Recommended by Emma Goldman-Sherman

Beautiful broad-reaching big-picture Wilderesque play that reaches out to pull its audience into its grip and then holds us enthralled for quite a long time full of moving moments. Polak does a great job with a large cast ensemble piece that evokes so much about this country, he just might break the spell we've been put under.

Disturbing and true - a lot packed into this play as it spirals downward - but for me, I was laughing early and often, moved by so many great moments! Like the daughter cleaning up after her mother, so much loss and lost-ness and cluelessness, even Hillary's simple demands are impossible to meet. I'll be thinking about this one.

Well done! This is a delightful ten-minute play that surprises and is full of laughs and warms my heart!

Fabulous ensemble play that I roared through - it's hysterical - tears streaming down my face! Characters with relationships - it's deep, unexplained and yet completely knowable, fathomable, and true.

A touching ten-minute play that uses the metaphor of fireworks - those romantic displays of color and light - to help us understand failed romance, but the play also explores how fears and inadequacies get in the way. A sharp and clear exploration with an honest confrontation that also provides a great explanation of how fireworks actually work (something I never knew) even if the romance doesn't work (something that is heart-breakingly clear).

Joan is a heroine for our time! I saw this play produced in NYC, and it is a moving portrait of a moment in our history when straight people were clueless as to how to respond to what eventually became AIDS. This play is much more than a document, it is like a prayer - it is a path - it is a way of responding that raises us all up.

How I love a circus! And a good circus story is probably one of my favorite things in the entire universe! BUT THIS is much, much more than that. . . I will not ruin it for anyone, but it is a MUST-READ, and then you will be hooked forever on the Magic of Merilo and his Fabulous Feats! No wonder they will do it at NJ Rep - I hope it gets done many times after that!

Bykowski has a great sense of storytelling. Here is a wonderful metaphor made flesh! Beautiful language and imagery. And so True!

This is a wonderful play that surprised me, kept me at the edge of my seat at times, had me rooting for the characters, and didn't ever let me get ahead of it. I was thrilled with the language, the beauty, the world of it, the weather, the moral questions posed, and its timely relevance. A pleasure!

Wonderfully dramatic! Filled with twists and turns! Love the way it builds! Well done!