“ A briskly moving, insightful play that is as funny as it is poignant. Haddad-Chin explores identity, assimilation, privilege, family, and much more. From Amy's satirically brazen brandishing of her "newfound identity" to Jasmine's nuanced and powerful discoveries to Samia's central journey through the liminal space of identity and unknown ancestry, there is a lot for production teams and audiences to sink their teeth into here. The central question explored here--what defines heritage and how does that impact your relationships with friends, family, and the world at large?--is so thoroughly dissected and powerfully illuminated. I'd love to see it produced! ”

“ A powerful, vulnerable solo show that grapples with body image and eating disorders from a lens rarely focused on. I was taken aback by the balance of specificity and universality. Herrera tells one specific narrative with nuance and particularity, but tells it in a way that addresses broader cultural conversations about mental health, self and body image, gender, masculinity, and the intersection of those things with racial and ethnic identity. If you read this while the run of this is still happening in New York (and streamed online!), I hope you take the chance to see it. ”

“ This astounding play is as epic in scope as it is intimate. It manages to illuminate the lives of several individuals--historical and contemporary--with deft and multi-faceted brushstrokes while also zooming out and illuminating several harmful systems the United States was built on and runs on: the enslavement of Black people, policing and incarceration, and professional sports. The links it makes between those three oppressive structures are potent and bold and startling while also being tackled in a nuanced manner. A huge, theatrical masterpiece that threads important connections and provokes necessary conversations. ”

“ Endlessly intriguing speculative piece that both looks ahead and looks to our present and the ways we're harming ourselves and our environment and how we might try to escape the consequences with dubious, ethically complicated methods. The fascinating final third of the play, a series of scenes that look far ahead to the future populated by various groups/flocks of creatures, humans, and beings, is a theatrically compelling climax. I'd be excited to see this on its feet. ”