Recommended by Adam Seidel

Sometimes you're sitting at a play reading panelist session and you're watching the panelists pontificate and most instances their critiques are best of intentions but other times you wonder why they don't just shut their mouths and get off the damn stage. This play captures the essence of the latter perfectly.

This play immediately drew me in not because it's a great story telling or because the imagery is so strong, but instead because of the strong emotional core which I could relate to. Yes it's a play about mourning, but to me it's mainly a play about celebrating the spirit of someone you loved who continues to make an impact after their untimely departure.

'I’m lactating, for God’s sake, like a prized Jabba-the-Hutt-pig at State Fair, and I don’t have the
time to pump after work because I’m changing diapers, rocking the baby around and around and
around and..., dealing with my husband’s mother who’s living with us because she’s an energy
vampire'

hahahahaha so great. just a masterful piece of writing.

Love the rhythm to this and the active force of nature that is Pasha as she so eloquently proclaims not just her identity, but faces off against a world that most likely didn't understand her but by now most surely does.

Such crisp specific writing delved out in a rhythmic cadence. I was in Henry's corner from the first line and I wanted him to be okay. It's kinda like Rushmore meets Curious Incident. Really excited to see where this script goes.

I really enjoyed this play. It starts as quiet and fun and slowly begins to ratchet up the stakes for these characters, who all view their roles as volunteer ushers for a community theatre in Florida as sacred for different reasons. I see The Ushers as being about the ways in which people in their later years crave usefulness and more importantly, recognition for their efforts.

I can't think of a more relevant play in the wake of the current tidal wave of entertainment industry sexual misconduct. To me this play ultimately asks- at what point does the pursuit of one's dream become a nightmare? Really enjoyed it as much as I found it disturbing, which I think is the point. Give it read!

This play is an absolute winner. So many great themes explored. Are we obligated to live the life we want to live or are we obligated to others? Complex characters that are deeply human.

This is such a great relationship play featuring two characters you love right away. A delightful short that you don't want to end.

I could definitely see this being part of a larger piece. Or let me rephrase that- I want it to be.