“ This play feels like sleepover pillow talk with your smartest, strangest friends. I didn’t know how much a play could feel like that. ”

“ I love a monologue with a clearly defined sense of place & time, & this one is so perfect. Amina builds a container to let out all her messy feelings & remove herself without a trace. But something tells me this *fucking man* is not going to forget her so easily. ”

“ This play relies on that delicate balance that is so essential to works set in the past featuring characters who cannot be fully themselves within the standards of their society. Florence walks a fine line of being just saucy enough that her family & acquaintances read her as petulant & childish, while the audience sees that there is something more significant behind her discontent -- & so much more potential. At the end of these sample scenes I, much like Florence, am left wanting MUCH MORE MAUDE please! ”

“ Listening to this play on the Theatrical Shenanigans podcast, & then doing a little google research to learn more about Ella Harper, I was impressed how much of Harper's scantly documented life was reflected in this short script. You can learn a lot about a person in 10 minutes, with the right writer at the helm. ”