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Monica Cross

Recommended by Monica Cross

  • The Language Bear by Dominica Plummer
    1 Nov. 2020
    “ O.M.G.

    The creepy factor in this play is turned up to ELEVEN! There is so much that is unsettling in THE LANGUAGE BEAR: a creepy child, a silent woman, and a very vocal imaginary bear. Just to name a few. Dominica Plummer creates an absolutely disturbing look at 3-year-old Poppy's home life.

    Great for any horror festival! ”
  • Earth People (a one-minute play) by Matthew Weaver
    28 Oct. 2020
    “ Leave it to Matthew Weaver to write a play about stars that makes me cry! EARTH PEOPLE is an innocent moment of mourning for all the things we have lost and all the things we could lose.

    This play is elegant and heart-breaking. Science Fiction theatre at it's finest! Bravo, Sir!

    HIGHLY RECOMMENDED! ”
  • Road Through Heaven by Ricky J. Martinez
    23 Oct. 2020
    “ Magical. Sensual. Mesmerizing. ROAD THROUGH HEAVEN is a beautiful story of unconditional love and dark secrets. Ricky J. Martinez's writing a lyrical and everything about this piece is stunning. From the visceral moments of the opening scene to the bitersweet moments of the final scene, I found this piece utterly captivating.

    I had the opportunity to watch the Silver Tongued Stages reading on YouTube, and it was incredibly intimate and uplifting. Watch this play, Read this play, Produce this play!

    I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS PLAY! ”
  • Keene by Anchuli Felicia King
    22 Oct. 2020
    “ I found KEENE to be absolutely riveting! Anchuli Felicia King explodes the framework an academic Shakespeare conference, giving us an inside look at what it means to be an outsider in academia. The main characters are confronted with casual racism and intellectual elitism, as they try to navigate careers, relationships, and paper presentations.

    I had the opportunity to see a virtual performance of KEENE presented in partnership between the American Shakespeare Center and Red Bull Theatre. The words and music of this play take you through a three day roller coaster of emotions in a tight two hours! ”
  • It's an Espresso Drink with Foamy Steamed Milk by Steven G. Martin
    22 Oct. 2020
    “ Some things are just more important than the end of the world! Sitting in a coffee shop talking too loudly about lip stick and sipping a yummy macchiato is apparently one of them. Though these utterly self-absorbed characters, Steven G. Martin gives us insight and amusement at the end of the world! #TheBestThingsInLife ”
  • Host Duties, a Comedic Monologue by Francis RTM Boyle
    22 Oct. 2020
    “ HOST DUTIES highlights an often overlooked hierarchy in the church. This Monologue gets at the idiosyncrasies of being a lay person involved with the mass. Irreverent and Goofy, this monologue takes a very simple thing, and shows us how for this person this is a very BIG WANT. A fun Monologue! ”
  • From H.P. Lovecraft's Desk (A Monologue) by Morgan Hemgrove
    22 Oct. 2020
    “ FROM H.P. LOVECRAFT'S DESK puts the horror writer in the center of his own cosmic horror. Morgan Hemgrove creates fantastic staging challenges which would be a designer or puppeteer's dream!

    This piece is fun and full of possibilities. ”
  • Vanilla by Scott Sickles
    22 Oct. 2020
    “ Sometimes the simplest things are the things that we miss the most! VANILLA, in the words of Scott Sicles, is not a play about ice cream. It is a play about human connection, during a pandemic.

    I'm so glad this play exists! Thank you, Scott, for the humor and the longing and the sadness of this piece! ”
  • Use Your Noodles by Steven Strafford
    16 Oct. 2020
    “ USE YOUR NOODLES is absolutely adorable! Steven Strafford gives us two awkward college students negotiating studying and dating. Superb! It would make for a wonderful scene for students in an acting class and would be a delightful addition to a short play festival. ”
  • Because I'm Not in Love With You (a monologue) by Matthew Weaver
    13 Oct. 2020
    “ BECAUSE I'M NOT IN LOVE WITH YOU is a gorgeous monologue exploring what makes someone "your type." Matthew Weaver give a wonderfully complex relationship between two friends made more complicated because the speaker always goes for "cute guy." A lovely pieces. Well done, Matthew Weaver! ”

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