←Recommendations of Miracle and Her Minion

In "Miracle and Her Minion," Scott Sickles delivers two well-drawn characters for young actors looking for juicy roles. Bud and Miracle are funny and heartbreaking as they navigate the pitfalls of unrequited love and one-sided friendship. But don't let the YA spin fool you - these characters will resonate with adult audiences as well, and both parts would be a lot of fun for adult actors looking to get back in touch with their high school selves (for better or worse.) Totally theatrical and producible.

Sickles channels heartache and heartbreak but delivers more pointed points about love of self and fellow humans.
Love the visual of Bud and Miracle both concocting their own love spells. Sickles is just as adept at writing deep YA characters as he is delving into some truly wicked characters (whose hearts are there, just usually buried DEEP), and in Miracle we are lucky enough to get a little bit of both.
I got distinct John Bellairs (very much a compliment) vibes from this piece, full of magic and every day ordinariness, which is just as magic, if not more.

A fantastic and magical piece for teens about the need for love and the inability to be vulnerable as our true selves. Well done.

A wonderful play for younger actors that is theatrical and feels very real in terms of those early developments that are such roller coasters to have to live through! Filled with events that keep us guessing and a most elusive longing!

A heart breaking, yet funny depiction of adolescents' desperate need for love and acceptance. The supernatural ritual moves the story along in dynamic and surprising ways. A delightful play with great roles for young actors.

Where was Sickles when I was teaching teens? A sweet but honest look at adolescent love, longing, perfection - or not - in all its foibles. There’s a hint they will grow up. There’s a hint that Miracle is stuck. Who knows? At fourteen, anything is possible.

A fascinating, lovely, poignant piece. This is a great piece for young people because it highlights something that happens to almost all of them--that terrifying moment where they dip their toe in adulthood and find what it's all about. What I love is that Bud shows her what it TRULY means to be an adult--it's not about having power over other people and putting others down, but it's about being genuine and caring and giving people a chance. I really hope Miracle figures this out--and Sickles gives us great hope at the end that she will. Wonderfully written.

Yep, both characters are 14, but the needs and fears they're experiencing will resonate with adults, for sure. Scott Sickles's triumph in this charming piece is to convincingly present a child worthy of your contempt, and then evoke your sympathy for her -- while making you laugh along the way. If you've ever felt lonely or unloved, even just briefly, you'll be right at home with Miracle and Bud...and the true nature of magic. Not hard to see why New York's Nylon Fusion Theatre produced it.