←Recommendations of Crater

I was privileged to be at Threshold Theatre to see “Crater” beautifully performed. Things are seldom what they seem and so it is with Crater - and so it is with love. Past imperfect, future unknown, Sickles knows how to toy with our heartstrings and make us laugh and gasp at the same time. But is is the heart of the matter - the crater - that exemplifies how suddenly love can make its mark. Will we witness it or skirt around it? A play about seeking the past as we look to the future.

Loved the fact that I was surprised at the start and right up until the end. Along the way, a lovely and moving examination of the human need for contact, connection and comfort. Add that to our ability to hope for reconciliation that may never come and it's quite the examination of the psyche. The journey continues and takes one into places we never thought we would visit. Yet here we are. A brilliant piece that should make a worthy addition to any festival that would have it.

"Crater" is a lovely postcoital moment with a rich backstory, a surprising reveal, and an apropos metaphor wrapped in a bittersweet package. But maybe there's hope?

Scott Sickles knows the past -- personal and terrestrial -- leaves a mark -- figurative and literal. Archie isn't ready to stop examining his past just yet, but maybe this dramatized moment will lead to him moving forward.

CRATER is a moving and beautiful tale. Because I chose not to read the subject matter keywords the twists in this story took me by surprise. A tale of missing love, of unspoken love, turns into a newly formed love between the two characters that neither saw coming. Beautiful.

A complete capture of a complex human need for connection and the power of a moment. Well done.

"Crater" has so much heart (broken and otherwise) and is so touching one can almost miss how brilliantly structured it is. In the space of ten-minutes, Sickles tells an entire life history, complete with two twists we don't see coming but which add even more depth to the already multi-layered poignancy. A beautifully wrought work.

There's a tenderness to Scott Sickles' writing that makes this play warm your heart even when you get to the "complication." The depth of feeling conveyed in just a few words, the turn of a phrase, even a shared look, says more and touches the audience. The other element -- the need for human contact -- is gently explored and becomes a testament to the human spirit that even if it only lasts for a moment.

‘Crater’ evokes a lot in ten minutes: the imperfections of humans in relationships: our need for warmth, remembrance, physical touch; the lies we tell to achieve what we need. And then, in a beautiful turn, our eyes are opened to the magical world we live in, where mysteries abound. ‘Crater’, as indicated by the date on its pages, is a post-pandemic play: its title is significant. It reminds us that though the world has seemingly become smaller in the last few weeks, it’s still huge, it’s still awesome, and there is still beauty that we need to discover.