←Recommendations of Herland

  • Jamie Schmitt: Herland by Grace McLeod
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    We say plays should no longer end with a gun going off, and that's true. Grace McLeod tells us plays should end with a guitar being smashed to bits. If you don't believe me, read this play.

    We say plays should no longer end with a gun going off, and that's true. Grace McLeod tells us plays should end with a guitar being smashed to bits. If you don't believe me, read this play.

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  • National New Play Network: Herland by Grace McLeod
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    Herland by Grace McLeod is receiving a National New Play Network Rolling World Premiere. The partnering NNPN Member Theaters are Moxie Theatre (San Diego), Redtwist Theatre (Chicago, IL), and Greenway Court Theatre (Los Angeles).

    Herland by Grace McLeod is receiving a National New Play Network Rolling World Premiere. The partnering NNPN Member Theaters are Moxie Theatre (San Diego), Redtwist Theatre (Chicago, IL), and Greenway Court Theatre (Los Angeles).

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  • Joe Zarrow: Herland by Grace McLeod
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    Keep an eye on Grace. This play has an incredibly light and loving touch, with three (!) great roles for older women.

    Keep an eye on Grace. This play has an incredibly light and loving touch, with three (!) great roles for older women.

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  • Hallie Palladino: Herland by Grace McLeod
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    This play brings together a young woman on the verge of adulthood with a group of women in their seventies who are trying to get empowered in a very deliberate way and find a place for themselves after lives spent as wives and mothers. This emotions this play creates are bittersweet because it's about how a desire to have more agency doesn't always mean we get to exercise it, at least not always in a grand way. The friendships between these women are beautiful and this all feels very real. These are stories of women we don't normally see.

    This play brings together a young woman on the verge of adulthood with a group of women in their seventies who are trying to get empowered in a very deliberate way and find a place for themselves after lives spent as wives and mothers. This emotions this play creates are bittersweet because it's about how a desire to have more agency doesn't always mean we get to exercise it, at least not always in a grand way. The friendships between these women are beautiful and this all feels very real. These are stories of women we don't normally see.

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  • Emma Maltby: Herland by Grace McLeod
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    Wow. Funny, beautifully written, and poignant. Cannot recommend highly enough!

    Wow. Funny, beautifully written, and poignant. Cannot recommend highly enough!

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  • James Fleming: Herland by Grace McLeod
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    An incredibly funny, moving play about three women in their 70s and their 18-year old intern starting a new retirement community, fighting the patriarchy, and making a space of their own. Grace writes with a wonderful contemporary voice - combining excellent dialogue with a great sense of humor and impeccable plotting. Produce this play!

    An incredibly funny, moving play about three women in their 70s and their 18-year old intern starting a new retirement community, fighting the patriarchy, and making a space of their own. Grace writes with a wonderful contemporary voice - combining excellent dialogue with a great sense of humor and impeccable plotting. Produce this play!

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