←Recommendations of Button Lake Band Camp

An absolute riot of a play that stands out as not only a high-energy band-geeks-get-possessed-by-forest-spirits comedy but as a deeply moving meditation on friendship, growing up, and what it means to try and live in the impossible now. Toot, toot indeed.

I love these little weirdos so much! Just when you think you know where Guo is going with this, it takes some unexpected twists and turns that give it much more depth and meaning. This is lovely work that both knows and respects the young people at its heart.

So fun! So strange! This script is a joy to read, and so primed for the stage. Part summer-camp-romp, part coming-of-age-friendship story, every aspect of this script functions on all cylinders. Definitely going to be seen at one-act competitions, especially for high school directors looking for bubbly, female-heavy, hilarious comedies with a sneaky heartbeat running throughout. I adore this play! The "wild Lindsay" moment? Chills.

So much fun! A masterpiece! Toot! Toot!

In Elijah's dreamy and playful one act, each character is an instrument, a vital player in an ecosystem of a specific location of experiences. That place is band camp as a teen. The roaring hormones, the murky squishy fear of both being perceived or not perceived, all while expected to perfect a craft - music - that should for all purposes represent self-expression, and not stress. The characters, treated both as adults and children - an impossible place to be. It's no wonder that as we reach a night of horrors, we can't help but relate, and laugh.