“ Movies and television educate teens that coming-of-age should be exciting, flashy, glamorous, memorable: that last vestige of childhood slipping away in a cavalcade of experiences, milestones, and breakthroughs before heading off to college. But life isn't always so neat. Maizy Broderick Scarpa crafts a coming of age story where, true to its title, no landmark events feel quite as big as they're expected to be, and where growing up feels like a mild anti-climax. This is heartfelt, honest, and open, with strong characters and relatable existential struggles that feel entirely universal. ”

“ With such an icon of the theatre, it's easy to read Adler's words as prescriptive adages or bromides: in this bracing monologue, Adler comes alive, a larger-than-life personality with incredible depth of experience upon which her school of thought was built. This would be a great opportunity for any actress, but particularly a strong older performer. ”

“ A breathtaking, shattering piece of art. Beautifully fragmented, exquisitely detailed through knowing, wise stage directions, and heartbreaking in its depth of loss, this is a piece that made me ache all over. Willa and Faulkner's family is a creation of joy that is demolished with a malevolent swipe, and we mourn the loss of potential every step of the way, in a fury for the inhumanity that could allow this to happen. With beautiful literary bones, this is a piece that barely contains the rage it is written for. A stunning work. ”

“ Everyone has had that moment in a sports stadium where they've looked to the heavens and thought "oh God, just let him make this field goal/cash in this runner/make this penalty shot" as if God has nothing better to do than rig sports games. Here, Lee R. Lawing brings God to the table to show that if he's going to come through for you, you gotta give him what he wants. And it turns that a ticket to the elite eight has a very much Old Testament price. ”