“ This recommendation really goes out to the whole series of Beauregard and Zeke short plays. They're all about sexual curiosity between two teenage boys, so there's a lot of sexual content -- but the frankness and specificity of the action keeps it well clear of feeling prurient. The care and attention paid to what's happening story- and character-wise in every moment, physical and verbal, sexual and non-, is what make these plays such a rich, sweet, romantic, funny, and moving rom-com mini-saga. If you've ever been there, the realness of this will get you where you live. ”

“ If you've known grief -- and who hasn't? -- you'll recognize immediately the yearning to share, to explain, to list and catalogue who this person was; and how this inventory of facts is an act of love, meant to keep a memory alive by sharing it. To distill an entire, beloved life into a gap in a prop's teeth is an impossible task, but the effort makes for tender, worthy drama, sweet and deeply moving. I Knew Him does something sad and beautiful and kind with this liminal moment at a stage door. ”

“ Susan Ferrara's solo play THE WONDER is a gutting, hilarious, gorgeous, crushing account of the morning of 9/11, told in such a cockeyed, odd, funny, fragmented, and truthful form that it avoids every pitfall of sentiment or maudlin self-pity you might expect or fear. Zooming away from the unendurable big picture to focus on the tiniest, weirdest, and most specific details of the day, THE WONDER captures how our trauma response protects us and keeps us moving. The costume and prop concept is wonderfully strange, a visual effect that is as entertaining as it is devastating. A brilliant piece. ”

“ I got to do a reading of this script a couple of years back, and I'm happy to say it's a delight. Palmer sticks tight to the original plot, but recasts these characters into contemporary groups and tribes that one wouldn't ever imagine colliding -- yet they do here, magically, creating satisfying and thought-provoking frictions throughout. Shakespeare fans will find themselves impressed and delighted with the adaptation's many smart choices, and newbies will enjoy a wildly entertaining ride on its own terms. Kudos also for capturing diverse aspects of Appalachian life and people that many outsiders don't know exist. ”