←Recommendations of judy, or i think sophomore year is trying to eat me

This colorful and bright play about adolescence and coming of age is navigated through Judy Blume, evoking a whimsical and empowering sense of nostalgia through conjuring a familiar literary safe haven for young girls learning how to transition into adulthood through examining HOW we come of age. It's messy, it's great fun, and it's deeply moving.

Very much like the work of this play's namesake, Judy Blume, this is a work of art that will help a lot of young women get through a tough time. If you are a high school educator please have your student's read this play and consider producing it. There are so few works of theatre like this that directly deal with what teen girls go through that are actually written by someone not to far from that age.

I was so lucky to get to produce this show with Imaginarium Theatre Company. It so beautifully encapsulates the female teenage experience and speaks to larger, universal issues without being heavy handed. Mueller's use of humor keeps this play constantly enchanting.

I loved this piece! It doesn't shy away from the messiness of adolescence--anxiety and mental health, body image, friendship, the ways society pits women against one another and themselves--while leaving much room for hope, happiness, and health. Lucie is a strong central nucleus to the story, and to see her relationships evolve with Ianna, her mother, and Harrison (with the help of Judy of course!) is poignant, compelling, and real. An excellent piece for teens and adults alike. I'm eager to see this in production!

I was lucky enough to witness the development of judy as Emma’s fellow member of The Workshop Theater’s Fall 2020 Writers Intensive. This play is unabashedly quirky, funny, and heartbreaking for all involved and deals so well with body image and the complications of growing up.