Recommended by Jenny Connell Davis

How this play manages to be both deliciously weird AND cut you to the quick with its humane, acerbic, fully-dimensional portrayal of the indignities of death and dementia is...beyond me. But I love it. I *cannot* *wait* to see Vivian, Carla, Di and Val on a stage near me, hopefully SOON. What a poignant and potent play, and what a fun challenge for different directorial teams!

In an age when the comedic greats are imploding around us like cars in a third-rate action flick, Matt Schatz manages to show us the pathos and grinding heartbreak at the core of so many of our "funny guys." Schatz's comedy twists the knife in ways that will have you wincing with recognition.

I was really touched by this play, which to me falls in with writers like August Wilson in the best way -- in that King gives us a family, and a community, in all its nuance. To me, this was a play about a family's quiet howl of grief, and the damage we can (unwittingly) do as we try to find healing. It's gonna stay with me for a long time.

I've been lucky enough to see this solo show evolve through a few iterations, all of them compelling. It truly is magical, and personal, and makes you think about the things in your own life that you're trying to escape.

A fast-moving, fun, thought-provoking "what if" of a play that makes the past feel alive and present, and leaves you falling in love with the world of Shakespeare even as you bite your thumb at the shitty hand women are usually dealt. Smart, empathetic, and easy to produce...this play should get produced everywhere!