“GOING BARE tests marriage with laughter.  Taegel’s script is fresh, witty, and peppered with hilarious lines.”

Gib Johnson

Pasadena STAR-NEWS

Pasadena, California

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“Taegel spins her frothy tale with a fine flair for merriment.  The characters are as colorful as Crayolas and as clearly defined as the pictures they tint.”

William Albright

THE HOUSTON POST

Houston, Texas

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“GOING BARE unbuttons comedy. The first show at the group’s new Pasadena Playhouse is a sure-fire hit.  The play first appeared as one of Theatre Americana’s untried plays where it won a Best New Play award.”

Frances Baum Nicholson

Pasadena STAR-NEWS

Pasadena, California

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“I realized that Mary Jane Taegel’s original comedy was going to keep me and the capacity audience thoroughly entertained for the entire evening.  Taegel has a good grasp for the material at hand and she possessed the craftsmanship to convert it into a well-made and diverting play.  The crisp humor she has put into the piece is what makes it all so bright and entertaining.  I recommend it without reservation.”

John Bustin

THE ROUNDROCK LEADER

Austin, Texas

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“The play is genuinely funny.  The Round Rock production is the fourth time her classic one-set, five character play has been produced, and she has polished the play after each time out.  I think she has reached perfection with it now.”

Diane Lee

LAKE TRAVIS VIEW

Austin, Texas

 

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NOTE: These reviews are from early productions of  GOING BARE. By now, the play has had had twenty productions, the last one most recently in Wisconsin, March 2024.  Once it was published by Eldridge Publishing, I was never again informed of reviews.