“ DeVita skewers the work environment of a busy New York ad agency with terrific accuracy and economy. The characters are appealing even (especially?) when behaving atrociously, and DeVita imbues the relationships with growing emotional resonance without ever getting manipulative or sentimental. Expertly done. ”

“ This powerful piece has more depth and emotional resonance than one would expect from a ten-minute play. The very economical dialogue crystallizes the characters and key moments in their history with pinpoint accuracy and honesty. I felt the pain and the anger, the guilt and the loss, the sense of those moments in a family's history where things are said that can't be unsaid. Memories are the ghosts that continue to haunt us. ”

“ This ambitious piece evokes an aura of mystery and foreboding. Schizophrenia, sexual abuse, racism, murder, alcoholism, and the devastating legacies of the holocaust and Vietnam all play into the story of a family trying to unravel the knots of their past. The image of a dying playwright who turns to painting--after losing his sight--is original and unsettling. ”

“ O’Day has constructed a fast-paced alternative-historical epic, with elements of speculative fiction and magic surrealism. A heady mix, written in assured iambic pentameter (and some tetrameter!) and mock-Shakespearean prose. The play asks: What if the man least-suited to be king somehow ascended the throne? Witty parallels to recent American history are craftily insinuated, but not over-emphasized. A fun read! ”