←Recommendations of Body Horror

Love it. So relatable. So nostalgic. We all love a good side wound, lmao.

I was on a bill with this play and got to see it in performance. What a funny examination of the vagaries of sexual awkening by two naive prepubescents--one a bit more naive than the other! Entertaining and relatable. Well done!

I don't know what it says about me that the phrase "...it's like a surprise fat pinata explosion" tickled my very soul, but here we are.

Aly Kantor's Body Horror is a tale of two adolescents who are about to enter a labyrinth of sexual awakening, but, thanks to the squeamishness of their parents and teachers, are ill-equipped to understand... well, pretty much anything. Their musings are simultaneously sacrilegious and completely innocent.

Oh, and hilarious. Absolutely hilarious.

The title of this short play hits on so many different levels. Kantor wonderfully captures the complexities of being adolescent girls in a very unique way. I also connected with what it's like to be a young person indoctrinated by religion and knowing absolutely nothing about your body. These characters are so distinct and well-written. Rosemary isn't there to corrupt Mary Rose. She just knows more about herself and has a desire to educate. This play is hilarious and would be perfect for scene study or a short play festival.

What a wonderfully weird and funny play! Just two girls growing up and experiencing religious...ecstasy

What if Dory Previn’s song “Esther’s 1st Communion” was a two-hander short play with 13-year-olds played by adults, & it got gayer by the minute? We don’t have to wonder, because Aly Kantor wrote it.

A fun verbal romp between two 13 year-old girls attempting to make sense of their changing bodies. There are some awkward moments tempered by witty exchanges. Maybe it's a good thing that we grow up and leave ignorance behind us. I enjoyed the ride with Rosemary and Mary Rose.

Aly Kantor's Body Horror is an uproarious slice-of-life/coming-of-age short that explores religion, female body awareness, and the divine ecstasy that can only be fully realized on your father's Skymall massage cushion. This sincere, straight-shooting sleepover captures the voices of two middle school besties to absolute perfection as they traverse the transition from girlhood to womanhood with endless laughs throughout.

Oh, my goodness. Ridiculous, delightful, hilarious, and full of joyous opportunities for actors, while gracefully lampooning the shelteredness of religious communities.

I don't know whether I should feel guilty or not for thoroughly enjoying this short play from Aly Kantor, but she certainly seems to have perfectly captured the mix of emotion, inquisitiveness, shame and delight that being a teenage girl is (I'm guessing of course, but I DO have sisters). Mixing fact, fiction, and the internet, that bastion of truth, these characters are wonderfully realized. We get to know how curious they are over their changing bodies, and how scary some of those prospects are. It's all wonderfully realized by Kantor's dialogue. Just terrific stuff.