the dragon play

“It’s a lovely piece of work: funny and heartbreaking, lyrical without being the least bit abstruse, its timeless fairytale roots remaining grounded in the present day. Marvelously directed by Tracy Ward, who helmed Monica Byrne’s What Every Girl Should Know at Impact last year, it’s the best thing the company’s done in years.

The play is just a little over an hour long but is thoroughly satisfying. It’s bittersweet, clever, sexy and ultimately breathtakingly beautiful and disturbing at the same time.  Much of the story is about time lost, missed opportunities and roads not taken. Theater fans might want to take that to heart and make sure that missing this show is not something you’ll find yourself regretting in days to come.”

KQED Arts

“…In only 80 minutes, director Tracy Ward creates two powerful worlds in which stories begin to bleed into one another. That’s no mean feat in the cramped quarters of La Val’s Subterranean, which offers set and lighting designers the ultimate challenge to turn a basement into a compelling performance space.”

Theatre Dogs