←Recommendations of we, the invisibles

I had the pleasure of seeing we, the invisibles at the Humana Festival and it seared into my consciousness in a way I can't even describe. The play's beautiful authenticity and bold theatricality dialogue gripped me, but I must confess: it was the honesty and empathy the play uses in exploring a difficult subject that most inspired me as an artist and moved me as a human. There is so much kindness to this play as it engages with tough questions about how to be an ally, how to give voice to others, and how we engage with others' stories.

I had the great fortune of seeing this performed at the Humana Festival last year. It is incredible - painful, funny, and beautifully forthright. The blend between documentary and theatrical performance is mesmerizing and the wide variety of stories and experiences that are contained in a single play is the stuff of brilliance. I hope to see this show produced far and wide, as it continues to resonate with me everyday, especially in discussions of immigration and the #MeToo movement.

I saw this at the 42nd Humana Festival, and I must tell you that this play is blisteringly powerful. This isn't your typical docudrama. This is a play about how and why people emigrate to America; this is a play about how those in power use and abuse those they feel are invisible and discardable; this is a play about a playwright willing to put herself front and center alongside her friends, her fellow victims, and her insecurities. Highly recommend

I'm dying to see this play done. Such a beautiful work of documentary theatre that looks at a true life event that also gives voice to so many invisible members of our society who desperately need to be heard from.

It is the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center's pleasure to recommend Susan Soon He Stanton and their play we, the invisibles as a finalist for our 2017 National Playwrights Conference. The play rose through a competitive, anonymous, multileveled selection process that took nearly nine months to execute. As one of 55 finalists out of more than 1,300 submissions, the strength of its writing has allowed this work to prosper in such a competitive selection process. Our readers especially responded to the many different perspectives offered and the questions asked about class, race, and our relationship with the media.