Recommended by Annalise Cain

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    I quite enjoyed this spin on the classic situation of siblings reconciling after the death of a parent. The poetic image of the frijole beans and the memories that emerge from the family fridge serve the play wonderfully, and its genuinely funny.

    I quite enjoyed this spin on the classic situation of siblings reconciling after the death of a parent. The poetic image of the frijole beans and the memories that emerge from the family fridge serve the play wonderfully, and its genuinely funny.

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    A delightfully quirky play that plays with form and asks you to mindfully consider how you engage with the "civilized" world, and if it had to be this way.

    A delightfully quirky play that plays with form and asks you to mindfully consider how you engage with the "civilized" world, and if it had to be this way.

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    This is an absolutely gorgeous ten minute. The rhythm of it is intoxicating, and it moves between melodrama and an earnestly moving offering so seamlessly.

    This is an absolutely gorgeous ten minute. The rhythm of it is intoxicating, and it moves between melodrama and an earnestly moving offering so seamlessly.

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    This play is absolutely devastating: beautifully rendered, with a world so rich and dark it won't leave you alone. Davila looks at Johnny from all angles, and won't let us simplify him as a character, even if his actions make us want to. Ready to see this onstage ASAP.

    This play is absolutely devastating: beautifully rendered, with a world so rich and dark it won't leave you alone. Davila looks at Johnny from all angles, and won't let us simplify him as a character, even if his actions make us want to. Ready to see this onstage ASAP.

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    I love the language of this play. I rode along the twists and turns Boyd pulls us through as we see these two characters reckon with their history and the possibilities in front of them. I particularly like the ending, and the hope that lies in telling the nuanced truth.

    I love the language of this play. I rode along the twists and turns Boyd pulls us through as we see these two characters reckon with their history and the possibilities in front of them. I particularly like the ending, and the hope that lies in telling the nuanced truth.

  • Annalise Cain: American Fast by Kareem Fahmy
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    A moving, surprising play about faith, mothers and daughters and sacrifice. I can't stop thinking about the line "I needed you to be weak with me."

    A moving, surprising play about faith, mothers and daughters and sacrifice. I can't stop thinking about the line "I needed you to be weak with me."

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  • Annalise Cain: THE TAMALERA'S DAUGHTER, an American Tragedy by David Davila
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    A compassionate, unflinching look at cycles of poverty, abuse and teen pregnancy in a household of 6 Mexican-American women. Davila writes with precision, humor and a strong sense of ritual. The physical life of the play leaps off the page as much as the words. The well-rendered characters, especially Blanca, work to change one another, and Davila allows each change to blossom organically.

    A compassionate, unflinching look at cycles of poverty, abuse and teen pregnancy in a household of 6 Mexican-American women. Davila writes with precision, humor and a strong sense of ritual. The physical life of the play leaps off the page as much as the words. The well-rendered characters, especially Blanca, work to change one another, and Davila allows each change to blossom organically.

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  • Annalise Cain: Akeldama, a quarantine play by Chandler Hubbard
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    This is one of the loveliest apocalyptic plays I've encountered. The wordplay, images and Over-The-Garden-Wall-esque world are delightful. This play successfully captures the feeling of, and the transformation within monotony in the face of dire crisis.

    This is one of the loveliest apocalyptic plays I've encountered. The wordplay, images and Over-The-Garden-Wall-esque world are delightful. This play successfully captures the feeling of, and the transformation within monotony in the face of dire crisis.

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  • Annalise Cain: I Wanna Fuck like Romeo and Juliet by Andrew Rincon
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    This play is an absolute joy. Playful, loving, intense and wonderfully queer.

    This play is an absolute joy. Playful, loving, intense and wonderfully queer.

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  • Annalise Cain: At The Wake of a Dead Drag Queen by Terry Guest
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    I loved this play. The structure of it mimics that of a variety drag show, oscillating between intimate scenes backstage and meta-theatrical performances. A joyful, loving play honoring the history of drag, queerness and the disproportionate number of black queer men killed by political inaction.

    I loved this play. The structure of it mimics that of a variety drag show, oscillating between intimate scenes backstage and meta-theatrical performances. A joyful, loving play honoring the history of drag, queerness and the disproportionate number of black queer men killed by political inaction.

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