FIREFLIES is a perfect mixture of spookiness and humor as these two lonely characters from beyond the veil connect by the ghost light in an old theatre. A wonderful play for any festival, but a slam-dunk for a Halloween or ghost-themed event.

This would be a powerful play to watch performed. The setup and scene is incredibly rich despite being so very simple. The supernatural elements are charmingly unique and the characters are still so very human. We connect to them and need more time around this ghost light to learn their stories. Or maybe not, maybe the point is just walking in the dark together.

What a lovely play. McShane pulls off a few miracles: a chatterbox who we want to keep talking, a vacant stoic who exudes the perfect flicker of warmth, and an afterlife/limbo play that only looks like something we’ve seen before but is absolutely unique. The world building is simple but exquisite, imagining a void that allows the dead to roam while they forget. It’s also filled with danger. Our heroes may be dead but they are definitely not safe. How lucky they are to have found each other. How lucky we are to witness it!