Aliens With Extraordinary Skills
by Saviana Stanescu

"Saviana Stanescu's Aliens With Extraordinary Skills is an enchanting piece of theater... Ms. Stanescu's dialogue is flawlessly observant... the energy people talk about as New York's essence comes from all those newcomers' hopes and dreams in the air. Aliens pays tribute to that energy and at the same time radiates tons of its own."

— The New York Times

"Saviana Stanescu introduces us to two remarkable, resilient young women; it's gratifying to find a smart and intriguing play like this one, not only created by females but also focused on a pair of memorable heroines... Stanescu takes the audience into territory that will be uncharted for most of them: the immigrant experience is presented here with candor and without a shred of romanticism."

— Martin Denton, www.nytheatre.com

"A native Romanian, [Stanescu's] writing in English has more scrupulous care, more pure attention than someone to the grammar born. Aliens with Extraordinary Skills may feel just like a lark—there's understated silliness, a set of adorable strugglers and just the right thread of romance. But it's also a triumph of listening."

— Time Out

"Whatever your stance on immigration, Stanescu's upbeat mood overwrites it... In a Craigslist conversation, spoken smiley faces and all, we are all equal, and dressed up like a hamburger or soda, we are meant to be together, for we are all—especially this play—extraordinary."

— Kül: That Sounds Cool

"At last, a play for the Moldovan balloon wrangler in all of us. Saviana Stanescu’s Aliens With Extraordinary Skills is like a cobweb, it’s hard not to take a little of it with you when you leave... individual scenes work beautifully...a pleasant way to spend an evening, especially buoyed by the unusually creative presentation."

— Variety