Recommended by Julie Zaffarano

  • Julie Zaffarano: Pa'Lante & Beyond by Nelson Diaz-Marcano
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    So much power in few pages. Nelson Diaz-Marcano shows us the needs behind the words in this strong piece. Well done.

    So much power in few pages. Nelson Diaz-Marcano shows us the needs behind the words in this strong piece. Well done.

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  • Julie Zaffarano: LIGHTS UP! by Jack Levine
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    A fun play about big fish in small ponds. Jack Levine's clever play reminds us that we can all learn, no matter how much we think we know. Fast dialogue without one word wasted. Lovely dramatic tension.

    A fun play about big fish in small ponds. Jack Levine's clever play reminds us that we can all learn, no matter how much we think we know. Fast dialogue without one word wasted. Lovely dramatic tension.

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  • Julie Zaffarano: Before The Fire by TJ Young
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    TJ Young’s powerful and authentic dialogue are as terrifying today as during the 1950s when this play is set. The stakes could not be higher for Reverend Walker and we feel his pain and care for his congregation. Produce this play.

    TJ Young’s powerful and authentic dialogue are as terrifying today as during the 1950s when this play is set. The stakes could not be higher for Reverend Walker and we feel his pain and care for his congregation. Produce this play.

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  • Julie Zaffarano: MISFIT, AMERICA by Nelson Diaz-Marcano
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    Oh, my heart! A beautiful, epic, Latinx Western. Diaz-Marciano shies away from nothing and brings us everything. The longing for connection and belonging that runs deep in our souls is brought out though the playwright’s brilliant dialogue.

    Oh, my heart! A beautiful, epic, Latinx Western. Diaz-Marciano shies away from nothing and brings us everything. The longing for connection and belonging that runs deep in our souls is brought out though the playwright’s brilliant dialogue.

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  • Julie Zaffarano: Home-Style Cooking at the Gateway Cafe by Philip Middleton Williams
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    Philip Middleton Williams delights us once again with his imaginative, down-homey, twisty play, “Home-Style Cooking at the Gateway Cafe.” Love these characters and would love to have dinner with them tonight!

    Philip Middleton Williams delights us once again with his imaginative, down-homey, twisty play, “Home-Style Cooking at the Gateway Cafe.” Love these characters and would love to have dinner with them tonight!

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  • Julie Zaffarano: Right For The Part by John Busser
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    Hahahaha! “Right For The Part” is hilarious from the first word to the last. John Busser’s chringy undertones of reality support the comedy as we root for the actor.

    Hahahaha! “Right For The Part” is hilarious from the first word to the last. John Busser’s chringy undertones of reality support the comedy as we root for the actor.

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  • Julie Zaffarano: Morir Sonyando by Erlina Ortiz
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    I was fortunate to see the production of this play at Passage Theatre Company. Erlina Ortiz’s characters are authentic and their struggles to cope with themselves and their family relations while navigate the world are powerful. Produce this play!

    I was fortunate to see the production of this play at Passage Theatre Company. Erlina Ortiz’s characters are authentic and their struggles to cope with themselves and their family relations while navigate the world are powerful. Produce this play!

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  • Julie Zaffarano: Coming at You From the Cockpit by Edith Freni
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    A fast-paced, well-crafted absurdist dramedy about relationships and the desperation we feel for closeness and what we will tolerate for the sake of connection. Edith Freni draws us into a threatened and fragile world where we know these characters -- fear for them, laugh at them -- because the mirror ourselves. Would love to see this breathless play produced.

    A fast-paced, well-crafted absurdist dramedy about relationships and the desperation we feel for closeness and what we will tolerate for the sake of connection. Edith Freni draws us into a threatened and fragile world where we know these characters -- fear for them, laugh at them -- because the mirror ourselves. Would love to see this breathless play produced.

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  • Julie Zaffarano: O, Possum! by Val Dunn
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    Val Dunn's O, Possum! is a powerful play about climate change and activism. Set in the failing Jumping Cholla Community Park, this community tries desperately to save their piece of the world. Not only their physical world, but their community as well. And talking a talking opposum, rattlesnake, cactus, and tumbleweed. Hope to see this play in production.

    Val Dunn's O, Possum! is a powerful play about climate change and activism. Set in the failing Jumping Cholla Community Park, this community tries desperately to save their piece of the world. Not only their physical world, but their community as well. And talking a talking opposum, rattlesnake, cactus, and tumbleweed. Hope to see this play in production.

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  • Julie Zaffarano: Essentials by Robert Weibezahl
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    A tight one minute play that is both specific to our current time and universal. Robert Weibezahl captures the fear and frenzy that grips so quickly and makes people act in ways they could never have imagined.

    A tight one minute play that is both specific to our current time and universal. Robert Weibezahl captures the fear and frenzy that grips so quickly and makes people act in ways they could never have imagined.

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