX hits home.

Wow! In 5 short minutes, Lamedman gives us a convincing Covid-19 play that captures the heartache of loss convincingly. A marvelous 2-hander that could work well as an audio play!

Powerful stuff; what takes this piece beyond a COVID-themed play is how Lamedman beautifully captures the arrogant ignorance permeating our society, which gives it heft and an urgency that will always keep it timeless, and potent.