“ No two families are alike, and yet there is a common thread of connection. Sometimes the thread is frayed, strained, even broken, but the connection is still there. What Darrin Friedman gives us in this story of a family through generations is how that thread is woven intricately through each of their lives. Perhaps that is why DNA is depicted as a double helix: complex but containing the building blocks of the material that is passed on through the ages, generation to generation. This is a complex and compelling play where everyone who sees it will see themself. ”

“ John Busser describes the Woman on Roof/Midler as "ageless." Yes -- I still have my copy of "The Divine Miss M" on vinyl -- and she proves that despite her worries about her career, she's still got it. The cops, who are up for the remake of "Car 54 Where Are You?", do their best to try to talk her down but only make it more precarious and hilarious. Very few playwrights know how to make this kind of story into a non-stop roll of laughter and insight, but John Busser really does. (And the title is perfect.) ”

“ We deal with loss and grief in our own ways, and we all know the stages. But in this charming and imaginative short play, Brenton Kniess shows us how one person channels his loss into something that can be restorative as well as creative. Not only that, it leaves us feeling like we would love to see this puppet show in real life. ”

“ Reading this play is like eavesdropping on an intimate conversation. You are immediately drawn in to the intensity. There's no long exposition; it's as if they know you know each of them. It reminded me at times of Samuel Beckett, and when we are confronted with the absurdism of the public school evaluation dynamic, it never loses its place. But the message of the play is not lost on this reader who has seen both sides of the story -- the value of teachers -- and demands that we all hear them. ”