PLEASE GO GENTLE INTO THAT GOOD NIGHT is a one act absurdist comedy about end-of-life care and filial piety. We follow three daughters, all named Elizabeth, as they desperately try to honor their father Frank’s dying wish.

Unfortunately, he told them different things.

Please Go Gentle Into That Good Night had a brief Off-Broadway spin at The American Theater of Actors from October 25-29. Three sisters, all named Elizabeth – to be clear, that’s Izzy, Liza and Beth – are trying to honor their father’s dying wish as he lays in a coma. The problem is, he told each one of them something different. Cue the farce. Talented playwright Oona O’Leary writes in the true style of Absurdist Theater, where you know what you’re watching couldn’t possibly be truly happening, but it might just possibly be truly happening. O’Leary’s natural language took us wherever she wanted us to go with ease and laughter. There was never a dull moment or a lull, and every scene on the stage had a purpose and moved the story along with great timing. It’s a flawlessly written play. Izzy, brought to effervescent and bubbly life by Victoria Blade, is a spiritual and gentle soul; she lets her emotions rule her and guide her oversensitive personality. Liza, on the other hand, played beautifully by Ramona Floyd, is the somewhat trodden upon work-horse of the sisters, the practical one who gets things done. Then there’s Beth, portrayed superbly by Laura Lapidus. She’s a no-frills gal, …Read more