←Recommendations of The Mission

  • Aly Kantor: Abort: The Mission by Lisa Dellagiarino Feriend
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    When I started this play, I said to myself "She's STARTING there? Where on earth is she going to go with this?" By now I should know enough about Lisa's work to trust that she's going to bring me to the world's most insane places... and that I'm going to enjoy the entire journey! This one had me laughing uproariously by page four. Despite the subject matter, the play is humorously self-referential and never preachy, with a painfully relatable protagonist. Hijinks abound, and the laughter never stops, but it's still sincere. Ultimately, it's a carefully structured, consistently cringeworthy...

    When I started this play, I said to myself "She's STARTING there? Where on earth is she going to go with this?" By now I should know enough about Lisa's work to trust that she's going to bring me to the world's most insane places... and that I'm going to enjoy the entire journey! This one had me laughing uproariously by page four. Despite the subject matter, the play is humorously self-referential and never preachy, with a painfully relatable protagonist. Hijinks abound, and the laughter never stops, but it's still sincere. Ultimately, it's a carefully structured, consistently cringeworthy delight!

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  • Maximillian Gill: Abort: The Mission by Lisa Dellagiarino Feriend
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    I can't recall the last time I found a play so uncomfortably funny, but I also can't think of a more appropriate response to a subject as topical and urgent as this one. The writer's ability to strike a perfect tonal balance between the horrific and the hilarious is astonishing. The approach is audacious but never irreverent, and the depth of concern for both the fictional and many real lives affected by the current political landscape is always at the forefront. The close is heartfelt and affecting and strikes a desperately needed note of hope. Wonderful work.

    I can't recall the last time I found a play so uncomfortably funny, but I also can't think of a more appropriate response to a subject as topical and urgent as this one. The writer's ability to strike a perfect tonal balance between the horrific and the hilarious is astonishing. The approach is audacious but never irreverent, and the depth of concern for both the fictional and many real lives affected by the current political landscape is always at the forefront. The close is heartfelt and affecting and strikes a desperately needed note of hope. Wonderful work.

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  • David Lipschutz: Abort: The Mission by Lisa Dellagiarino Feriend
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    ABORT: THE MISSION is a super timely and topical play. What's more, it's impeccably written by Lisa Dellagiarino Feriend! Each character has their own voice and personality (and, from an acting standpoint, would be very fun to play!). Best of all, this playwright has this uncanny ability to move with relative ease from peak comedy to sincere drama.

    ABORT: THE MISSION is a super timely and topical play. What's more, it's impeccably written by Lisa Dellagiarino Feriend! Each character has their own voice and personality (and, from an acting standpoint, would be very fun to play!). Best of all, this playwright has this uncanny ability to move with relative ease from peak comedy to sincere drama.

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  • Rachel Feeny-Williams: Abort: The Mission by Lisa Dellagiarino Feriend
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    This has got to be one of the most powerful pieces about reproductive rights I have ever read! Lisa takes a subject that infuriates and breaks the heart and has created a wonderfully powerful story with brilliantly timed moments of comedy (which given the subject matter is incredible!) Lisa's characters are wonderful examples of the voices of women suffering as their rights (or the rights of their female friends and family members are taken away. Its brilliantly insightful and has you emotionally invested in what the story and the characters are saying. I had moments of smiles and tears!

    This has got to be one of the most powerful pieces about reproductive rights I have ever read! Lisa takes a subject that infuriates and breaks the heart and has created a wonderfully powerful story with brilliantly timed moments of comedy (which given the subject matter is incredible!) Lisa's characters are wonderful examples of the voices of women suffering as their rights (or the rights of their female friends and family members are taken away. Its brilliantly insightful and has you emotionally invested in what the story and the characters are saying. I had moments of smiles and tears!

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