←Recommendations of After the Garden

03.03.25 - All things are circular in this look at a long-term marriage going through some growing pains. This probably happens from time to time, but you know things will eventually work out again. You can't appreciate the sunshine if you don't suffer a little rain, and as Adam and Eve are the original married couple, they've had a lot of both. Claudia Haas has writes a charming, funny and very relatable play that just may make you look at your significant other in a new (or old) way. Fun stuff

A really delightful piece of writing from Claudia Haas - have the vicissitudes of marriage ever been portrayed so well - the seven-year (or in this case, the three hundred-year) itch is shown in all its glory. I can't live with you, I can't live without you syndrome is given a wonderfully wry and funny setting in the Garden of Eden. Huge fun.

This is cute, magical and relatable. Putting off divorce like I say "I'll start my diet on Monday"! Audiences will love the familiar characters having very familiar discourse! Fun and funny!

What do you do when you've been literally made for each other but you've been married for 300 long years?
Sometimes blintzes are the answer.

Love the spin on this long-term marriage. It certainly is relatable to anyone in such a relationship. Haas has written a comic scenario that would have been right up the alley of Mike Nichols and Elaine May. (Look them up, young 'uns...). It's sweet, funny, and meets all the requirements of keeping kosher. Well done!

A hilarious spin on the world's original main characters. Poor Adam, having to eat matzo ball soup every night for 300 years! A compelling play that you don't need a snake to convince you to read!

In AFTER THE GARDEN, Adam proposes a trial separation with Eve that seems doomed (like the marriage breakup in the Marvelous Mrs. Maisel) because he hasn't fully thought through all his marriage has going for it. Like love and blintzes. Really admire how insightfully Claudia Haus explores her premise of a 300 year-old post-Eden marriage, especially the kind words from the snake. Here's hoping they make it another century or two.

A charming and witty look at how a marriage endures. Even one that's 300 years old. These are two enagiing and distinct characters who have quite the history together. Among the many delightful bits, I was especially amused by their squabbling over their "real" anniversary.

A very fun look at the marriage of Adam and Eve with the time-old way to get to the heart of a man!

They say the way to a man's heart is through his stomach, and this seems to hold up in Haas's version of the original couple, even after 300 years. Adorable play with a very clear conflict, witty dialogue, beautiful world-building, and I love how the backstory bleeds in with some tender bitterness. Haas is such a great talent, and I love a good retelling or forwarding of any myth. Beautifully done!