In this tour-de-force piece, Maisel tackles the compounding challenges of womanhood, motherhood, and marriage set against the very real and very terrifying backdrop of the early days of Covid-19. With stunning poetry, imagery, and theatricality, Maisel drops us into this world and challenges us to reckon with all of the above in a fresh, contemporary way. I'd love to see this staged!

Jen Maisel's writing is always strong and striking, often unexpectedly poetic and raw in a way that catches you off guard. YELLOW WALLPAPER 2.0 2020 is a beautiful and powerful "riff" off of a classic that takes us into a place and time (NYC early pandemic) in way that is both familiar and terrifying, through a character who is very "now" and absolutely unforgettable. This play is a tour de force that will last the test of time and then some.

This play is astonishing! The actress who gets to play this part will have the ride of her life. The writing is spectacular! Intellectual while full of heart --appealing to the plight of every woman: past, present, and future. I wept at the end of this play at the sheer power of it and how the writer weaved a historical story into a timeless tale--of a woman wanting her thoughts and time to think them.