cover photo by Joan Marcus
...“Brilliant.”
The New Yorker
“About the loss of memory, family devotion and having an
individual voice.”
Associated Press
“A neo-Chekhovian serious comedy, with
conflicting viewpoints eloquently yet understatedly represented… It deals
provocatively and entertainingly with political realities.”
John Simon, Bloomberg.com
“Ms Palin did, of course, coin the cutesy phrase
that gives the play its title. But far from being a four-square assault on the
conservative upswing that has fed Ms Palin’s polularity, Mr Nelson’s play is a
quiet…examination of the state of the liberal-leaning mind of the current
moment, two years into a Democratic presidency…”
New York Times
“It’s Election Night 2010 and this liberal
Democratic clan expects a beating at the polls. Talk turns to “us” and “them,”
Cuomo, who’s a shoo-in and disenchantment with Obama.
For timeliness, HOPEY CHANGEY has immediacy. But…what makes the play
interesting is the detailed portrait that emerges of the all-American Apples—a
group with polish, bruises and maybe even a worm or two.”
Daily News
“Thoroughly engrossing.”
Bergen Record
first produced by the New York Shakespeare Festival
3 M, 3 F
I S B N 978-0-88145-492-5
$14.95