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Recommended by David Hansen

  • Zamboni Godot by Ayun Halliday
    6 Oct. 2017
    “ Halliday's protagonists wait everywhere -- in the emergency room, at the amusement park, at the BMV -- highlighting modern issues and anxieties in this hilarious, absurdist deconstruction of Beckett's classic text. The original is merely a template for the playwright's spare and insightful examination of every contemporary indignity. Very, very funny, and "100% Bechdel Test Approved!" ”
  • The Wayward Bunny by Greg Kotis
    25 Sep. 2017
    “ A brilliant existentialist thriller which leaves the reader on-edge and uncertain until the last moment ... and beyond. A compact company of diverse ages makes this an eminently producible play; strongly recommended! ”
  • RAIN AND ZOE SAVE THE WORLD by Crystal Skillman
    25 Sep. 2017
    “ The Ultimate Millennial Road Trip Play! Exciting, youthful, shrewd and challenging, this is an inspiring, forward-leaning work. We must believe the Rains and Zoes are going to save the world. ”
  • Waiting For Waiting For Godot by Dave Hanson
    24 Sep. 2017
    “ An absurd and hilarious rumination on the existential anxiety of life in the theater, faithful to its inspirational source but uniquely original. I am not recommending my own work, I am spelled differently. ”
  • 1980 (Or Why I'm Voting For John Anderson) by Patricia Cotter
    14 Sep. 2017
    “ A fitting parable for our times, reflecting upon that greatest of American traditions, believing in a loser. Each of four characters believe in the underdog, and each for their own reasons, and how they deal with disappointment and disillusionment make up the powerful and devastating thrust of the narrative. It's a great read, and will make an excellent period piece with a contemporary message. ”
  • Death and Cockroaches by Eric Reyes Loo
    14 Sep. 2017
    “ Packed with humor, honesty, and a surprising number of dicks, this is a hilarious and extremely relatable tale about coping with illness and ageing parents. Strongly recommended. ”
  • Seven Minutes in Heaven by Matthew Weaver
    3 Sep. 2017
    “ This brief pieces captures the intense urgency of adolescence, making real those (for some of us) long-past but extremely crucial urges and dreams, those boundaries we set for ourselves, and those we yearn to overcome. It's charming and honest and funny, and I would love to see an entire evening of "in the coat closet" plays, including this one. ”
  • Seven Minutes in Eternity by Andy Boyd
    2 Sep. 2017
    “ Like a live-action "Chick tract" this compelling saga of a charmingly insufferable, conspiracy-obsessed madman is a fast-paced, exciting and absurd parable about the darkest recesses of American self-righteousness, recrimination and paranoia. Truly a tale for our times. ”
  • A Red Carol by Michael Gene Sullivan
    27 Aug. 2017
    “ This adaptation removes the patina from a well-worn tale, making it shine for a new age. Too often the tale of Ebenezer Scrooge is interpreted as one of redemption, but Sullivan's take makes entertainingly apparent Dickens's harsh indictment of the class inequality of his time, showing exactly how far we have not come. A workers' Christmas story for the 21st century, its unapologetically socialist message is delightfully rendered with humor and song. Strongly recommended ... for the holidays! ”
  • We Can Be Heroes by Lucy Wang
    5 Aug. 2017
    “ This delightful, brief, historical-comical-tragical cabaret piece belongs in an upbeat, electric evening of musical vignettes about transgender history. It's simple, straight-forward and accurate, but also presentational and smartly absurd. Viva Romy! Viva Bowie! ”

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