←Recommendations of There's an Order to These Things (Beauregard and Zeke #1)

Coming to terms with one's sexual orientation during your adolescent years is one of the most awkward and difficult parts of growing up. Scott Sickles does an excellent job at addressing that head on through this realistic and humorous portrayal of two boys who come to realize they just may need each other to get through it.

In this short, quick play, Scott Sickles takes on a difficult subject but does so in...I almost want to say in a light & breezy manner, but that doesn't quite cover it, does it? Because it isn't light & breezy, but Scott makes it feel like it is. Well done!

Did Scott Sickles write ANOTHER brilliant play? Yes. Yes, he did. Moreover, it is a humorous, biting, intimate exchange between two young men on the brink of a journey of sexual exploration presented with a casual candor that allows the piece to live and breathe. I can’t wait to read the rest of this series.

This unravels fast as curiosity leads to something for these two, but what? You're hooked for the outcome.

Although not my path, I felt that this dialogue uncovered such encounters in a realistic manner, and one which entertained and illustrated. The bargaining at the end makes it clear there's more to come, and I look forward to the next steps taken by these characters. Thanks, Scott!

This play feels so authentic, two young, gay men—one pretty confident in his sexual identity, one far from confident and hiding behind the toxic, male viewpoints that can be so damaging and hurtful. But there’s a courage and poignancy behind Zeke’s words that only become fully apparent in the play’s final line, and that literally stop Beauregard in his tracks. Sickles does a masterful job of portraying a young man’s tentative and terrifying first efforts to acknowledge and accept himself.

These young men begin their romantic adventure with a most unromantic and somewhat surprising proposition. This play makes the first compelling step in a journey to trust.

I absolutely adore these characters! The banter between them made me physically laugh while reading it. It left me wanting to read more. Fantastic opener!

Scott's writing is always funny, heartbreaking, important and just brilliant. He does so much on the page and in our hearts. This punchy first script gives so much and leaves you wanting so much more. Perfect!

There's not only the unexpected, but it's Sickles' way of combining the dialogue's sweetness and acidity in such lively, naturalistic ways. The language pops and crackles, building anticipation. I really wanted to learn more about these characters and where their relationship would go.