"In Deny We Were playwright Joe Moe has crafted a saga of family dynamics,
sexual power shifting, manipulative truth-withholding, and ultimately insightful character revelation
that never ceases to engage, enrage, and enthrall."
-- Elise Dewsberry - (Artistic Director, New Musicals Inc.)

"Deny We Were honors its promise of payback to the audience for our emotional investment,
thanks to Joe Moe's script and the hard-working performances of the four actors." Read more.
-- Jed Ryan - (Lavender After Dark Media)

"Deny We Were; is a mordantly funny and moving meditation on unconventional love;
how it binds and breaks us and how it puts us back together again. A play that is both wildly entertaining
and thought provoking, it will grab you by the heart strings and won't let go."
-- Adam Robitel (writer/director)

"Deny We Were is a refreshing take on an important aspect of LGBTQ+ culture." Read more.
-- Jan Ewing - (Pup's Books)

"Joe Moe, a multifaceted artist of extraordinary talent, has concocted a hilarious
and heartbreaking play about self-deception."
-- Brian Woodbury (composer, dramatist)

"Manages to take timeless issues about love, family, friendship, desire, identity,
and weaves them into a bittersweet story about the ways in which unconventional relationships
can enrich us when we're open to them, and hold us back when confronted by convention.
This is a smart and moving play, by a much-needed voice in the theater."
-- Martin Aguilera (screenwriter)

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