←Recommendations of Apples in Winter

Very proud that OWP published this piece. Solo plays are very difficult because they can easily fall into inactive storytelling. Recounting memories has power, but it is inherently inactive. I love a solo show where the actor is actively doing something. APPLES IN WINTER is the kind of solo show that is active and dramatic, powerful and thought provoking.

I love everything about this play. I admire the structure, layering of metaphor, and the complex struggle of the character. Such a fantastic piece of theater.

A spectacular capture of the all powerful nature of a mother's love that overrides anything he has done. Incredible work.

Well done! Such immediacy. I could see and smell that pie even though I was only reading it. The pie is the perfect frame for this heart wrenching, complex story.

Unfolding in real time, Fawcett’s play is a testament to the power of live theatre. I imagine breathing in the sweet spices of the pie as Miriam recalls her young son’s tenderness. She peels. And as she peels she uncovers her own layers. The juxtaposition of nature, nurture, motherly love and maternal fear bounce off of each other. You are shook.

I had this play on my reading list for a while but I'm now in the early stages of prepping to write a one-woman show so I finally read it. And now I feel completely unworthy to write a one-woman show because I don't feel like I could ever write one as perfect as this one. Everything about it does exactly what it should do and so exquisitely. An amazing piece of work.

WOW! What a galvanizing portrait of a mother's complex and conflicting feelings over her son. Miriam is a sympathetic character with a deeply tragic story to tell, and by the end of the play you feel like you have seen multiple shades of her character and her world. The play is also successful in humanizing her son, who has committed a terrible crime. It reminds us that even the worst criminals who commit the most heinous acts come from somewhere (or someone). PLEASE read this necessary and moving play!

Absolutely staggering. This play is tragic and compassionate and expertly written. There is a punch in the gut waiting with every new revelation. A profound exploration of the ways we betray one another and the complex nature of love.

APPLES IN WINTER received an NNPN Rolling World Premiere. The partnering theaters were Riverside Theatre (Iowa City, IA), Centenary Stage (Hackettstown, NJ), and Phoenix Theatre (Indianapolis, IN).

I just saw a production of this play at the Urbanite Theatre in Sarasota, FL. This play is a powerful piece for female actors, 60+. The single character in the play, Miriam, grapples with the complexities of trying to reconcile unconditional motherly love with genuine fear of one's own child. The play's imaginative staging requirements (baking a pie on stage) immerses the audience in the horrific reality of the play. This piece is a great choice for intimate theatre venues!