“ The go-to Rom-Com trope ‘You hang up.’/’No you hang up.’ takes on a heartbreaking twist for the Age of Social Distancing in this perceptive one-minute exploration of the way we love now. ”

“ With snappy dialogue, Lockhart creates a comic and poignant love letter to the early days of Hollywood as his screenwriting duo spar and banter in the writers’ room. ‘Imitation of Life,’ ‘The Thin Man,’ ‘I am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang’—these and other early classics provide the tropes as they hash out what they hope will be an acceptable script. But, beyond the sardonic wit, these two have made their individual bargains with the devil of creation. And as an uneasy partnership grows into a tentative friendship, the yearning for success presents an unthinkable—and painful—choice. ”

“ Using the classic set-up of two boorish know-it-alls at a bar, Danley provides a nuanced dialogue that taps into the discontent of a particular chip-on-its-shoulder segment of society that has shaped our divisive reality. But then, unexpectedly, she turns it all on its ear as art, in the guise of a popular, unfamiliar song on the jukebox, both literally and figuratively changes the tune. ”

“ This timely monologue reads like a dispatch from the battlefield as a houseplant surreally observes human misbehavior in a time of panic. Dead-pan humor coupled with an ultimate expression of hope define this unique, brief encounter. ”