I had the opportunity to direct this play in Summer 2001. It is terrific and it played extremely well at the theatre; audiences really enjoyed it. And I, and the cast and crew, enjoyed working on it. It is light and quite funny; character driven although the situation is unique; a hotel across from a prison. The play provides good opportunities for the entire cast; seven women, two men. Each character has the opportunity for an interesting journey and there is a strong theatrical inevitability that helped it play in a summer stock venue. But the strong craftsmanship of the play and the ensemble nature of it provides good opportunities for acting work and I think it would play well and be worthwhile in educational situations. It might be a little too risque for high schools; sex is a major topic. But love is too. And the theme of the play is what makes the play, but I will let you discover that for yourself. Scenically, the bulk of the play is set in the lobby of a motel across the street from a penitentiary. But it also calls for two exteriors (outside the hotel and a bus station) and another room in the hotel. The opportunity to have fun designing the motel lobby is there. The trickier issues come in dealing with the scene changes, although we dealt with them effectively by playing all but one scene in the lobby, the other was a bus station. Costuming is essentially simple, but the diverse mix of characters provides good opportunity to have fun, be specific and informative of the characters. The dialogue is well done and there are many extremely good moments in the play. Sure, there are "cutesy" moments in the play but they are earned rather than forced.

Also, there are many scenes in the play that could be utilized for scene study. And some good monologues.