John Is A Father - Julie Marie Myatt

   “…Myatt excels at using small details to evoke larger truths.…
   JOHN IS A FATHER explore[s] fatherhood, mortality, the post-recession economy and the illusory nature of the American dream…
   In impeccably spare dialogue rarely longer than single-sentence exchanges, fragments of John’s troubled past come to light during his encounters on a trip to reconnect with what’s left of his estranged family.…
   It’s utterly compelling naturalism rendered with economy and grace….
   Myatt’s new play offers a quiet vision of hard-won hope amid adversity.…”
Philip Brandes, Los Angeles Times