Recommended by Jenny Connell Davis

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    We read this for the Perlberg Festival of New Plays at Palm Beach Dramaworks, and were really moved by the characters and intriguing story Burbano is taking on. Big questions in this play, none of which have easy answers. Challenging in the best ways!

    We read this for the Perlberg Festival of New Plays at Palm Beach Dramaworks, and were really moved by the characters and intriguing story Burbano is taking on. Big questions in this play, none of which have easy answers. Challenging in the best ways!

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    We read this for the Perlberg Festival of New Plays at Palm Beach Dramaworks. What a raucous, acerbic, fun look at the terrors of sibling hood! Great roles for older actresses. Nice work!

    We read this for the Perlberg Festival of New Plays at Palm Beach Dramaworks. What a raucous, acerbic, fun look at the terrors of sibling hood! Great roles for older actresses. Nice work!

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    This play is VICIOUSLY funny and totally bonkers. Absolutely my cup of tea. Platt knows what he's about, and he's watching all of us and is serving up some keen-eyed observations.

    This play is VICIOUSLY funny and totally bonkers. Absolutely my cup of tea. Platt knows what he's about, and he's watching all of us and is serving up some keen-eyed observations.

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    Such well-drawn characters, with such beautiful visual metaphor. Yazmeen manages to be tender without pulling her punches in a way that is hard to pull off. It's funny, it's compelling, and it's very humane. I really would love to see this in production.

    Such well-drawn characters, with such beautiful visual metaphor. Yazmeen manages to be tender without pulling her punches in a way that is hard to pull off. It's funny, it's compelling, and it's very humane. I really would love to see this in production.

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    A haunting play (forgive the pun). I read this play months ago, and find myself still thinking about it. The characters, their desires and their obstacles have really stuck with me. Very much worth a read -- I'd love to see it staged!

    A haunting play (forgive the pun). I read this play months ago, and find myself still thinking about it. The characters, their desires and their obstacles have really stuck with me. Very much worth a read -- I'd love to see it staged!

  • Jenny Connell Davis: WOMB 2.0 [formerly WMB] by Marisela Treviño Orta
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    I'm thrilled that ALLEY ALL NEW is including this play in their 2025 lineup -- what a weird, twisty small sci-fi play! I was really drawn into the mystery and menace of it, and can't wait to see the reading!

    I'm thrilled that ALLEY ALL NEW is including this play in their 2025 lineup -- what a weird, twisty small sci-fi play! I was really drawn into the mystery and menace of it, and can't wait to see the reading!

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  • Jenny Connell Davis: Every Anne Frank by Majkin Holmquist
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    A complicated play about complicated questions. I felt like the voices of these characters just LEPT off the page. Clearly Holmquist knows the classroom setting well...she brings it to life vividly here!

    A complicated play about complicated questions. I felt like the voices of these characters just LEPT off the page. Clearly Holmquist knows the classroom setting well...she brings it to life vividly here!

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  • Jenny Connell Davis: The Way North by Tira Palmquist
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    I've been hearing a lot of folks say they're feeling burned out on "issue plays" right now, and have sometimes felt some of that myself...but then you stumble upon a play like THE WAY NORTH, which is so full of nuance and humanity and good storytelling AND a "true north" of a moral code on a complicated topic...what more can you ask for? What else is drama supposed to be, but something that asks us to re-examine something and see its true complexity? Gorgeous play.

    I've been hearing a lot of folks say they're feeling burned out on "issue plays" right now, and have sometimes felt some of that myself...but then you stumble upon a play like THE WAY NORTH, which is so full of nuance and humanity and good storytelling AND a "true north" of a moral code on a complicated topic...what more can you ask for? What else is drama supposed to be, but something that asks us to re-examine something and see its true complexity? Gorgeous play.

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  • Jenny Connell Davis: Provenance by Jennifer Maisel
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    With all of the accolades this gorgeous script is racking up, it hardly needs another recommendation from me. But I've rarely known, so quickly, that a play needs to get produced ASAP. This is such a beautifully crafted journey of a play...thrilled to see more of it soon!

    With all of the accolades this gorgeous script is racking up, it hardly needs another recommendation from me. But I've rarely known, so quickly, that a play needs to get produced ASAP. This is such a beautifully crafted journey of a play...thrilled to see more of it soon!

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  • Jenny Connell Davis: Tell Me I'm Not Crazy by Sharyn Rothstein
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    God, I love this play. For any of us struggling with Politics right now, and the lower-case-p politics of family dynamics, this play rings true. I laughed and groaned and felt like I knew these people. Dying to see it staged!!!

    God, I love this play. For any of us struggling with Politics right now, and the lower-case-p politics of family dynamics, this play rings true. I laughed and groaned and felt like I knew these people. Dying to see it staged!!!

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