Brookwrite
Playwright
Reviews
These reviews are for the writing of the original production at The Tabard Theatre Company.
Reviewers often cite only me as the writer, though I was the primary writer working from original drafts about each woman by six other credited writers.
Metro Silicon Valley
- "More Than Petticoats (scripted by Doug Brook...) soundly evidences the power of the individual."
- "The play unfolds and enfolds seven women's stories in a fascinating procession."
- "For a play woven from seven oft-interrupted tales, More Than Petticoats is amazingly lucid."
- "The play enthralls with an unending parade of fascinating factoids and little-known history."
- "Doug Brook and director Jenny Hollingworth have worked to maintain the focus on lives, not facts."
- "The advantage of historical perspective leads to a lot of humor."
- Complete Metro review
Campbell Express
- "...their efforts will be lauded not only throughout the theatrical community, but by quite a few history teachers, too."
- "...the kind of piece that you not only enjoy as a performance but one which whets your curiosity..."
- "the show itself was an excellent vehicle for an evening's entertainment... the value was in the history I learned."
- Complete Express review (.pdf)
Santa Clara Weekly
- "Telling the story is one of the main appeals of this play."
- "...it is still captivating"
- Complete Weekly review
Palo Alto Daily News
- "The motivation for "More Than Petticoats" is certainly worthy..."
- Complete Daily News review
Preview Articles
- Metro Silicon Valley (part of Fall Arts Preview article)
- San Jose Mercury News and another
- Silicon Valley Community News
