Recommended by Shaun Leisher

  • Twice, Thrice, Frice...
    19 Apr. 2018
    This play reads like a soap opera while also exploring the rights of women in Islam. Great roles for Middle Eastern women that are so different and complicated.
  • The Diplomats
    18 Apr. 2018
    Definitely a play that folks will wrestle with in that way interesting theatre should. You certainly won’t agree with each character and everything they say but you need to hear them out.
  • Leftovers
    17 Apr. 2018
    This is an absolutely brilliant play!!! The way it looks at the themes of dreams, disappointment and reconciliation is unlike any other play I've ever read. Produce this everywhere!!
  • All We Know Is Not Enough
    17 Apr. 2018
    This play really speaks to our need to reach out in times of crisis for help and for distraction. The way it effortlessly flows between locations and between fantasy and reality is a true strength of this play. A piece that is for actors, directors, designers and audiences that desire to expand their definition of theatre.
  • Screaming, Humming
    16 Apr. 2018
    A play about making life decisions and how sacred spaces can be found even in soul sucking job if the right people are there. I loved how 3 dimensional these characters were and the dialogue is poetic in a way that's natural to aspiring artists.
  • FireWater TriggerBust
    16 Apr. 2018
    I've read many plays about environmental issue but never one that explores how desperate someone would have to sell their land, the health of their neighbors and their souls to those that wish to destroy our planet for profit. Luna is such a complex role for a young actress and I love how this play refuses to give a cliche happy ending but forces the character and audience to sit with the decisions made.
  • Transfiguration
    13 Apr. 2018
    A play about ghosts. Literal ghosts. Ghosts of the past. Ghosts of our mind. Reading this play was a magical experience. I can't wait to see a production and how directors, actors and designers bring this world to life.
  • Cheerleaders VS Aliens
    12 Apr. 2018
    This play excites me so much I might BURST!!! Having worked in high school and middle school theatre education I have long bemoaned the lack of quality scripts for young actors where they get to play characters their own age. Along comes this hilarious, whimsical play with a large cast of mostly females (which rocks since they are the vast majority of members of school theatre programs) to save the day!!! Not only are there a bunch of roles for girls but they are 3 dimensional characters!!! Will be recommending to all my theatre educator friends.
  • All Our Yesterdays
    12 Apr. 2018
    This is a really good play about a moment in history that was once all over social media but by so many has been forgotten. By using flashbacks, Hung shows that all these girls wanted was the ability to learn and never imagined it would lead to their kidnapping. A play that requires very little in terms of set but in the hands of 2 talented actors could be extremely transporting.
  • TRAYF
    11 Apr. 2018
    This play is so much fun!!! I really hope it gets produced all over. While being about such a specific culture, this play is able to convey a theme of longing for more out of life that we all can empathize with. More faith-based plays like this need to be written.

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