Recommended by Emma Goldman-Sherman

  • Emma Goldman-Sherman: The Buddha's Wife

    A wonderful re-imagining of the life of Yasodhara from a contemporary intersectional feminist perspective juxtaposing life today and the difficulties women are asked to manage. I related strongly to these characters as a woman, a mother, a wife and a person! It is both a beautifully told tale/fable/myth and a story we need to see onstage in all its theatricality!

    A wonderful re-imagining of the life of Yasodhara from a contemporary intersectional feminist perspective juxtaposing life today and the difficulties women are asked to manage. I related strongly to these characters as a woman, a mother, a wife and a person! It is both a beautifully told tale/fable/myth and a story we need to see onstage in all its theatricality!

  • Emma Goldman-Sherman: GALILEE

    A play that is at the heart of almost everything these days - business or the environment, mining or protecting, who we are and how we choose. Grounded in a community and a mother/daughter relationship, I really enjoyed the theatricality of it, especially the way Harry moves through the play and also the way Carol comes to understand who she is and where she belongs. Beautiful work!

    A play that is at the heart of almost everything these days - business or the environment, mining or protecting, who we are and how we choose. Grounded in a community and a mother/daughter relationship, I really enjoyed the theatricality of it, especially the way Harry moves through the play and also the way Carol comes to understand who she is and where she belongs. Beautiful work!

  • Emma Goldman-Sherman: Even Flowers Bloom in Hell, Sometimes

    Beautiful work! I love how Gonzalez uses the theatre itself as the art that lifts the inmates up and gives them hope. I love the way it ends. We have the sadness of a "real" ending and the dream of the way things could be and we have a surprise too. Everything blooms.

    Beautiful work! I love how Gonzalez uses the theatre itself as the art that lifts the inmates up and gives them hope. I love the way it ends. We have the sadness of a "real" ending and the dream of the way things could be and we have a surprise too. Everything blooms.

  • Emma Goldman-Sherman: The Place That Made You

    Stunning! The Place That Made You is sparely poetic and hauntingly filled with silences and the inarticulation of its characters in pain so that I feel every ache of it myself. Beautiful work!

    Stunning! The Place That Made You is sparely poetic and hauntingly filled with silences and the inarticulation of its characters in pain so that I feel every ache of it myself. Beautiful work!

  • Emma Goldman-Sherman: Anna O.

    I loved this play that gives us a fascinating look into the birth of psychoanalysis, but mostly I enjoyed the storytelling moments of Berta's illness and her life. She is a very strong female historical figure, and it's wonderful to have a play about her life. Pasulka uses language masterfully to create a marvelous sense of the world and Berta's psyche. Highly recommended!

    I loved this play that gives us a fascinating look into the birth of psychoanalysis, but mostly I enjoyed the storytelling moments of Berta's illness and her life. She is a very strong female historical figure, and it's wonderful to have a play about her life. Pasulka uses language masterfully to create a marvelous sense of the world and Berta's psyche. Highly recommended!

  • Emma Goldman-Sherman: Playwright (short play)

    Sweet but there is also a darkness here that makes it real and true. Kudos!

    Sweet but there is also a darkness here that makes it real and true. Kudos!

  • Emma Goldman-Sherman: Humin Meat Glass

    So much gets packed into this beautifully written short play, I want it on repeat! Racism, Sexism, Oppression, People of Color dealing with the colorless, and all of it as allegory/fable/commedia/fantasy! The interpretations could abound! And the puns - I am jealous of the puns! Would be great for any director to enjoy!

    So much gets packed into this beautifully written short play, I want it on repeat! Racism, Sexism, Oppression, People of Color dealing with the colorless, and all of it as allegory/fable/commedia/fantasy! The interpretations could abound! And the puns - I am jealous of the puns! Would be great for any director to enjoy!

  • Emma Goldman-Sherman: Stray (short play)

    As my dog bounces around with her toy I found this piece quite powerful and wholly dramatic! But then I'd probably not want to give any of what it is away because much of the drama was in the discovery of all that it is and experiencing it for oneself. Mesmerizing!

    As my dog bounces around with her toy I found this piece quite powerful and wholly dramatic! But then I'd probably not want to give any of what it is away because much of the drama was in the discovery of all that it is and experiencing it for oneself. Mesmerizing!

  • Emma Goldman-Sherman: Wash Your Hands, You Moron

    This play is about to blow up on FB! And it's so good, you'll be kicking yourself (like I am) going, "why didn't I think to write this?!" So read it and recommend it and then tape yourself performing it and post it already! What are you waiting for? (Ask Hageman first) the idea is to go all CORONA! I mean VIRAL!!!!

    This play is about to blow up on FB! And it's so good, you'll be kicking yourself (like I am) going, "why didn't I think to write this?!" So read it and recommend it and then tape yourself performing it and post it already! What are you waiting for? (Ask Hageman first) the idea is to go all CORONA! I mean VIRAL!!!!

  • Emma Goldman-Sherman: The Damp, Dark Room Just Off the Parlor

    A gay mystery Victorian-style! So much fun! I love the language, and all the innuendo! I'm sure it would be a hoot for a Halloween or any time of year Festival. May it get its time on the boards when Covid-19 is vanquished!

    A gay mystery Victorian-style! So much fun! I love the language, and all the innuendo! I'm sure it would be a hoot for a Halloween or any time of year Festival. May it get its time on the boards when Covid-19 is vanquished!