←Recommendations of Pilloried

Jillian Blevins' work is sublime. Here, it's from character to dialogue to lighting to choreo(ish). :) The description of Doxy's age is perfection and I'm now now in love with describing character gender by their pronouns -- because a drag Doxy would be equally delicious!

The setting may be medieval, but the insights and lessons here about public shaming ring loud and clear in our 21st-Century digital age. It's also just a full-on hoot: bawdy, uncomfortable, and joyful. The characters may be literally locked in place, but the actors will find wide room to play in the agonized Wilkin and magnificently trashy Doxy. Brava.

The great gift of Jillian Blevins is that she teaches the heart and head simultaneously and surreptitiously as she entertains. Bawdy and wise, PILLORIED builds on the tension between the upbeat Doxy and downbeat Wilkin as they await their dual fates face-forward. Blevins creates a touching camaraderie between wench and knave forced to share infamy. I love Doxy’s “Still, you’ve got your health” and her “bit of wisdom,” the medieval-speak, and the singing. As merry as it is to read this short work, it would be truly delightful to behold.

"Pilloried" has more than its share of world-worn wisdom to impart, and it does so in a way that is utterly disarming. This hilarious, historical two-hander from Jillian Blevins sees its protagonists awaiting humiliation at the hands of the public, while finding a way to turn the very nature of the pillory-punishment on its head -- or maybe knock it on its arse. Clever, thoughtful, and a treat for designers everywhere.

Too much fun! What a gift for a pair of comedic actors this play is. It's broad and hilarious and light, and then all of a sudden you realize the play is giving you life advice - in a board, hilarious way. This short would enliven any evening of short plays!

We've all been there. Figuratively anyway. Stuck in the stocks-- or is it...?! Who cares?! It's hilarious. Everyone loves good pipi-caca humor but just can't admit it. Love the sunshine imagery at the end.

Bawdy, rambunctious, with heart and even a few pearls of wisdom... if that sounds like the description of a medieval jester, you're onto why this play works so well. Wisdom through humor, and the technique of using low-brow body-function jokes to convey a lesson in shared humanity has worked well for thousands of years, and still resonates today in Jillian's wonderful "Pilloried."

Well that was unexpected! Blevins writes a very comical and fun absurd comedy that also features a nice surprising sense of wisdom that ties the play together quite nicely. I guarantee everyone in the audience will be howling with laughter after watching this absurd historical comedy!

Everybody toots. What matters is how.

Both a hilarious period comedy and a wise treatise on the power of embracing one's own shame, Blevins' little play is an absolute riot. Wilkin and Doxy are an immediately infectious duo, springing to life off of the page despite their stationary predicament. Any short playfest has a crowd winner with this one, as its gloriously dirty bodily function humor is just appropriate enough for all ages. Stop reading my words and read the play instead. Do it now.

Who can resist a flatulent metaphor? Not I, and Jillian Blevins rips this one out onto the porch and into the light of day. But barking-spider jokes aside, this short piece is worthy of sharing, and I am still grinning from the lessons that Doxy teaches Wilkin and the rest of us.