←Recommendations of Carhenge

It's hard for a piece to be short and yet still manage to convey the full spectrum of human emotion. Siskind, however, renders it beautifully here. Listening to Gwen recount the story of Carhenge to her two children, and how she had experienced the same thing through their eyes with her father, I couldn't help but feel nostalgic about my own parents and all the times they tried to craft similar experiences with me. Very moving piece and deeply relatable.

Siskind does a fine job creating a sense of space through movement and description. She makes the monologue a moment that's both endearing and funny, full of warmth and nostalgia. What it says and reminds us about family traditions became fond memories, a connection to the past and a special someone.

This heartfelt and very funny monologue evokes all the chaos of parenthood as one mother attempts to connect with her teen daughter on a road trip (while simultaneously wrangling her younger, energetic son). What starts off light and goofy quickly becomes a thoughtful meditation on relationships, memory-making, and legacy. The subtext is carefully woven into the dialogue, making the piece engaging, as the reader or audience will work to paint a picture of this quirky character's life story.

A well-put-together bit of family bonding, told through the POV of a mom escorting her uninterested kids to one of the Great Plains' more famous roadside attractions. SIskind does a great job of introducing real substance and character arcs into a brief one-sided exchange. I also appreciated the many actions and external references in the piece - it's more of a one-sided dialogue than a monologue, which keeps it brisk and absorbing. Well done.

'Never underestimate the power of MOM.' What a great line, and hear we have a great MOM, juggling a lively lad and a bored teen, while admiring a modern wonder of the world.
I'm from England and visited the real Stonehenge as a child, I do believe my parents had me running round it too, now I know why. Is there really a 'CarHenge'??
This is a clever monologue, for Samara carefully drops hints to the real story of this family. Love it!

Carhenge reminded me so much of raising my two sons...the distractions, the finagling to get their attention, the memory making. This monologue is alive with hope, as a single Mom takes her kids on a family road trip.