←Recommendations of Hockey Wives

Many women are only seen as the girlfriend or wife. Here, we get to see the people behind those labels and look at what it really means to have those labels rule your life. Having watched a staged reading, the characters really came to life through the realistic dialogue and '90s slang. It was so satisfying to see such complexity within these female characters.

I had the pleasure of seeing a staged-reading of Hockey Wives at the 2025 Lanford Wilson New American Play Festival. I grew up in the Northeast and these characters sound so authentic. Dating a star player certainly gives one a sense of status, of total control. But are we ever really in control? Questions of consent, sexuality, and a desire to fit in (or not fit in) are treated honestly, brutally. The ending is a well-earned gut punch. I desperately want to see Hockey Wives produced!

I really loved this play. An insightful into the lives of 5 girls that are defined almost solely by who they are dating. This play shows that they are all so much more. A play set in the 90s that explores things like consent and homophobia in such interesting and necessary ways. This is a play that will be produced all over. I really hope to see this play staged soon. Roles that will allow young actresses to really show off their talents.

I was lucky enough to experience this play multiple times, and I can't recommend it highly enough. It's raunchy, nostalgic, and hilarious. But it's so well-observed that the underbelly of dark tenderness goes under the radar until it slaps you in the face. HOCKEY WIVES will enjoy a long life on stages everywhere. It's just a matter of when.