Recommended by Jacquelyn Floyd-Priskorn

Obviously I had to come and read this after I fell in love with Bertram and Robert in their individual plays. And now I love these kids! I really hope this show happens...it really is special in its execution and understanding of how kids think, talk and relate to each other. And throw in the fact that these kids feel like outsiders but embrace each other. I am in love. And if this ever happens to maybe become an animated series for kids....I respectfully request an audition!

I fell in love with the friendship of these two children. Even though it is currently strained, you know it will survive because they are both so strong and stronger together. I hope to see a LOT more of these two. This would make a brilliant series for children to see how friendship isn't always about hanging out with those who are exactly like them. I love youth theatre and this is just the kind of thing that is needed in youth theatre today!

I. Love. Bertram. I read "The Object is to Prevent Moisture" first and had to come back to this one to see what lead up to it. So glad I did. You can tell Bertram is a strong and confident child. And his friendship with Robert is once in a lifetime. But that doesn't mean it doesn't come without its bumps and bruises from the outside world. Luckily Bertram is strong enough for all of us. We should all be so lucky to have a Bertram in our lives.

I've seen so many plays where I wondered why the character came downstage center to deliver their lines when the people they are talking to are behind them. Now I know why! We need more Josephs in the theatre and less Justins! Listen to your director and connect with your fellow actors...like this play connected with me! :)

What a sweet park bench play! Both characters have fun quirks and this meet-cute will have you tilting your head and saying "awwww" in between the laughs! We're all weird in our own ways...you just never know when you'll meet the weird that matches yours :)

I should live so long to play a fabulous role like Mother Roselyn! What a fabulous character! She has a lot of great zingers and the banter with her son is fast paced and relatable. Aside from the living dead portion of the story. Not to ruin a surprise! But I loved the twist and the double twist at the end. The characters are so well defined, any actor would jump for joy to play these parts!

As a voice over artist myself, it was kind of nice to see The Voice Over Guy be the one in charge here. Carl Dimby needs more help than a little VO PR. But that's what makes this play so funny! The voice over drives the story and adds to the atmosphere, as it should, but Carl's reactions give it power. There are so many laugh out loud moments! This is a play your theatre wants to produce...in a world gone mad, laughter will save us all!

This is an interesting concept around a somewhat familiar and terrifying topic. Someone TRYING to get sick in order to avoid the pressures of life? At first you just want to shake Molly for thinking this way, but then you just want to hold her tight because she just seems so lost in the world. George is such a kind person to her, but you can tell he too is scared, but for other reasons. And the nicknames Williams gives the disease seeking people of this world are clever and dark. A play that will truly leave you thinking.

I was constantly wiping tears away from the moment I read "WAIT" at the end of the play within a play, to the very end of this whole piece. It's a memory play, but it also is a love letter. To love. Love isn't always pretty and perfect. Love is costly, because it costs you your heart. Philip Middleton Williams has definitely given his heart to not only the characters in this play, but to the audience that witnesses it as well. And that is the bravest act of love of all. The love you give away. A beautiful play.

The way the voices taunt poor Carla hits home so hard. We all have those dark voices in our heads, but when you throw in the stress of a new baby and the extreme lack of sleep, the voices become more and more powerful. The Silence also refers to the fact that people are afraid to talk about how often this happens to new mothers. New parents aren't always prepared for postpartum depression, even though they may have HEARD of it. It affects people differently, and most new mothers are shocked that it happens to them. Sad and well written.