“ Nina Ki's Broken English is an emotional short play about barriers disrupting and endangering empathy. Kyle and his mother face barriers of culture, family legacy and expectations, the generation gap, the need for independence, and expressions of sexuality. But Ki also shows how language can create an equally hazardous barrier, not only between the characters but the characters and the audience. Audience members who understand Korean might have a stronger sense of understanding and empathy for Mother, who speaks Korean almost exclusively, perhaps even more than Kyle feels, who speaks English almost exclusively. ”

“ Fardon's 1=0 relies on an audience's perspective for its meaning. To paraphrase a character, "If you assume that something untrue is true, it expands what's possible." Depending on whom you believe in the story -- and a lot of what the audience sees and hears are reactions to revelations, not the revelations themselves -- Russell can be a refugee or a grifter, Molly can be a friend or a manipulator. Or, like the subatomic particles studied by Celeste, the protagonist, all the characters have the potential to be all of these at once. A wonderfully written play. ”

“ Attachment Disorder has so much going for it -- characters with airs of superiority who behave badly, sharp dialogue that will make American audiences research into moving to Sweden, and a wonderful turn by the protagonist Renée to set the record straight about her experiences being a new mother. But what makes the script a standout is when Palladino shows that everyone shares anxiety and uncertainty about being a good mother. ”

“ There are rules about life, rules about love and -- as Lewis writes in this full-length play -- rules about death. But this is no didactic play, not with Lewis' imagination and verse. The rules and worlds he creates show us the value of love and life, and that death can be more than what we expect. ”