←Recommendations of The Blushing Groom

Weaver makes sure his characters are cared for and care for each other in this fast paced, very cute two hander.

MATTHEW WEAVER never disappoints. “The Blushing Groom” has a fast, fun, and friendly dialogue, which leads you in one direction only to turn you in another. I kept thinking, “I know where this is headed’, until I was once again surprised. I really like this play and think audiences will love it, too.

Sweet, natural dialogue keeps this piece moving quickly. Once the conceit of the play opens up early on, we are treated to a simple premise: watching two people who love each other navigate a unnavigable situation, using their minds and their hearts and frank conversation. Sweet and funny and real!

All this time the world has thought of Matthew Weaver as the master of the short play; stories that snap and move and grab you and hold you for just as long as it takes to tell it and leave you smiling or tearful. Well, now he's done that with a full-length play that has all the unique and joyous trademarks, and he carries you along like a twig in a stream as these two gentle souls find out everything they'd want to know before taking that plunge. This is a thoroughly poignant, joyous, and human story.

Poignant and genuine, this lovely romantic piece is both heart felt and hopeful. Read and produce this show!

A rare Weaver full-length, this fabulous, charming play makes the case for more Weaver full-lengths. Negotiating the rocky terrain of sexual politics, Weaver creates and sustains a wonderfully funny tension as these two people talk – really talk – about their wants, their desires, and their feelings, and he does it with consistently engaging, whip smart yet realistic dialogue that cuts deep into their emotions. Sophisticated and poignant, the two roles should prove to be catnip for two gifted actors, and a breathtakingly good time for audiences – during, and after.

A very sweet, charming, poignant, and funny play about two characters navigating the rocky terrain of love, sex, emotion, guilt, desire, and what they ultimately want out of a relationship. Marshall and Rowdy are two characters with palpable chemistry--you find yourself rooting for them to find some sort of compromise to stay together, which keeps you on the edge of your seat. A light, yet substantial piece for two actors to really dig into.

Weaver takes an age-old vow to modern task and fashions a comic drama by thoroughly mining its spiritual and secular logic, the emotional and corporeal truths. Weaver keeps his characters pursuing heavy questions, but with a light touch, and answers which surprisingly can be familiar or can't be denied, variously producing moments of affection, confusion and frustration. Sex is strange. People get something out of it. If the intimation exists, anyone might push for something from another. This play reflects that dynamic and exchange very well. There are many fine moments for actors to share, including silence, misapprehension and relish.

Love will never quit despite all odds. A charming comedy that is utterly engaging and entertaining. Excellent!

Matthew Weaver’s fun and sweet play, “The Blushing Groom” is a well-crafted two-hander about what seems to be an impossible situation. We hope for these two as a couple, but need them to come through with their individual integrity intact. Weaver does not disappoint.