←Recommendations of It's Not What It Looks Like

  • Noah Masterson: It's Not What It Looks Like by Ava Love Hanna
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    I saw the world premiere of "It's Not What It Looks Like" in 2025, and it was the resounding highlight of a full night of great short plays. It's a comedy of manners taken to the extremest of extremes, with seemingly dozens of delightful twists compacted into 10 minutes. This one's a guaranteed crowd pleaser.

    I saw the world premiere of "It's Not What It Looks Like" in 2025, and it was the resounding highlight of a full night of great short plays. It's a comedy of manners taken to the extremest of extremes, with seemingly dozens of delightful twists compacted into 10 minutes. This one's a guaranteed crowd pleaser.

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  • John Busser: It's Not What It Looks Like by Ava Love Hanna
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    02.27.26 - Reading this I was taken aback by how boring and unfunny it is but don't worry, it's not what it looks like. I'm merely overcome with intense white-hot jealousy that I didn't think to write this hilarious romp first. Ava Love Hanna is firing on all cylinder here and this play should be produced quickly before I try to steal the idea.

    02.27.26 - Reading this I was taken aback by how boring and unfunny it is but don't worry, it's not what it looks like. I'm merely overcome with intense white-hot jealousy that I didn't think to write this hilarious romp first. Ava Love Hanna is firing on all cylinder here and this play should be produced quickly before I try to steal the idea.

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  • David Hilder: It's Not What It Looks Like by Ava Love Hanna
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    My favorite brand of ridiculous. Hanna has built a mousetrap of human size, made of whimsy, hilarious repetitions, and plot-convenient amnesia. A delicious winner.

    My favorite brand of ridiculous. Hanna has built a mousetrap of human size, made of whimsy, hilarious repetitions, and plot-convenient amnesia. A delicious winner.

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  • Mathew Green: It's Not What It Looks Like by Ava Love Hanna
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    I had so much fun reading this. Kinetic energy, wacky reversals, and deft wordplay combine to make a feast for the reader and the audience. I'd love to see this on stage.

    I had so much fun reading this. Kinetic energy, wacky reversals, and deft wordplay combine to make a feast for the reader and the audience. I'd love to see this on stage.

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  • Vince Gatton: It's Not What It Looks Like by Ava Love Hanna
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    This delightful piece of absurd whimsy is exactly as clever as I wanted it to be, and exactly as dumb. I snorted repeatedly, which please trust is high praise. The dippy, zany fun actors and propmasters will have with this one will be the stuff of legend.

    This delightful piece of absurd whimsy is exactly as clever as I wanted it to be, and exactly as dumb. I snorted repeatedly, which please trust is high praise. The dippy, zany fun actors and propmasters will have with this one will be the stuff of legend.

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  • John Mabey: It's Not What It Looks Like by Ava Love Hanna
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    We're taken on such a funny & fabulous journey in IT'S NOT WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE by Ava Love Hannah. In this farce, the characters each have their own heightened game they play while interacting with each other and revealing new surprises along the way. The pacing was perfection too and this would be such a wonderful play to both direct and perform!

    We're taken on such a funny & fabulous journey in IT'S NOT WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE by Ava Love Hannah. In this farce, the characters each have their own heightened game they play while interacting with each other and revealing new surprises along the way. The pacing was perfection too and this would be such a wonderful play to both direct and perform!

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  • Steven G. Martin: It's Not What It Looks Like by Ava Love Hanna
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    Ava Love Hanna endows this farcical murder mystery with enough twists, turns, revelations, character quirks, and physical comedy to tickle all audiences. The tempo is crackling fast and the characters are charged to 100% capacity. I'm glad "It's Not What It Looks Like" is being produced world wide and I'd love to see it in performance live.

    Ava Love Hanna endows this farcical murder mystery with enough twists, turns, revelations, character quirks, and physical comedy to tickle all audiences. The tempo is crackling fast and the characters are charged to 100% capacity. I'm glad "It's Not What It Looks Like" is being produced world wide and I'd love to see it in performance live.

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  • Brian C Petti: It's Not What It Looks Like by Ava Love Hanna
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    I'm on a bill with this play at Seoul Players, so I thought I'd give it a read. If absurdism is your jam, you've found your jackpot! It's like Rosencrantz and Guildenstern meets Clue. Quick and fun.

    I'm on a bill with this play at Seoul Players, so I thought I'd give it a read. If absurdism is your jam, you've found your jackpot! It's like Rosencrantz and Guildenstern meets Clue. Quick and fun.

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  • Brian Rust: It's Not What It Looks Like by Ava Love Hanna
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    I laughed out loud reading this. It has the speed and cleverness of a George Bernard Shaw piece, with more opportunities for physical comedy.

    I laughed out loud reading this. It has the speed and cleverness of a George Bernard Shaw piece, with more opportunities for physical comedy.

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