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Joel Stone

Recommended by Joel Stone

  • Last Ascent by Kristin Idaszak
    24 Mar. 2023
    “ This is a very compelling play that ventures into the past, while dealing with the present. It is a piece that sheds light on therapy as healing, filled with insights and fascinating details about the world of mountain climbing. How to process grief and move past guilt are major components. And the death of another character serves as the lynchpin for it all. What I liked most was that the characters are treated with honesty, compassion, and humor. Last Ascent is a wonderful, gripping new play. ”
  • COMING ATTRACTIONS by Brian Richard Mori
    28 Sep. 2022
    “ This is a very compelling play, loosely based on the legendary feud between film critics Andrew Sarris and Pauline Kael. The characters are colorful and opinionated. The dialogue crisply defines the two feuding critics. But there is compassion too. The young university student serves as the audience's surrogate. All in all, this play is funny and sad and deeply moving. ”
  • SHEEPDOG by Kevin Artigue
    11 Jul. 2022
    “ I saw this play at CATF in 2022. It is a very strong and moving two-hander. You begin to care deeply about these two police officers and hope that the racial divisions don't destroy a seemingly supportive relationship. But lies and secrets are not the cornerstones of a good relationship. "Sheepdog" is smart and gripping and as timely as ever. ”
  • Alabaster by Audrey Cefaly
    22 Jan. 2019
    “ "Alabaster" is that one-in-a-thousand play that works both as a bittersweet comedy that's full of surprises and as a heart wrenching testament to what it means to be alive in an age of uncertainty. The characters are wonderfully unique and their dialogue is snappy and illuminating. Besides, how many plays have goats that comment on the action in them? I wholeheartedly recommend Audrey's incredible play to anyone searching for a work brimming with humanity. ”
  • The Snowmaker by Aleks Merilo
    21 Feb. 2018
    “ This play is continually compelling, with a menacing edge. The characters are colorful and well-drawn, often with mysterious, unknown motives. Nothing is as it seems. This is a terrific thriller about a father and daughter on the run from a situation that may or may not be real. ”
  • We Will Not Be Silent by David Meyers
    13 Feb. 2018
    “ NJ Rep did a script-in-hand reading of "We Will Not Be Silent". Our audience absolutely loved it. David's play is taut, gripping, and always intriguing, with crisp dialogue and an uneasy pace. It contains little-known facts about Sophie Scholl and the White Rose movement in Nazi Germany. I strongly recommend this wonderful, heartbreaking three-hander, especially for intimate theaters. ”