Recommendations of Light Switch

  • Nick Malakhow: Light Switch

    This tender-hearted, intimate story is fantastic. In examining neurodiversity within an already marginalized community, Osmundsen sheds light on the ways in which the gay male community doesn't make space for intersectional queerness. In Henry, he has created a sympathetic and well-rendered protagonist. I was also impressed by the arcs of Roggie, Marian, and Joseph. They each have their own journeys that help to further illuminate Henry's struggles, strengths, and how he helps those around him grow and evolve. I enjoyed the theatrical play with time, as well as the humor throughout. The ending...

    This tender-hearted, intimate story is fantastic. In examining neurodiversity within an already marginalized community, Osmundsen sheds light on the ways in which the gay male community doesn't make space for intersectional queerness. In Henry, he has created a sympathetic and well-rendered protagonist. I was also impressed by the arcs of Roggie, Marian, and Joseph. They each have their own journeys that help to further illuminate Henry's struggles, strengths, and how he helps those around him grow and evolve. I enjoyed the theatrical play with time, as well as the humor throughout. The ending is hopeful and heartening.

  • Straton Rushing: Light Switch

    One of my favorite pieces I've read in a while. Osmundsen has a unique voice and manages to pack a hefty punch in this one. I think what stands out most is how I was able to feel so strongly for each character and how Henry's struggles, while never something I have experienced in my life, felt so real and somehow relatable.

    I hope to be there when this show finds it's way to the stage.

    One of my favorite pieces I've read in a while. Osmundsen has a unique voice and manages to pack a hefty punch in this one. I think what stands out most is how I was able to feel so strongly for each character and how Henry's struggles, while never something I have experienced in my life, felt so real and somehow relatable.

    I hope to be there when this show finds it's way to the stage.

  • Philip Middleton Williams: Light Switch

    Dave Osmundsen has done two great things with this play: he has given us a fully-developed story of Henry as he makes his way in the world, and given us insight into the challenges and victories that are a part of being both gay and with Asperger's Syndrome. More than anything, you find yourself relating to him on a level that so far has escaped many other writers. This is a story and a life that must be shared; the light it sheds is brilliant.

    Dave Osmundsen has done two great things with this play: he has given us a fully-developed story of Henry as he makes his way in the world, and given us insight into the challenges and victories that are a part of being both gay and with Asperger's Syndrome. More than anything, you find yourself relating to him on a level that so far has escaped many other writers. This is a story and a life that must be shared; the light it sheds is brilliant.

  • Adam Seidel: Light Switch

    Such crisp specific writing delved out in a rhythmic cadence. I was in Henry's corner from the first line and I wanted him to be okay. It's kinda like Rushmore meets Curious Incident. Really excited to see where this script goes.

    Such crisp specific writing delved out in a rhythmic cadence. I was in Henry's corner from the first line and I wanted him to be okay. It's kinda like Rushmore meets Curious Incident. Really excited to see where this script goes.