Press
Interviews
Wildsound Video Reaction to The Slate
The Slate Reviews
“This is an artful depiction of what emotional abuse sounds like behind closed doors…it makes the film almost a PSA for verbal abuse.”
-Veronica Angelique, Female Festival Review
The Ninth Door Reviews
“(The play) works because the characters Domenico and Duff have created have stories worth telling, and because the actors who bring these men to life do so with unforgettable force and depth.”
-Steven Stanley, Stage Scene LA
“The play itself serves as an example of what The Foxhole Theater Company is all about – creating an environment where soldiers can openly talk about what they’ve been through, and have it fall on willing ears. “The most valuable thing to take away from the conversations is that veterans will talk and share their burden if you want to listen,” Duff says. “And to the veterans, civilians will listen to you. They want to know. The most valuable thing to take away from our plays is to listen to each other.”
Twist, Pull, Smoke, Run-Motherfucker-Run!
“Which brings us to the third member of the cast: civilian Katherine Connor Duff. Domenico and Duff collaborated on the script, with the goal of achieving something that helps both sides of the equation understand how important it is to not only open up, but also listen.”
Matthew Domenico and Katherine Connor Duff addresses the issue of PTSD in how it effects civilian life and relationships with a slow burn that becomes explosive. Twist, Pull, Smoke is performed by its two authors, along with Brock Joseph, and directed by Ryan Knight... it packs a wallop by its conclusion.”
—Scotty Keister, The Orange Curtain Review
“…Tanya Gorlow, is a returning Fringer. Her recommendations include Foxhole Stories: Twist, Pull, Smoke, Run-Motherfucker-Run!, a drama about military veterans. She says, “Their approach to the subject is very important and powerful. I'm looking forward to seeing it.”
“We in the audience become engrossed in the conflict that is not only dramatic but as relevant as today’s breaking news. The setting is in present time…but the depth and scope of the issues addressed are transcendent.”
One confused moment of aggression and violence threatens to destroy his relationship with Leah (Katherine Connor Duff), but her final decision on how to react is, in the end, a very understandable and welcome one for the audience.
If I Were to Speak of War
“The story has a real feel to it, which might indicate that it was written by someone with a military background or...someone who is very passionate about the...movies of this genre. One could go as far as to say that it might remind them of Clint Eastwood’s movie 'American Sniper'.”
Awards
Liz’s Class Act
If I Were to Speak of War
Twist, Pull, Smoke,
Run-Motherfucker-Run!
