←Recommendations of PRACTICE HOUSE

A stylized, funny yet provocative satire that left me thinking for some time about our history, our present and our future. Rachel deftly threads the needle between comedy and drama in this history repeats itself dystopian tale that sadly seems too likely to come true. Very well done!

Aw! This is adorable and funny and yay for the accepting sports parent! Audiences will love this one!

This play swings between humor and stark reality in wide arcs. It keeps you just off- balance enough to want to know what's happening next. The line between fable and reality is scarily thin and Carnes balances that fine line with skill.

History repeats. And history is scary. Carnes play gives us a look at a possible future firmly rooted in the past, present, and future. Any of the characters could be us. Some of the characters are us. A play rooted in a fluid time and space. A play rooted in our future. A play to be produced so the reality sinks in.

A dark and fever-dream view of both what women's societal views have been and could scarily become again. From the moment the play starts, it races with a fierce heartbeat and purpose to its terrifying and yet all-too-real climax. A feast for actors to play with its language and rhythms, Carnes captures a sense of nostalgia and mixes it with an insistence of the here and now.

Razor-precise characters inhabit a frightening historical dystopia. Rich with language and subtext, this play illustrates how precedence makes it all too easy to repeat history--but at what cost?

A funny and frightening piece that details some very concerning subjects that we thought were in the past, but could creep up again. The playwright presents some very powerful characters all in conflict, with shifting alliances, fierce turns, and detailed representations. Is this play a document, or a warning? Possibly both. A fantastic piece.

A play completely arresting in its tone and strange setting, Carnes has crafted a world that is both historic and dystopic, dream-like and yet terribly real. I was so struck by the complexity of the characters, who reveal at least a half-dozen compelling perspectives on women's roles in culture, society, the family, and the state. The most striking thing to me about this brilliant play, though, is how Carnes weaves so many dark topics that were at the center of 1930s consciousness - including eugenics, sterilization, medicated compliance - into a work that feels so authentic and of-the-moment. HIGHLY recommend!

Occupying a neighboring world to "The Yellow Wallpaper" and "A Handmaid's Tale", "Practice House" is one of the most lyrical and unique plays I've read on NPX. Carnes keeps us continually off balance with the play's murky, anachronistic setting and gauzy, veil-like dialogue. Robust roles for five women, highly theatrical, and timely in its confrontation of the socio-political landscape of 21st century America. A smart, pointed piece, this is the play for every theatre who claims to do edgy productions.

A hauntingly disturbing full-length play, set in 1933, which makes you laugh and cry as you witness what was considered higher education for women. With many great parts for women, this would be a great play to stage on college campuses around the world to remind us all that times have changed, yet, there is still so much work left to do before true equality for women is obtained. Bravo!