←Ignition Arts

ACCOMMODATION gives overworked and underappreciated teachers a long-overdue and particularly satisfying voice. It highlights the increasingly impossible task we demand of our educators at the risk of ultimately teaching our children nothing. Exciting, imaginative, and necessary as educators face a rising cell-phone-toting, prescription-wielding generation. We cannot wait to see the ripples this piece makes as it develops.

A gripping two-hander set at a 10-year college reunion in a fancy bathroom. Brilliant roles for two strong actresses. Taut, controversial and discussion-worthy. A very exciting and timely piece that navigates race, success, and ownership. It leaves this reader pondering many things, including: Can someone own a story? In fact,...doesn't this one belong to Thomas because he wrote it...?

A trippy cocktail of ALICE IN WONDERLAND meets JEFFERSON AIRPLANE meets GO ASK ALICE with three dynamic heroines to boot. A piece commissioned to defy the boundaries of the modern living room play, and it doesn't just defy - it starts a darn revolution. Simply put, I have not read anything this exciting in a while. Kudos to New Georges for commissioning this adventure and to Corthron for surpassing the challenge. Brilliantly conceived and imaginatively executed.

A domestic piece that expertly investigates the multi-layered challenges of raising a child with autism. Painfully real, even with a cyber-relationship and a child who isn't really there.

A technological take on rape, frat culture, hacking and the pitfalls of having only one identity in this world. Who do we become when we've been compromised and how far will we go to become someone new? A piece that moves at the speed of technology with a wholly new cyber-persepctive on the Greek chorus. Disturbing and timely.

A heart-melting alien invasion tale with quirky humor reminiscent of THIRD ROCK FROM THE SUN and THE NEIGHBORS but from a uniquely adolescent perspective. Replete with roller derby, salad and a dad named Nancy. Touching, smart and genuinely funny, but also full of the pathos and regret emblematic of growing up. Ultimately, it begs the question: is humanity worth saving? Honest monologues for a young adult actress.

A quirky romp from the depressing Stop n' Run to Peter Penguinland, home of eternal happiness. A hopeful black comedy marked by White's emblematic dark humor, quixotic characters, and relentless optimism.

A multi-layered exploration of transition - between sleep and waking, male and female, groundedness and flight. Poetic, peripatetic but still practical. Inclusive in scope and concisely packaged. A uniquely topical read.

A well-crafted four hander navigating the landmines of mental illness and friendship - the pacts we make before the world ruins us, the mistakes that follow when the world does, and the promise of healing once we build our own worlds. Dynamic time-lapsing story, based on true accounts.

A thoroughly disturbing Brechtian tale for our times, splattered with politics, religion and ads for Diet Coke. Written ahead of its time, THE EXIT INTERVIEW is reminiscent of Ping Chong's TRUTH & BEAUTY in rock and roll anarchy, while formatted expertly with Verfremdungseffekt. With cheerleaders. Brecht would be proud of this challenging and topical piece.