Recommended by Shaun Leisher

  • Shaun Leisher: teach me how to swim by Sophie Sagan-Gutherz
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    A celebration of the idea of chosen family. Really enjoyed getting to spend time with these beautifully crafted characters.

    A celebration of the idea of chosen family. Really enjoyed getting to spend time with these beautifully crafted characters.

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  • Shaun Leisher: Hungry Ghost by Lisa Sanaye Dring
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    A fantastic play about a couple trying to figure out their future. Can't wait to see what a director and designers do with this play. Amazing use of setting as an additional character.

    A fantastic play about a couple trying to figure out their future. Can't wait to see what a director and designers do with this play. Amazing use of setting as an additional character.

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  • Shaun Leisher: All The Helium Hearts Over Belt Parkway by Karina Billini
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    I first heard this play as part of EST's podcast, Youngblood Monday Lunch, and found it extremely compelling. It's a play about break-ups and make-ups. It's about people that might not be great together trying to make it work. Billini has a gift for natural-sounding dialogue as she brilliantly lets us in on the lives of these 4 Brooklynites.

    I first heard this play as part of EST's podcast, Youngblood Monday Lunch, and found it extremely compelling. It's a play about break-ups and make-ups. It's about people that might not be great together trying to make it work. Billini has a gift for natural-sounding dialogue as she brilliantly lets us in on the lives of these 4 Brooklynites.

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  • Shaun Leisher: sublet by Madison Fiedler
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    A really spooky short play that serves as a commentary about how stories are passed on.

    A really spooky short play that serves as a commentary about how stories are passed on.

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  • Shaun Leisher: On Trash Monsters by Gillian Beth Durkee
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    An ecological horror play that is both hysterical and inspiring.

    An ecological horror play that is both hysterical and inspiring.

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  • Shaun Leisher: Little Souvenirs by Gillian Beth Durkee
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    I really enjoyed this ghost story and these fabulous characters.

    I really enjoyed this ghost story and these fabulous characters.

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  • Shaun Leisher: The Prying by Gillian Beth Durkee
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    I loved this play and all it's saying about human nature. That final scene is a killer.

    I loved this play and all it's saying about human nature. That final scene is a killer.

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  • Shaun Leisher: Sincerely, Best Wishes, Regards by Gillian Beth Durkee
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    An excellent short play about two women that connect over the jobs they hate. The ending would warm even the coldest of hearts.

    An excellent short play about two women that connect over the jobs they hate. The ending would warm even the coldest of hearts.

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  • Shaun Leisher: SPARK: The Peer Leadership Program That Will Get Your Kid Into Harvard/Yale/Princeton/Columbia, Cure Cancer, Stop California Forest Fires, End The Race War, and Enact World Peace. (or) PRIYANKA THARAKAN MUST DIE by Alex Lin
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    A hysterical riff on Shakespeare that will break your heart. The pressures these students go through feel so hyper-specific and universal at the same time. Lin has a gift for writing ambitious teenagers. The final scene is utterly stunning.

    A hysterical riff on Shakespeare that will break your heart. The pressures these students go through feel so hyper-specific and universal at the same time. Lin has a gift for writing ambitious teenagers. The final scene is utterly stunning.

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  • Shaun Leisher: FINAL CONTACT by Alex Lin
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    A great short solo piece. Lin tells a deeply specific story about an Asian American astronaut and some of what she went through to get to where she is. A specific story that so many will connect with. I was so engrossed in the story being told.

    A great short solo piece. Lin tells a deeply specific story about an Asian American astronaut and some of what she went through to get to where she is. A specific story that so many will connect with. I was so engrossed in the story being told.

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