Recommended by Kris Thompson

  • Kris Thompson: Journeying Jack by Jack Novak
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    What a beautiful bit of emotional whimsy...lovely, sweet, and sad. I adore the way the bedtime stories mirror Jack's journey through the stages of grief to a destination of healing. There is no explanation of what happened to Mom and the story is complete and satisfying without that bit. I would love seeing this staged. I could also totally see this as a full length film. Bravo!

    What a beautiful bit of emotional whimsy...lovely, sweet, and sad. I adore the way the bedtime stories mirror Jack's journey through the stages of grief to a destination of healing. There is no explanation of what happened to Mom and the story is complete and satisfying without that bit. I would love seeing this staged. I could also totally see this as a full length film. Bravo!

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  • Kris Thompson: The Fort by Laura Pittenger
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    I had no idea where this journey of brothers was headed. I love being surprised and I was, pleasantly. Enjoyed the mixture of childhood brother dynamic with adult brother dynamic, what remains and what has changed. A cleaver bit of weaving. Really enjoyed.

    I had no idea where this journey of brothers was headed. I love being surprised and I was, pleasantly. Enjoyed the mixture of childhood brother dynamic with adult brother dynamic, what remains and what has changed. A cleaver bit of weaving. Really enjoyed.

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  • Kris Thompson: I'LL LOVE YOU 'TIL THE COWS COME HOME by Greg Burdick
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    With "I'LL LOVE YOU 'TIL THE COWS COME HOME", Greg Burdick delivers a powerful image of marriage, Alzheimer's, life, and death with painfully raw honesty. Peeking into the lives of this struggling couple, in the late stages of the disease and their marriage, is like stepping into a hurricane...quickly growing out of control, highly destructive, and then suddenly the calm. But the damage is done. Bravo!

    With "I'LL LOVE YOU 'TIL THE COWS COME HOME", Greg Burdick delivers a powerful image of marriage, Alzheimer's, life, and death with painfully raw honesty. Peeking into the lives of this struggling couple, in the late stages of the disease and their marriage, is like stepping into a hurricane...quickly growing out of control, highly destructive, and then suddenly the calm. But the damage is done. Bravo!

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  • Kris Thompson: BRILLIANT WORKS OF ART by Donna Hoke
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    A surprisingly textural journey for the reader and the main female character. The physical manifestation of transforming shame (the shame cards) into something beautiful (art) in the story mirrored the transformation of shame in the actual story (the affair) into something beautiful (having it all). I found this intricate weaving of theme by the playwright both compelling and authentic. Would love to see this one staged.

    A surprisingly textural journey for the reader and the main female character. The physical manifestation of transforming shame (the shame cards) into something beautiful (art) in the story mirrored the transformation of shame in the actual story (the affair) into something beautiful (having it all). I found this intricate weaving of theme by the playwright both compelling and authentic. Would love to see this one staged.

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