“ A quiet, gentle drama about unspeakable cruelty wrapped in loving care, and a stomach-churning snapshot of very recent history. I sometimes worry that younger folks think this kind of story is a work of imagination, or exaggeration...and I'm grateful to Paul Donnelly for the wretched reminder that it is not. ”

“ This gentle, painful, and beautiful short play expands from the heartbreaking specifics of what happened to Elijah McClean into a universal meditation on sorrow and action -- and the many ways, big and small, that we attempt to honor the dead and make this sometimes-terrible world slightly less terrible. DC Cathro's light touch and frank approach allow for deep feeling in very few pages. Lovely, and one I'll think about for a long time. ”

“ Haunting, caustic, and mysterious, this icy grey hug of a play gets at something huge and ineffable about grief at its most fresh and raw. We haven't all driven to the far north just to *not* see the Northern Lights...but anyone who's experienced a sudden, shocking loss will recognize Lena's sense of displacement, of a need that can't be realized, of being exposed to the elements...and that strange liminal state in which the coldest of comforts is the comfort you most crave. Sharp, unflinching, and darkly beautiful. ”

“ "How can we ever know what anyone else is going through?"

This beautiful little play, a private one-on-one moment at a high school reunion, explores how such moments can actually change the course of a life. A memory which looms large for one person can be a lost blip for another, of course, but this wise little play knows that doesn't diminish its meaning and impact. Alli Hartley-Kong has given us lived-in characters with likable self-awareness, winningly natural dialogue, and a gentle emotional urgency that I found captivating. Gratitude and grace, beautifully expressed in ten lovely minutes. ”