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Emma Goldman-Sherman

Recommended by Emma Goldman-Sherman

  • TELL ME I'M GORGEOUS AT THE END OF THE WORLD, The Last Gay Play by Aaron Coleman
    14 Jul. 2023
    “ Beautifully written and yes, gorgeous! This satire of gay plays is moving and thrilling, and I hope it gets produced soon. I would love to see it! The structure and smarts, the fabulous funny... Read it and enjoy! ”
  • Hangups by Sarah Groustra
    12 Jul. 2023
    “ Real and lovely and perfect for Zoom. The title resonates in several ways. Groustra has a knack for dialogue that moves quickly and creates rhythms the actors would have a great time performing. I look forward to reading more of Groustra's work. ”
  • Rite of Passage by Izzy Salant
    22 Jun. 2023
    “ Wonderful and heart-warming, how to manage very hard things with grace and humor. The characters are in turmoil and the stakes are high. I appreciate the autism depicted in a way that really felt true to my own autistic experience and resonates for me along with the loss and the grief and confusion for a young person to deal with loss... what a beautiful play! ”
  • Why the Hell is it so Hard to Write a Recommendation on NPX? A Monologue by Izzy Salant
    22 Jun. 2023
    “ As another neurodivergent playwright, I think this is uproarious! And being hyper-lexic (as part of my neurodivergence), I don't have any problem writing recommendations, but I can imagine that some people do. And Izzy Salant captures this in a radiant way that makes me laugh and smile and relax for a minute instead of holding my breath like I do, so maybe extending my life! This monologue spoke to me, and I'm recommending it easily and with a lot of words! ”
  • Simon Says by Erin Moughon
    16 Jun. 2023
    “ I've always wondered about Simon Says, and now I know the truth. Moughon has a brilliant mind. This is a super-creepy play! ”
  • The Lesbian Play by Riley Elton McCarthy
    16 Jun. 2023
    “ What an intense and theatrical piece this is! McCarthy manages to maintain so much tension throughout, continuously raises the stakes and keeps them high in this ensemble drama that kept me on edge all night! The characters are specific and driven. A disturbing play that isn't afraid of confrontation. ”
  • Abigail, For Now by Jackie Martin
    13 Jun. 2023
    “ This play quickly became unstoppable for me. I really enjoyed it and was deeply concerned for the characters. I'm also really torn up about the ending in a good way, as a spark for dialogue, and it's so theatrically fabulous, and there are so many ways to imagine it. A producible play about mental illness that is likable and feels so real. Well done! ”
  • A Whirligig of Broken Umbrellas by Ryan M. Bultrowicz
    4 Jun. 2023
    “ He had me at the prop list. Actually, he had me at the epigraph. A wildly theatrical play about trauma - how could I not love this? Brokenness as character! Reduced to bagels - I am laughing and crying. And yes, these characters are permeable without boundaries as if they weren't given the chance to form complete selves, and they take on the mere suggestions of states of being in different moments. It would be fascinating to see onstage! ”
  • The Ancestry Dot Com Play by Alyssa Haddad-Chin
    28 Apr. 2023
    “ What a fabulous play! As someone who discovered I'm a quarter Greek/Balkan when I got my DNA tested, I really related to this play, loved the characters and how well wrought they are. And such impactful work about identity with so much humor and heart. ”
  • Dove by Brigid Amos
    28 Apr. 2023
    “ I love so many things about this play including having an adult in the kid role As An Adult - I have not seen this done anywhere else in this way, and it is very effective and allows for so much healing to happen, a very smart idea. The play has a lot to say, but the moving (I needed tissues!) reading at Drew U with ASOTO completely swept me up into the story of these incredibly well-rendered characters, such juicy roles for actors!!! Only later did its brilliant subversions seep in. What a wonderful play this is! Highly recommend! ”

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