“ I got to see a workshop production of this show at Tesseract Theatre in St. Louis, and the script still sticks with me, just as its title suggests. A song weaves its way through a number of stories, with memorable characters, exciting representations of women and LGBTQ+ characters, and an ambitious formal structure that moves in and out of time with a huge payoff at the end. Definitely worth the read! ”

“ I had the pleasure of seeing SICKLE at Red Theatre in Chicago. Fenbert takes on a difficult, important topic, but does so through skillful characterization and plotting rather than didactic docudrama. The fact that she does so with an all female cast makes the play that much more commendable. But what I'm going to take away from the play is its realistic portrayal of these people in an impossible situation. Fenbert finds a way to make a satisfying script out of an unbearable topic, with sardonic humor, a Slavic sensibility, and politics based in human beings' suffering. ”

“ I had the pleasure of seeing this play at the Great Plains Theatre Conference, and its beautiful handling of life and loss in a Southern, Baptist context was truly exceptional. It captured these lives with respect, and never portrayed their religion or region with caricature or exoticism. Instead, the play portrayed these characters' pain through poetic, theatrical imagery that has stayed with me. A must read. ”

“ This play's cast of memorable characters, witty dialogue, and ensemble-led plot remind me of some of Lanford Wilson's greatest plays, such as Balm in Gilead. The play takes on many topics, from gentrification to addiction, but what really landed with me was the play's subtle discussion of how the past, in this case L.A.'s queer past, is contested rather than fixed. ”