←Recommendations of Ahavah

We've had the pleasure of reading this play at our Sunday night play reading before and it offers up a wonderful gift of witty back-and-forth between a couple trying to negotiate the minefield that is a gathering of a traditional family. It's wonderfully written with two characters that you can't help but care about and if you've ever been caught up in the desire to prove yourself to your family then you'll definitely relate. This piece scores the triple for me, it entertains, insights emotion and conversation!

I caught the Newmarket International Festival's performance of this play online. Lovely writing, characterization and pacing. Love abounds. https://fb.watch/j5QVyqZKMd/

Family gatherings, including paying respects to a recently passed and beloved grandmother, can bring about a case of self consciousness. Dana Hall and David Lipschutz capture this feeling with a light comic touch in this tender story of self acceptance, grief, and love. Beautifully done.

This short play is a sweet and poignant study on grief, love, being true to oneself, and those who love you for who you are. I was looking forward to seeing it in the St. Sebastian Players' 10 minute play festival, but since that was canceled, reading it is the next best thing. There's a certain universality within the specificity here - This play made me think of my own grandmothers, and now I'm smiling remembering them. Lovely work!

There is so much to love in the play, AHAVAH. Co-authors Dana Hall and David Lipschutz take us on a comedic and poignant journey of love and faith beyond the grave. And along the way, we're introduced to characters who wrestle with their own grief to a place of renewed understanding and connection. Well done!

This is a truly beautiful short play. Hall & Lipschutz effectively balance grief and the effects the death of a loved one has on an individual, as well as a romantic relationship, and personal acceptance with sharp, well executed comedic writing. A touching, affecting, and informing piece of theatre through the Jewish end-of-life experience, that truly lives up to the name.

What a beautiful piece this is by Dana and David, I must admit I shed a tear. It captures perfectly just how we feel at a wake (or other cultural word) of a loved one we held dear. I particularly admire the amount of research that went into this play, thank you!

I absolutely love this play! It grabbed me emotionally and had me thinking of my own beautiful family, who has passed. “AHAVAH” is simply a marvelous gem, which will bring tears, joy, and the best of remembrances. BRAVO!