←Recommendations of Bunyip

unsettling and beautifully written. the characters are so complex- they weave around each other like thorny vines and you can't help but get ensnared. would absolutely kill to see this on stage (and selfishly i would love to play max).

This is fantastic. Scary, sad, mysterious, funny, and incredibly atmospheric. Very much in awe!

It is the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center's pleasure to recommend Zoe Lasden-Lyman and their play Bunyip as a finalist for our 2020 National Playwrights Conference. This particular work emerged from a highly competitive, anonymous, and multi-tiered selection process to become one of 63 finalists out of more than 1,500 submissions. This enthralling piece galvanized the hearts and theatrical imaginations of our reading teams and is fully championed by our offices. We are honored to put our enthusiastic support behind this writer and their ongoing contributions to the American Theater.

What an awesomely atmospheric and unsettling piece. I especially enjoyed how this worked on multiple levels. It succeeds as a dramatic exploration of grief and bereavement, caretaking, and mental health struggles. It also succeeds mightily as a thrilling horror play, and there are too few quality entries to this genre that focus on eerie, suspenseful tension, unsettling pacing and rhythm, and subtle but potent reveals. "Bunyip" has those all and then some. It would also make for a fun design challenge, engaging set, lights, and sound in creative and horror-heightening ways.