“ A wonderfully irreverent short play about a Mum with an acid tongue and no filters who insists her young daughter meet Santa Claus when she doesn't want to. Turns the Christmas myth on its head. Thank you Paul, great fun. ”

“ Who would have thought that a bag of birdseed plunked down at just the right moment could signify forgiveness between a man and his future husband? I can understand why John Mabey won the Audience Favorite Award during the JL Smith New Play Festival? ”

“ If it isn't enough to suffer the slings and arrows of Agent Orange, this Vietnam Vet, now in an assisted living facility, comes face to face with behavior from his past that won't let him rest and may explain his irascibility. John Kelly shows the devastation, ambiguity and guilt that persist in his character's mind long after the incident which occurred decades earlier in Cambodia. Can he forgive himself? Well done. ”

“ A funny monologue by an experienced and unsuccessful dater who is skeptical about the claims of dating apps. I envision an actor proceeding at breakneck speed and with high anxiety confessing to a wide variety of flaws that will go undiscovered in the 12 minutes allotted to finding the ideal mate. Cora is smart to recommend this monologue could be recited by anyone -- male or female, a senior citizen or twentysomething and those in between. Thank you, Cora. ”