←Recommendations of The Psychopomp

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.

As social discourse has gotten meaner, it occurred to me that the meanness isn’t just for the living. Which is where THE PYSCHOPOMP, a brilliant two-hander in a car, by Ali Kantor, comes in. That we focus on the sensational negative - that ghosts are only known for the worst thing that ever happened to them - and that we aren’t better with our not-yet-dead. I love the modern parallel the driver Bethany makes with a haunted afterlife: “It’s like the TikTok kids who haven’t figured out that the internet is forever.” A fantastic ghost story.

ALY KANTOR has a created a haunting and beautiful short play about resetting the loop in the afterworld and in this crazy one. What a lovely two-hander for actresses to explore and audiences to enjoy.

This heartfelt piece takes a local ghost hunt to a touching level as two friends navigate the importance life here. But it does it without being heavy handed. There is such humanity and kindness here. This is a really lovely short that you'll be thinking about long after you finish reading (or hopefully watching on stage!

Loved this! Not just "another ghost story" but something ultimately deeper. The dialogue between the characters is at times extremely witty and at times really touching. The story takes nifty twists and turns throughout our brief time with these two. This would definitely be an enjoyable 10-minute to see staged at a festival!