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David Hansen

Recommended by David Hansen

  • THEODORA: AN UNAUTHORIZED BIOGRAPHY by Jamie Pachino
    24 Jul. 2017
    “ Performed the role "1590" in a production of this work twenty years ago this summer (ye gods) and for better or worse, this script is as relevant, biting, and hysterical as ever. A fascinating exploration of a little-known historical figure, "Theodora" is an evocative primer on history, who owns it, and what they do with it. Strongly recommended. ”
  • Gruoch, or Lady Macbeth by Paul Pasulka
    21 Jul. 2017
    “ "Gruoch" is at once playful and deadly serious, an examination of the hidden forces which shape our ends. A small company tells the story of Lady Macbeth from a historical perspective, as well as from Shakespeare's, in an intriguing non-stop festival of words and action, with shockingly contemporary relevance. ”
  • Rachel Jones Writes a Romantic Comedy by Emilio Rodriguez
    19 Jul. 2017
    “ Sweet, poignant, pointed and hilarious! ”
  • R and J by Adam Szymkowicz
    23 Jun. 2017
    “ Intriguing, sweet, and psychologically correct. An ideal two-hander for *actual* teenagers (or those who can play them) one which hits the sweet-spot between teen angst and burgeoning maturity. Strongly recommended and entirely appropriate for high school actors and audiences. ”
  • The Imaginary Invalid by Oded Gross
    5 Jun. 2017
    “ This Gross/Young adaptation is drop-dead hilarious, maintaining and metastasizing the humor of Molière's original with contemporary flair and incisive commentary on today's health care conundrum. Also, the songs are really enjoyable. ”
  • Swimming While Drowning by Emilio Rodriguez
    27 Apr. 2017
    “ "Swimming" is a lovely, lyric dance of dialogue between two teens in a shelter for LGBT youth. Rodriguez employs performance poetry to move the story forward, not merely as commentary on the action, but to take emotional leaps forward in the relationship between these two young men. ”
  • Codename: White Mouse by Rachel Bublitz
    19 Apr. 2017
    “ Bublitz's biographical piece on the WWII experiences of Nancy Wake, member of French Resistance, is brisk and exciting. Told in brief episodes, our heroine handles many dangerous situations with confidence and determination. The play has many characters, but Bublitz has written it so that it can be performed by as few as six performers. It would make for excellent high school productions; thrilling and with strong historical context. The feminist angle is important, too. ”
  • Girl Becomes Bone by Callan Stout
    17 Apr. 2017
    “ This story of human inhabitants on an alien world who have been unable to emotionally and psychologically leave their abandoned planet of origin behind is a fascinating and emotionally satisfying rumination on the way we use religion to attempt (and often fail) to make sense of inexplicable loss. Highly recommended. ”
  • Use All Available Doors by Tristan B Willis
    13 Apr. 2017
    “ Willis skillfully plumbs points of transition, because those are not the places people understand they exist; we believe we are where we were or where we are going. "In transit" is not real. Stasis. The waiting. Hell is other passengers. But there are also moments of magic and grace and absurdity. Any time strangers dance together I am giddy. ”
  • SEEDS (audio one-act available) by Donna Hoke
    11 Apr. 2017
    “ This play on the subject of conception succeeds in that it is not about that one thing, but how the urgent need some feel to procreate affects all things, past, present and future combined, and that the more control you believe you have over the creation and development of life, the greater the chance for disillusionment, heartbreak and loss. Compelling, sympathetic, with several dynamite characters for women. ”

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