←Recommendations of The Ancestry Dot Com Play

So many laugh out loud moments in this great play! I love how the handles questions of identity as well as the varying ways in which people seek to identify themselves and how that intersects with the relationships in their lives. This play is funny and complex and I love it.

Alyssa's comedy is so bright & nuanced because her dialogue comes from characters that feel lived in and real. People often speak comedically because in real life we reach for humor in times of stress, discomfort and alienation. But beneath the layer of detachment and quips, you feel real people with deep existential problems that are too painful to begin to contend with - especially alone. Such complicated characters, in such a tight, tiny, perfect package. This could easily be produced today and should!

Scream out loud funny! Scream out loud delicious! Speaks so directly to the world now and to navigating identity politics among friends and loved ones. Gorgeous and treacherous dialogue. Will fly anywhere to see it produced.

What a fabulous play! As someone who discovered I'm a quarter Greek/Balkan when I got my DNA tested, I really related to this play, loved the characters and how well wrought they are. And such impactful work about identity with so much humor and heart.

A beautiful play about how identity impacts all facets of our life.

A briskly moving, insightful play that is as funny as it is poignant. Haddad-Chin explores identity, assimilation, privilege, family, and much more. From Amy's satirically brazen brandishing of her "newfound identity" to Jasmine's nuanced and powerful discoveries to Samia's central journey through the liminal space of identity and unknown ancestry, there is a lot for production teams and audiences to sink their teeth into here. The central question explored here--what defines heritage and how does that impact your relationships with friends, family, and the world at large?--is so thoroughly dissected and powerfully illuminated. I'd love to see it produced!

The community of national and local readers for the 45th annual Bay Area Playwrights Festival in 2022 enthusiastically recommends THE ANCESTRY DOT COM PLAY as a Semi-Finalist at Playwrights Foundation. We were deeply moved by the play’s investigation of the relationship between ancestry/DNA and identity, as well as cultural erasure. We were compelled by this play’s promise in the witty dialogue and seamless build. We hope this play is widely read, finds dedicated collaborators, and moves swiftly towards production. #BAPF2022

A moving look at the power of what lies within a DNA envelope and the impact that would have on one's identity and life. What questions arise and how does one grapple with them? Well done.