Preliminary Reviews (Pre-Fringe)

The writing of "Cat Ladies, Cougars, & Crones (oh my)" began during training at Prairie Theatre Exchange in their Playwriting class (September 2010-April 2011). At the end of the course, the class had an excerpt of their play performed at a public reading on April 4, 2011.

Feedback forms were collected from the audience, and "Cat Ladies..." garnered the following responses:

• When asked if they would like to see the full play, 88% responded Yes, with a great majority finding the dialogue both realistic and humorous.

Written responses included the following remarks:

• Interesting and funny.
• Quite engaging.
• Serious conversation and in comedy. Good themes, so real.
• Love the grandmother's dialogue.
• Liked the tension build with Lisa and Nicole (characters) several times.
• Strong, interesting characters.

Other comments and suggestions were also taken from this feedback and used to revise and hopefully improve upon the play.