I'm a longtime friend of Sarah's, and there is perhaps no greater nightmare than a good friend asking you to see her one-woman show. Maybe that's why, for me more than anyone, this show was a beautiful, generous surprise. You laugh before you know you're laughing and you cry before you know you're crying. It is a tremendous exercise in empathy and collective ego, a gentle exploration of the ways in which we relate to each other and ourselves. You expect to hear people talk about love during their interviews, but the subtle magic of this show comes from seeing them love, actively, even as virtual strangers, through the simple act of participating in an honest conversation with another human being. I came out of this show reminded of how lucky...
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I'd like to see a lot more Sarah Mitchell as a writer and performer....
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ERNEST KEARNEYthe tvolutioncertified reviewerJune 11, 2016
In 2013 Sarah Mitchell began interviewing a wide selection of individuals about “love”. A 72 year old man alone at the close of his life, the upwardly mobile hipster who cheated on his wife, the heavily medicated Vassar graduate, a three year old. Each segment is well performed by Mitchell and the overall results are both touching and life affirming. If the show has one omission, it is Mitchell’s sidestepping of what was her motivation in beginning these interviews.
Still, it tugged at my ol' heart strings.
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Several of the vignettes were really touching and moving and Sarah personified a number of very different people very eloquently. Definitely enjoyed this play....
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