←Recommendations of CONCEALER

  • Brent Alles: CONCEALER by Aly Kantor
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    As an admirer of Aly's work, I know by now that things are not often as they seem in the scenes she presents. So, as I'm reading, I'm of course enjoying her wonderful use of dialogue and creation of memorable characters, but I'm still waiting for the twist. And... she still shocks me at the end anyway. That's some pretty incredible technique, folks. You see that in this play in the many layers and levels, which is of course appropriate/applicable to the themes being explored. Masterful stuff.

    As an admirer of Aly's work, I know by now that things are not often as they seem in the scenes she presents. So, as I'm reading, I'm of course enjoying her wonderful use of dialogue and creation of memorable characters, but I'm still waiting for the twist. And... she still shocks me at the end anyway. That's some pretty incredible technique, folks. You see that in this play in the many layers and levels, which is of course appropriate/applicable to the themes being explored. Masterful stuff.

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  • Mathew Green: CONCEALER by Aly Kantor
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    Deftly constructed and beautifully revealed, Kantor's 10-minute play draws us in, lets us get comfortable, and then makes it weird. An extremely well-written play that is both bracingly current and sadly timeless. Great script.

    Deftly constructed and beautifully revealed, Kantor's 10-minute play draws us in, lets us get comfortable, and then makes it weird. An extremely well-written play that is both bracingly current and sadly timeless. Great script.

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  • Lisa Dellagiarino Feriend: CONCEALER by Aly Kantor
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    I love Aly Kantor's writing. This short starts out light and breezy - one young woman helping another prepare for a date - but it slowly morphs into the part of the horror movie where you are screaming warnings at a character who can't hear you. What a powerful example of how abusive relationships are not just on true crime podcasts, but all around us, featuring people we love in both roles.

    I love Aly Kantor's writing. This short starts out light and breezy - one young woman helping another prepare for a date - but it slowly morphs into the part of the horror movie where you are screaming warnings at a character who can't hear you. What a powerful example of how abusive relationships are not just on true crime podcasts, but all around us, featuring people we love in both roles.

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  • Michael C. O'Day: CONCEALER by Aly Kantor
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    Our culture is full of podcasts and articles and tv shows and a thousand other things warning us (young women especially) of danger - but does that mean we can recognize that danger when it's right in front of us? When it's part of our family? That's the question Aly Kantor's wrestling with in the brilliantly titled CONCEALER, a marvelously observed portrait of American youth that's funny right up until the moment it's not, and the horror of the situation reveals itself. Terrific work.

    Our culture is full of podcasts and articles and tv shows and a thousand other things warning us (young women especially) of danger - but does that mean we can recognize that danger when it's right in front of us? When it's part of our family? That's the question Aly Kantor's wrestling with in the brilliantly titled CONCEALER, a marvelously observed portrait of American youth that's funny right up until the moment it's not, and the horror of the situation reveals itself. Terrific work.

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  • Vince Gatton: CONCEALER by Aly Kantor
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    A master class in creeping dread, with a chilling coup de théâtre near its end. Concealer breezes along, witty dialogue about true crime and its lessons pinging back and forth between these two smart and savvy young women...but what if they're looking for danger in the wrong place? Aly Kantor's play focuses on the missed red flags, the little excuses and allowances, the blinders we put on when we're just too close, and can't (or won't) see what's right in front of us. A sobering case study.

    A master class in creeping dread, with a chilling coup de théâtre near its end. Concealer breezes along, witty dialogue about true crime and its lessons pinging back and forth between these two smart and savvy young women...but what if they're looking for danger in the wrong place? Aly Kantor's play focuses on the missed red flags, the little excuses and allowances, the blinders we put on when we're just too close, and can't (or won't) see what's right in front of us. A sobering case study.

    ”