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Andrew Martineau

Recommended by Andrew Martineau

  • "Please Refrain From Sitting On All Furniture. Thank You." by Cam Torres
    4 Mar. 2021
    “ This is the play set in a Target that I always wanted and didn’t even realize I wanted it. Torres takes a simple purchasing conflict that a couple gets entangled in and reveals deeper feelings of uncertainty, embarrassment, frustration and a surprising degree of selfishness on one partner’s part. It highlights the angst that the COVID pandemic has had on relationships, but the resolution reveals hope. A funny play that is relatable to just about everyone without a decent desk chair! ”
  • MAMI'S HOUSE by Nelson Diaz-Marcano
    4 Mar. 2021
    “ A family’s legacy is rooted in place and this beautifully written play honors a woman who sacrificed much for those she raised. The impending natural disaster is no match for the love that permeates this house and the memories of simple pleasures like playing dominoes and having a good meal. There is sadness and pain there, too, but Mami, while physically absent, is a sheltering, healing presence. Profoundly moving. ”
  • Boston Whaler by Michael Goodwin Hilton
    2 Mar. 2021
    “ BOSTON WHALER takes a familiar conflict of a father showing remorse for not bonding with his son earlier in their relationship and creates a beautifully crafted short drama of regret, rage and confusion about over changing cultural perspectives. There is a touching moment at the end of the play involving their boat that harkens back to an early monologue about the father realizing he should have recovered his son’s lost plastic bucket that floated away. A truly wonderful metaphor! ”
  • Orange by DC Cathro
    27 Feb. 2021
    “ The beauty of this play, for me at least, lies in the simple act of experiencing a tangible object through all of the senses in real time. As I read it, I wanted to be able to experience it in person with actors in front of me and an actual orange. I felt the longing for this character on the autism spectrum to convey the visceral qualities of the fruit, and, at the same time, it made me realize what I have missed about live theatre during the pandemic. A beautiful moment and a fantastic play. ”
  • The Eight by Rahima Rice
    27 Feb. 2021
    “ I was fortunate enough to see a staged reading of THE EIGHT at the Anacostia Playhouse in DC a couple of years ago when I was part of the group of playwrights in the “Visions/Revisions Festival. This play has everything—complicated relationships, cultural and political issues involving gentrification and art, and best of all, a unique blend of standard dialogue and verse. This play was an audience favorite. It is very funny and thought-provoking. ”
  • The Harmonic Convergence by Scott Sickles
    25 Feb. 2021
    “ The seemingly simple act of writing a single phrase in English can be immensely complicated when layered with family tensions, cultural divisions, and misunderstandings. Scott Sickles demonstrates through language and action how words may be relatively easy to translate, but emotional translation takes deep patience and affection. I was deeply moved by this father who cannot make his son see why the written word has more weight for him than the spoken word. Truly wonderful! ”
  • Our Child by Franky D. Gonzalez
    25 Feb. 2021
    “ There are few situations in life as fraught with uncertainty as the moment a couple confronts the realization of parenthood, and the fragile negotiation and ultimate acceptance of it has been dramatized many times, in many ways. OUR CHILD is fresh, raw and intimate. I found myself rooting for this couple from the moment the takeout bags arrived, knowing the cost of all of it was high, unaffordable, but hopeful that somehow they would make it work. A riveting, gut-wrenching exploration of a life-altering moment.
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  • THE PACT by Rachael Carnes
    23 Feb. 2021
    “ This beautifully written play resonates like a song, through different times simultaneously, reaching a pitch-perfect tone and packed with bittersweet emotion. It made me think of Joni Mitchell’s “The Circle Game” as the characters are stranded on “the carousel of time.” This mother is the epitome of goodness with a little eccentricity thrown in. I would truly love to see this come to life on stage. ”
  • Alice, Pursued by a Bear by Claudia Haas
    19 Feb. 2021
    “ Anxiety is such an abstract feeling that is difficult to process for those experiencing it and perhaps even harder for those who don’t understand it. I could fully relate to this play about wanting to enjoy a new adventure but burdened by the “bear” of unknown and irrational trepidation. Claudia Haas successfully shows us in a theatrical way how an anxious person deals with both the bear and the caring friend simultaneously, both of whom are compounding the problem in different ways. Thank you for writing this, Claudia, and for dramatizing feelings I have had many times myself. ”
  • Glory Obscured by Maximillian Gill
    18 Feb. 2021
    “ The notion that a fallen angel must win over a demon to return to heaven makes for a compelling study in contrasts. Set in a bar where the bourbon needs sugar and the salsa is alarmingly delicious, this is really a celebration of life on Earth with all of its confusing bodily functions, awkward questions, and Epicurean delights.The humor and insights in this brief play are.exceptional. ”

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