←Recommendations of The Psychopomp

On a car ride down a long, dark road, two young women are in search of a ghost. But Aly Kantor flips the script, and a humorous story suddenly reveals serious undertones. The subject matter is handled with great care, just as you would hope in a real-life situation. Beautiful.

Aly Kantor depicts a beautiful brush with death (and the hopeful avoidance of a premature one) with her signature wit, symbolism, the blending of past and present and the hope of salvation in the future. Kantor herself acts as a psychopomp of sorts, guiding us through the characterization of her female roles who, while seemingly trapped and often lost when we meet them, offer us hope and example as they struggle to act with agency, find strength and lead us all forward by their example. Lovely work.

Just gorgeous, these two women coming back together after what seems to have been a little while. The deep dive into their issues and feelings is deftly, beautifully realized. A small but mighty play done so, so well.

What a beautiful short play. What starts out as two women friends taking a drive to spot a rumored ghost turns into something very different, essential and profoundly moving. Kantor's story and subtext unfold with great delicacy and enormous skill, enabling us to glimpse and then feel Christine's pain, and by the end we're hoping hard for both women. This is a play with the ability to change lives and I hope it sees many more productions.

This play captures a really touching moment between two young women. It's highly relatable to the 20 something experience, especially post-pandemic, and it leans into the avenue of communal care, which is not something that is practiced as often in our society as it should be.

Aly Kantor's The Psychopomp presents us with two old friends driving through the woods on the hunt for a mournful local ghost -- but scarier and sadder truths may be found closer to home. Kantor's light hand with heavy topics shines here, in deft brushstrokes of symbolism, understanding, and care. Many of Kantor's plays explore the salvific beauty that can be found in friendship, and this witty road trip ghost story joins that excellent company. Sweet, funny, tender, dark, and moving.

The setup sounds like we’re heading into horror territory, but instead this is a very heartwarming tale about helping lost souls, living or deceased.

This short play has everything, a great story and a heartwarming relationship between the 2 characters. I loved the funny dialogue, the darkness of the piece, the ideas of a quest to help the 'ghost'- a tortured soul in need of guidance. Such a powerful friendship that brought a lump to my throat. Really lovely and so well written.

What an engaging two person play this is! The relationship between the two leads is very well developed and we learn so much about them through sharp, spooky, and funny dialogue. I love the premise as well. Perfect for Halloween or any time of year!

I love this. There's always a way to talk about dark feelings with a friend. And to have a friend like Bethany, willing to drive you out of your regular patterns, what a gift. This is beautiful and should be read by psych students as a great example on how to recognize and offer help without being pushy. After all, you don't want to be a ghost, reliving the worst moment of your life forever.