←Recommendations of The Curse

It’s a funny, engaging play throughout, but the set-up of THE CURSE by Lisa Dellagiarino Feriend is perfect. And I love knowing what being in this play is taking the protagonist Beth away from. An old false rule of storytelling is to take a premise to its extreme, but Lisa again and again foils this by writing satisfying anti-climatic plays - pulling the rug out of maximalist expectations. I also love plays that revolve around a character who doesn't appear. And it's a marvelous boon to imagine an avenging mermaid under the sea.

DONNA!!!!!!!!!

This charming short play by LISA DELLAGIARINO FERIEND is perfection. Put a recently cursed merman on a beach - add one woman just wanting to day drink and short out a 1,000 piece puzzle with her girlfriends - and you get a fabulous back and forth due to the talent and imagination of LISA. Audiences will delight in this pair's quirky interactions.

Chef's kiss to this utter charmer that features this writer's signature snap in a novel context. Totally winning. Beth, I promise I'm an ally!

Twist after twist after twist! The Little Mermaid has nothing on Jeremy and his unfortunate curse... though it's mostly unfortunate for poor, disaffected Beth, who just wants to get day drunk with her girlfriends and not take on any more emotional labor that benefits the patriarchy. There's probably a statement about misogyny at the heart of this play, but you will likely be too busy cackling like a wicked (but thoroughly justified) sea witch to notice! Check out this easily staged play with a delightfully original premise, and you'll leave feeling like a changed (mer)man!