“ "It's not what you see, it's what you make others see." Drawing inspiration from a single painting or even a handful of works by a single painter can be daunting, but creating a play based on the work and words of several is quite a feat! We are guided by a lecturer through periods and paintings as the classroom/lecture hall gives way into a kind of dream. Entertaining and enlightening, Nora Louise Syran's Impressions of Paris can easily be staged in most high school and community theatres while presenting fun challenges for designers and rich opportunities for performers. ”

“ Margo Hammond demonstrates a gift for writing complex characters leading deceptively simple lives. It’s clear that Hammond loves her characters - because the reader ends up loving them, too; they read like real people leading nuanced lives. The conflict is deceptively simple; yet we understand Walter’s desire to fulfill his late wife’s wishes, just as we understand the concerns of the town. This is a lovely play that I hope to see staged! ”

“ I had the pleasure of seeing a reading of this play during Friday Night Footlights - Myrtle Beach years ago. Baker’s play is a haunting reminder that the past has not gone anywhere, and the racism that infected our communities then continue to infect our communities now. There are no easy answers, but perhaps by confronting out past we can begin to imagine and work toward a better future. ”

“ I worked as a bagel baker for over six years in upstate, New York. Zaffarano's characters feel like people I knew - in particular, there was someone who worked in the front who was very much in touch with her 1960s/Woodstock sensibilities - she would blast music smoke weed. It was a hoot! This is a long way of saying that reading Sweet Revenge felt like visiting with old friends. The stakes are incredibly high for this independent shop (true for all independent shops), and the characters are nuanced, richly textured people we root for along the way. ”