Recommended by Emma Goldman-Sherman

  • Emma Goldman-Sherman: BRILLIANT WORKS OF ART by Donna Hoke
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    Wonderful play that will inspire many late night discussions! Keeps us guessing! I love the tiny details, how Grant teaches Abby and then Abby teaches James, and the surprises with characters showing up where they are not expected. Satisfying and most worthy of production!

    Wonderful play that will inspire many late night discussions! Keeps us guessing! I love the tiny details, how Grant teaches Abby and then Abby teaches James, and the surprises with characters showing up where they are not expected. Satisfying and most worthy of production!

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  • Emma Goldman-Sherman: Color ED (10-minute) by Philana Imade Omorotionmwan
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    HeartBreaking! In 10 pages, with great economy, this play gets to the core of oppression. Omorotionmwan uses rhythm, repetition and metaphor with great skill.

    HeartBreaking! In 10 pages, with great economy, this play gets to the core of oppression. Omorotionmwan uses rhythm, repetition and metaphor with great skill.

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  • Emma Goldman-Sherman: Tight Curls Today by Jennifer Barclay
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    Beautiful play about the lives of three women under the hair dryers at the salon. Takes us from before they are all married to the ends of their lives and their losses - I found it moving and so well written. The most economic flawless dialogue that reveals so much!

    Beautiful play about the lives of three women under the hair dryers at the salon. Takes us from before they are all married to the ends of their lives and their losses - I found it moving and so well written. The most economic flawless dialogue that reveals so much!

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  • Emma Goldman-Sherman: The Last Match by Anna Ziegler
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    Brilliantly drawn characters who are fascinating and thrilling simultaneously. I was rooting for them all. This play covers so much ground, and it was a pleasure to see on its feet.

    Brilliantly drawn characters who are fascinating and thrilling simultaneously. I was rooting for them all. This play covers so much ground, and it was a pleasure to see on its feet.

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  • Emma Goldman-Sherman: The High Cost of Heating by Craig Thornton
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    Very funny and yes, very Ionesco-like play about the current state of our lives as overwhelmed, in-debt, middle class Americans. My favorite line is, "the point is, we're Americans, and we should be able to take a bath when ever we want!" I would love to see this staged!

    Very funny and yes, very Ionesco-like play about the current state of our lives as overwhelmed, in-debt, middle class Americans. My favorite line is, "the point is, we're Americans, and we should be able to take a bath when ever we want!" I would love to see this staged!

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  • Emma Goldman-Sherman: The Family Claxon by Eric Coble
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    A very funny - hilarious - romp through the American Suburbs and the people who live there including some wonderfully drawn characters with great lines and great business that will be tons of fun onstage!

    A very funny - hilarious - romp through the American Suburbs and the people who live there including some wonderfully drawn characters with great lines and great business that will be tons of fun onstage!

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  • Emma Goldman-Sherman: Tom & Eliza by Celine Song
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    One of my favorite plays ever! I love the language. I love the humor and the way this play exposes all of humanity for what we really are - animals! And while I admire Wally Shawn, I bet Wally Shawn wishes he had written this play! A must read! And very produce-able!

    One of my favorite plays ever! I love the language. I love the humor and the way this play exposes all of humanity for what we really are - animals! And while I admire Wally Shawn, I bet Wally Shawn wishes he had written this play! A must read! And very produce-able!

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  • Emma Goldman-Sherman: Meet Murasaki Shikibu Followed by Book-Signing, and Other Things by Julia Izumi
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    I saw this at the NYC Fringe and was inspired by the character of Murasaki who is larger-than-life in many ways and yet completely human. Brava to Julia Izumi for creating her and bringing her to life in such surprising ways. A real treat!

    I saw this at the NYC Fringe and was inspired by the character of Murasaki who is larger-than-life in many ways and yet completely human. Brava to Julia Izumi for creating her and bringing her to life in such surprising ways. A real treat!

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  • Emma Goldman-Sherman: Policarpa: Apocalypse Sur Amerikka by Diana Burbano
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    Beautiful play about women in power, so timely and timeless, with images to dream of forever! Gorgeously wrought! I applaud Diana for her vision and her ability to create such a multi-layered world, characters I will never forget, mystery and magic.

    Beautiful play about women in power, so timely and timeless, with images to dream of forever! Gorgeously wrought! I applaud Diana for her vision and her ability to create such a multi-layered world, characters I will never forget, mystery and magic.

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  • Emma Goldman-Sherman: TREASURE, a musical reimagining of RL Stevenson's Treasure Island by Melissa Bell
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    This is a beautifully written, concise version, of Treasure Island. I love the character of the parrot! It is a great story, and this book allows for so many more female roles!

    This is a beautifully written, concise version, of Treasure Island. I love the character of the parrot! It is a great story, and this book allows for so many more female roles!

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