Recommended by Shaun Leisher

  • Shaun Leisher: Ivories by Riley Elton McCarthy
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    Such a bold play. Genuinely terrifying and a bit sexy. Endless possibilities for designers. PRODUCE THIS PLAY!!!

    Such a bold play. Genuinely terrifying and a bit sexy. Endless possibilities for designers. PRODUCE THIS PLAY!!!

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  • Shaun Leisher: The Lesbian Play by Riley Elton McCarthy
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    This is such a violent play throughout but even I did not expect that ending. McCarthy has brilliantly gotten these characters together in an already tense situation and expertly raises the stakes with every minute that passes. This play left me breathless and I can't wait to experience it live on stage.

    This is such a violent play throughout but even I did not expect that ending. McCarthy has brilliantly gotten these characters together in an already tense situation and expertly raises the stakes with every minute that passes. This play left me breathless and I can't wait to experience it live on stage.

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  • Shaun Leisher: a peach grows in brooklyn by Riley Elton McCarthy
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    A collection of scenes showing a couple take on the next step in their relationship. Beautiful use of the tree as a symbol of their relationship troubles while also showing hope at the end.

    A collection of scenes showing a couple take on the next step in their relationship. Beautiful use of the tree as a symbol of their relationship troubles while also showing hope at the end.

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  • Shaun Leisher: strike that by Riley Elton McCarthy
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    A delightfully absurd short play about friendship and growing up.

    A delightfully absurd short play about friendship and growing up.

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  • Shaun Leisher: judy, or i think sophomore year is trying to eat me by Emma Mueller
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    Very much like the work of this play's namesake, Judy Blume, this is a work of art that will help a lot of young women get through a tough time. If you are a high school educator please have your student's read this play and consider producing it. There are so few works of theatre like this that directly deal with what teen girls go through that are actually written by someone not to far from that age.

    Very much like the work of this play's namesake, Judy Blume, this is a work of art that will help a lot of young women get through a tough time. If you are a high school educator please have your student's read this play and consider producing it. There are so few works of theatre like this that directly deal with what teen girls go through that are actually written by someone not to far from that age.

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  • Shaun Leisher: Southern Bedfellows by Riley Elton McCarthy
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    A gorgeous two hander that charts two childhood friends living in the South struggles with their identities. Like all great theatre, you're belief in who is write and wrong shifts every moment as each character makes a choice that deeply impacts (and often hurts) the other. Your hear goes out to both of these kids and you want them to find peace. Maybe they do. I hope they do.

    A gorgeous two hander that charts two childhood friends living in the South struggles with their identities. Like all great theatre, you're belief in who is write and wrong shifts every moment as each character makes a choice that deeply impacts (and often hurts) the other. Your hear goes out to both of these kids and you want them to find peace. Maybe they do. I hope they do.

    ”
  • Shaun Leisher: NADESHIKO by Keiko Green
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    Lots going on in this play but it feels so focused the entire time. Beautiful exploration of a difficult topic.

    Lots going on in this play but it feels so focused the entire time. Beautiful exploration of a difficult topic.

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  • Shaun Leisher: Exotic Deadly: Or the MSG Play by Keiko Green
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    Love how experimental and wild this play is. Such a funny take on what it means to discover and be proud of your culture in a world that values assimilation.

    Love how experimental and wild this play is. Such a funny take on what it means to discover and be proud of your culture in a world that values assimilation.

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  • Shaun Leisher: Wad by Keiko Green
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    A wonderful two-hander that really packs a punch. Love how theatrical and playful this is while being about such disturbing things.

    A wonderful two-hander that really packs a punch. Love how theatrical and playful this is while being about such disturbing things.

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  • Shaun Leisher: AFFINITY LUNCH MINUTES by Nick Malakhow
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    I am shaking after reading this play. This play is infuriating and hopeful. This is the play we need today. Fuck all the productions of Ragtime and American Son that PWIs are planning on producing to show they're "listening." Quit being a coward and PRODUCE THIS PLAY!! Let these words wash over you and let them inspire real change in your organizations built on white supremacy.

    I am shaking after reading this play. This play is infuriating and hopeful. This is the play we need today. Fuck all the productions of Ragtime and American Son that PWIs are planning on producing to show they're "listening." Quit being a coward and PRODUCE THIS PLAY!! Let these words wash over you and let them inspire real change in your organizations built on white supremacy.

    ”