Press

“Utah-based In The Now Productions releases astute, sensitive, heartfelt film featuring The Gaza Monologues”
-The Utah Review

“The Utah production is marked by excellent, sincere performances, which honor the integrity of the original texts and effectively elucidate the vital objective of cultural resistance in its most resilient form. The 36 artists featured in the film, all of whom volunteered to participate, include many of the best known names in the Utah theater community, along with individuals from locations on both coasts of the U.S.”
-Les Roka

“IN THE NOW’S THE GAZA MONOLOGUES IS CHALLENGING BUT IMPORTANT THEATER.”
-Utah Theatre Bloggers Association

“But through these difficult elements, you may find yourself learning something that you never know.  One such detail that came out is several stories that was new to me was the fact that the Israeli Defense would actually make calls to homes to tell them that they had 10 minutes, 5 minutes, or even 30 seconds to evacuate their home before it would be bombed, It seems horrific to me…
I highly recommend viewing this work, even if you need to take it in stages. It is available for free on In The Now Productions YouTube page and is a powerful piece of theater.”
-Tony Porter

“THE ESSENTIAL A&E PICKS FOR FEB 22 - 28 “
-Salt Lake City Weekly

“The events they capture through the performance are disturbingly similar to what is going on right now, yet the stories are not just about violence; they are also stories of resilience, conveying what the writers of these recollections hope they might see in the future. According to In the Now founder William Richardson, ‘As theater artists, we strive to tell stories that uplift the human spirit and to elicit change. It is our obligation to support not only our colleagues in Palestine, but the millions of people currently displaced, in the wake of the devastation in Gaza.’”
-SLC Weekly Staff

“Utah theater company stages timely online production of ‘The Gaza Monologues’”
-Gephardt Daily

“Richardson hopes that whatever beliefs that theater audience may go in with, they will at least take time to listen to the children speaking their truths.
‘I think any kind of peace or understanding is going to come out of being able to listen to the stories of people we may not be used to listening to,’ he said. ‘But when we just make our minds up about people without listening, that’s the first step to dehumanization. We need to see each other as humans.’” - Nancy Van Valkenburg