←Recommendations of The JonBenét Game

  • Everett Robert: The JonBenét Game by Tori Keenan-Zelt
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    I saw this show in Kansas City at The Unicorn theater as part of the new play networks rolling premier and holy s**t seems to be an appropriate respo se. Dangerous, intense theater but wickedly funny theater like this reminds you of what you can do on stage that you can't I'm any other medium. Highly recommended

    I saw this show in Kansas City at The Unicorn theater as part of the new play networks rolling premier and holy s**t seems to be an appropriate respo se. Dangerous, intense theater but wickedly funny theater like this reminds you of what you can do on stage that you can't I'm any other medium. Highly recommended

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  • Douglas Gearhart: The JonBenét Game by Tori Keenan-Zelt
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    I just saw this live in Kansas City and I found it to be a powerful, moving, and (truly) theatrical experience. Tori Keenan-Zelt trusts the audience to figure things out, and her scenes keep the play moving, not in a straight line, but masterfully all the same.

    I just saw this live in Kansas City and I found it to be a powerful, moving, and (truly) theatrical experience. Tori Keenan-Zelt trusts the audience to figure things out, and her scenes keep the play moving, not in a straight line, but masterfully all the same.

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  • Shaun Leisher: The JonBenét Game by Tori Keenan-Zelt
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    I really loved this play. It's a play that looks at how we handle grief at different ages in our lives. Molly and Rae definitely needed each other to navigate through the world of girlhood. Later on, Rae finds a kindred spirit in Molly's daughter, Hazel. Rae reaches out and tries to help Hazel, even when that goes against school protocol. This is such a moving play about getting through life and the adults in our lives that impact us along the way. Produce this play!!

    I really loved this play. It's a play that looks at how we handle grief at different ages in our lives. Molly and Rae definitely needed each other to navigate through the world of girlhood. Later on, Rae finds a kindred spirit in Molly's daughter, Hazel. Rae reaches out and tries to help Hazel, even when that goes against school protocol. This is such a moving play about getting through life and the adults in our lives that impact us along the way. Produce this play!!

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  • Jenny Connell Davis: The JonBenét Game by Tori Keenan-Zelt
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    Dang, this play is DARK, and dang, Keenan-Zelt knows how to use the tools of theater to tell a twisty, compelling story. This was one of those plays where I kept wanting to look away and COULDN'T look away. The description above talks about "delicate, dangerous, and often grey space" and that is EXACTLY where this whole play lives. Whew. I need an ice cream cone, and to walk this one off.

    Dang, this play is DARK, and dang, Keenan-Zelt knows how to use the tools of theater to tell a twisty, compelling story. This was one of those plays where I kept wanting to look away and COULDN'T look away. The description above talks about "delicate, dangerous, and often grey space" and that is EXACTLY where this whole play lives. Whew. I need an ice cream cone, and to walk this one off.

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  • Nick Malakhow: The JonBenét Game by Tori Keenan-Zelt
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    An unsettling, human portrait of grief, family, friendship, and cycles of abuse (and social forces that uphold abuse). There is a fascinating use of double casting here used to great effect, and the playing with time and space keeps readers/audience members on their toes. Rae is a sympathetic nucleus for this play, even as/especially as she makes questionable decisions. I'm eager to follow the developmental trajectory of this piece.

    An unsettling, human portrait of grief, family, friendship, and cycles of abuse (and social forces that uphold abuse). There is a fascinating use of double casting here used to great effect, and the playing with time and space keeps readers/audience members on their toes. Rae is a sympathetic nucleus for this play, even as/especially as she makes questionable decisions. I'm eager to follow the developmental trajectory of this piece.

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