Skin Deep
by Jon Lonoff

"It’s a little Paddy Chayefsky, a lot Neil Simon, and a quick-witted, intelligent voyage into the not-so-tranquil seas of middle-aged love and dating. The dialogue is crackling and hilarious; the plot simple but well-turned; the characters endearing and quirky; and lurking beneath the merriment is so much heartache that you’ll stand up and cheer when the unlikely couple makes it to the inevitable final clinch."

— NYTheatreWorld.com

"Skin Deep is poignant, hilarious, a must-see. Although playwright Jon Lonoff's brilliant, bittersweet script is unapologetically sentimental, it's also unfailingly astute – never backing off from being painfully honest when it comes to just how much insecurity about one’s physical appearance impacts life… His believable, poignant, imperfect characters and their individual attitudes about themselves always ring true and hit you right in the heart. However, in the midst of feeling sorry for their emotional plights, you'll find yourself helplessly laughing out loud."

— Redwood Curtain Theatre (CA)  TriCity Weekly (Beti Webb Trauth)

"Skin Deep… proves that love comes in all shapes and sizes… in this clever romantic comedy. Lonoff has written a wonderfully quirky and hilarious modern love story in an exceptionally witty and unexpected style."

— The Old Opera House Theatre Company (WV) DC Metro Theater Arts (Johnna Leary)

"Compared with comedy, dying is easy, the old adage goes. Skin Deep had its audience quaking with laughter, which is not something you or I could make happen. Skin Deep is well-crafted, well-executed comedy."

— Lake Theatre (NY), Lake George Mirror, Anthony Hall