←Recommendations of The Play You Want

This is one of the funniest plays I have ever encountered. It also does exactly what satire should, which is call out wrong-doing and hypocrisy in a truly scathing manner. This play skewers the U.S. theatre industry so perfectly, it hurts (in a good way).

Equal parts hilarious and devastating, The Play You Want is a razor sharp lampooning of both the American Theatre and of the marginalized artist desperate to "make it." I found myself relating heavily to so much of this play and felt myself wince so many times in empathy at the sacrifices and compromises made by Bernardo in this play. This play will hit you right in the guts as your sides split from laughing and your thoughts go to your own moments with family, friends, and colleagues that mirror the circumstances of this play.

Bernardo Cubria is a dangerous man. Were every play as gut-honest, brilliantly written, and utterly hilarious as The Play You Want, EVERYONE would attend the theatre and never want to leave. Riveting to the last line.

This play is hilarious, biting and intelligent. It carries a resonance of authentic lived experience. Any writer or artists can relate, particularly those from traditionally marginalized communities. Highly recommend!

A very funny satire that will be so much fun to see onstage when it comes to Portland this spring. It has a lot of laughs, and a lot to say. I can't wait to see it come to life.

I laughed so hard my head hurt. Cubria is able to extract every last ounce of comedy from this rather dark material. Perfectly capturing the cognitive dissonance of being a Latinx writer during this time of "change" in the theatre scene. You'll laugh, so you don't cry.

Revelatory and hysterical - I devoured in one sitting, laughing my butt off all the way through it, when I wasn't being shocked by the fearless satire.

Cubria brilliantly skewers the theatre industrial complex in this biting, sharp, hilarious satire, yet he does so with such heart. At once a love letter to theatre (and clown plays), as well as a commentary on cultural stereotyping, Cubria makes you simultaneously laugh and think. I LOVE this play and can’t wait to see it come to life on stage.

A brilliant and revealing take on working theatre and what equates to success as one navigates the political waters of it. Well done.

Oh my god, this play. It's is funny, it is brutal, it is a truth-teller. Did I mention it was funny? Did I mention it is ballsy? And funny? Cubria just lays it out there about the politics of theatre-making and the world surrounding it in a way most playwrights aren't brave enough to - oh, and it's really fucking funny.