A piercing and nuanced, yet balanced and often funny, examination of the ways for-profit prisons strip people of their humanity. Also a compelling example of how climate change MOST impacts people with the least footprint. Gorgeous language, a thoughtful, motivated story, and a range of interesting perspectives and characterization.

A gorgeously crafted play that is at once intimate and massive. I am in love with *all* of this script, but I especially love how subtly the environment takes on its own character, plot, and pseudo-speech. We are always aware of its flames, and that danger is such a brilliant and natural way to learn about the 3 incarcerated women at the forefront of the play. I especially appreciate the way that McCloskey never spoon-feeds us any platitudes, instead trusting the audience to sit in this purgatory and make what we will of the beautiful, horrible cinders. What a play!

The Jewish Plays Project recommends WHERE THE LOVELIGHT GLEAMS as a Semi-Finalist for the 11th annual Jewish Playwriting Contest. Our community of readers felt this was an exciting, compelling story told in a highly theatrical, stylized way of fire, smoke, and shadows with beautiful poetic language that grabs our imaginations in how this will be staged. This play explores characters who have been dehumanized by society yet are deserving of love and redemption. WHERE THE LOVELIGHT GLEAMS rose to the top 20 out of 250 plays and we hope this play swiftly finds opportunities to reach new audiences...