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Wow Jarred! There is so much to unpack. This is absolutely amazing and so heartbreaking. This playwright is so incredibly talented and I am now a huge fan! The characters, Javier, Marla, Vincent, Janelle, and Ian are so believable as are the supporting characters. "But to the people who feel like insulting me and everyone else: we walk our school hallways and breathe in the scent of blood and death of our friends. You? You don’t scare us." This line, it says so much and is devastatingly accurate, full of emotion and reality. Thank you for writing this.

Doctor Disorder is a character that is fun, complicated, and seemingly ready for retirement. I see Doctor Disorder and Captain Vigor entering a retirement home for superheroes and supervillains together and talking of their long battles over power. An interesting dynamic popped up that I hadn't realized before, most supervillains likely have college degrees, most heroes don't. Perhaps it's just a coincidence. Great writing Christopher!

So much fun and Soucy adds a dash of self-doubt, a hint of an alter-ego that is in a less than desirable situation. Captain Vigor isn't saying that he's tired of being a superhero, but it's in what he isn't saying that should have the "city" concerned about future happenings regarding Villains. On to the next monologue!

Wow. This is brilliant. The awkward purpose filled pacing of the show is in itself a metaphor to the life of Luca Levi. Corona weaves you through reality and delusion so deftly and does it without a safety net for the protagonist. Within it all though, the playwright within the script is portrayed in a way that champions and also makes you question your own mind when creating. I have to see this produced live.

I will share this. This message needs to be delivered. Thank you for writing this. It’s a sad world where it feels like our only recourse is to write about a preventable tragedy.

Heart wrenching. This is an absolutely uncomfortable play. This builds the tension, creates even higher stakes, and finally, the playwright leaves you the audience to answer the ultimate what if? Marj O'Neill-Butler has packed in so much in these mini-monologues between Scott and Sharon. Obviously the relevance of this in 2022 America is much more profound than when this show was written (2012). But this show isn't political, it is about two people that are connected by choices and if you let your imagination wander off enough... Amazing writing.

I needed this. Thank you Christopher for writing such a thought provoking satirical look at cow life. Intertwined in here are some valuable lessons. There are the obvious ones designed to draw a laugh or a snicker. Then there are the hidden lessons that Christopher carefully weaves his way through that sit just below the surface about body image, the power of belief, letting others dictate your reality, and the list quite literally goes on and on. While this show is going to make you laugh, Christopher's cleverness is in what he's hiding in the script.

The master at dialogue Philip Middleton Williams lays the groundwork for his four-part mini-series of plays. In All Together Now, he seamlessly weaves through the mire and muck of the arrival of mature, respectful 15-year-old son that Paul, his father, didn't know existed. In addition to the complex weaving of the dialogue to tell a masterful story, at all times "All Together Now" has a minimum of 3 relationship story-lines going on, that grows to as many as five. There will be tears, revelations, and complicated moments to get through before Philip makes the audience feel whole again. BRILLIANT!

I am destroyed. From page 6 on I became a collection of sobs and involuntary tears. Sickles has told this wonderful story about Teddy and Anzor that has you constantly rooting for them to succeed. But The Known Universe tears you apart and without putting you back together, tears the torn pieces apart. The only solace in this masterpiece is this sliver of hope that Sickles adorns us with about Anzor honoring Teddy's request. Then there's the kids, you just want to hug them! BRILLIANT! BEAUTIFUL! INCREDIBLE! TRAGIC! AMAZING! I will never forget this story.

Pangea continues the incredible story of Teddy and Anzor, but in the future. Scott Sickles brings you into this seemingly chance encounter and unwraps what you hope is unwrapped while leaving what is feared on the horizon, looming, waiting. Scott weaves this beautiful love story while also embracing the essential human elements to tell his story. Humor, fear, anger, love, it's all here and then some. My favorite author has always been Michael Crichton, his depictions of science fiction always feel real and tangible. Scott Sickles is the Michael Crichton of playwrights.