“ There are so many ways to lose someone and get lost yourself. Tennant has found them all. Childhood magic and memories of war are so tightly bundled up, it’s hard for the characters to see one without the other. A portrait of a family, growing up, growing apart, and a bear that won the hearts of an entire population, the play encompasses so many universals - while asking, “what is a life?” ”

“ “I was working.” An old-age excuse with truth. The play is set in 1835 but resonates today. Family, siblings, missed holidays - all truths in our memory bank. A memory that Monica Cross dishes up with love and regret. ”

“ A reminder that if you’re hungry, just eat the dam**ed food. A beautiful foreplay of food expectations and love/lust. They go together. Like a horse and carriage. ”

“ Filled with surprises, happy and poignant, this is a play that begs to be produced. The role of Melody is a gift to actresses and the guards who letdown their guard are flesh and bone and nuanced. Charming and sweet with the knowledge of what can be robbed from you for no reason at all. Abstract art. Abstract life. ”