Recommendations of A Grove, Again

  • Samara Siskind: A Grove, Again

    Vince Gatton's A Grove, Again is tender, poignant, and masterful, resonating in its simplicity. What begins as a simple activity eventually reveals so much more under the surface. I knew, understood, and wanted to embrace all three characters. How quickly a life/lives can change in an instant. . . even for the lucky ones.

    Vince Gatton's A Grove, Again is tender, poignant, and masterful, resonating in its simplicity. What begins as a simple activity eventually reveals so much more under the surface. I knew, understood, and wanted to embrace all three characters. How quickly a life/lives can change in an instant. . . even for the lucky ones.

  • Barry Wallace: A Grove, Again

    This is a perfect example of what a 10-minute piece should be. A problem, a conflict, a resolution, and someone is changed. And we (and the characters) move on with life. A Grove, Again also provides a misdirect at the beginning to begin expectations in one place, then everything changes in a heartbeat. Very well, done, easily presented.

    This is a perfect example of what a 10-minute piece should be. A problem, a conflict, a resolution, and someone is changed. And we (and the characters) move on with life. A Grove, Again also provides a misdirect at the beginning to begin expectations in one place, then everything changes in a heartbeat. Very well, done, easily presented.

  • Nora Louise Syran: A Grove, Again

    A perfectly shaped puzzle-piece of a play. In a world, like a dark forest where we have lost our way, Gatton is here to help guide us. There is pain. There is loss. But there is also selfless giving and the hope of finding what's lost to complete and free us from this puzzle, again.

    A perfectly shaped puzzle-piece of a play. In a world, like a dark forest where we have lost our way, Gatton is here to help guide us. There is pain. There is loss. But there is also selfless giving and the hope of finding what's lost to complete and free us from this puzzle, again.

  • Steven G. Martin: A Grove, Again

    Vince Gatton reminds us that after the climax of a tumultuous event, there's still the resolution to navigate. "A Grove, Again" doesn't build false hopes for a happy ending; it's far more humane than that in showing that life is a process. Audiences will enjoy this good, subtle story.

    Vince Gatton reminds us that after the climax of a tumultuous event, there's still the resolution to navigate. "A Grove, Again" doesn't build false hopes for a happy ending; it's far more humane than that in showing that life is a process. Audiences will enjoy this good, subtle story.

  • Debra A. Cole: A Grove, Again

    Such heartbreak. Such pain. Such love. VINCE GATTON has created a world where memories haunt and the current moment loops. We hurt for this family. Tragedy and trauma keep them in the grove of hope and grace. Beautiful work.

    Such heartbreak. Such pain. Such love. VINCE GATTON has created a world where memories haunt and the current moment loops. We hurt for this family. Tragedy and trauma keep them in the grove of hope and grace. Beautiful work.

  • Michael C. O'Day: A Grove, Again

    If you know and love Vince Gatton's work, then you're familiar with a very particular, beautiful sort of mounting dread - of wondering when the spell of poetic, perfectly realized daily life is going to be shattered by the Horrible Thing that's lurking around the corner. In A GROVE, AGAIN, Gatton has a story and theatrical perform that perfectly fits his puzzle box style, all in service of a gut-wrenching tale of a family caught in a never-ending loop of putting itself back together again after tragedy. Remarkable as always!

    If you know and love Vince Gatton's work, then you're familiar with a very particular, beautiful sort of mounting dread - of wondering when the spell of poetic, perfectly realized daily life is going to be shattered by the Horrible Thing that's lurking around the corner. In A GROVE, AGAIN, Gatton has a story and theatrical perform that perfectly fits his puzzle box style, all in service of a gut-wrenching tale of a family caught in a never-ending loop of putting itself back together again after tragedy. Remarkable as always!

  • Aly Kantor: A Grove, Again

    What a poetic, satisfying little gem of a play—and those who know Gatton's work get an extra level of satisfaction as they figure out where this "puzzle piece" fits into his larger body of moving, quirky, gorgeous, and timely work. Curiosity and confusion give way to profound sadness, which gives way to hope, all in ten pages of surprisingly spare dialogue. Gatton trusts the audience to "put the pieces together" and construct the story of this family. I love the sense of play in the early staging choices, the intimate relationships, and the way it comes full circle.

    What a poetic, satisfying little gem of a play—and those who know Gatton's work get an extra level of satisfaction as they figure out where this "puzzle piece" fits into his larger body of moving, quirky, gorgeous, and timely work. Curiosity and confusion give way to profound sadness, which gives way to hope, all in ten pages of surprisingly spare dialogue. Gatton trusts the audience to "put the pieces together" and construct the story of this family. I love the sense of play in the early staging choices, the intimate relationships, and the way it comes full circle.

  • Daniel Prillaman: A Grove, Again

    If you know Gatton's work, you don't need me to tell you how wonderful his plays are. "A Grove, Again" is no outlier (save for reasons exceptional). This is a moving drama about a family's journey impacted by tragic chance, but later in the trek. If grief or loss or anguish is a series of waves and tides, many moons have risen and fallen by the time we find these three by their jigsaw puzzle. The result? A beautiful mediation on the twisting road of hope, perseverance, and love.

    You know what your problem is? You haven't read this yet.

    If you know Gatton's work, you don't need me to tell you how wonderful his plays are. "A Grove, Again" is no outlier (save for reasons exceptional). This is a moving drama about a family's journey impacted by tragic chance, but later in the trek. If grief or loss or anguish is a series of waves and tides, many moons have risen and fallen by the time we find these three by their jigsaw puzzle. The result? A beautiful mediation on the twisting road of hope, perseverance, and love.

    You know what your problem is? You haven't read this yet.