Recommended by Shaun Leisher

  • Shaun Leisher: Alien of Extraordinary Ability by Chloé Hung
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    A sobering look at our immigration system and what power does to people. This play has great roles for BIPOC actors. Need to see this produced soon.

    A sobering look at our immigration system and what power does to people. This play has great roles for BIPOC actors. Need to see this produced soon.

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  • Shaun Leisher: Fantasma by Benjamin Benne
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    A beautiful look at a family as they pass down traditions and memories. Loved the moments of direct address blended into this usually hyper-naturalistic play. This play has some fantastic roles for Latine actresses.

    A beautiful look at a family as they pass down traditions and memories. Loved the moments of direct address blended into this usually hyper-naturalistic play. This play has some fantastic roles for Latine actresses.

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  • Shaun Leisher: No One Plays Badminton in America by Ankita Raturi
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    l really enjoyed this play. It's a play about young women finding out who they are outside of the sport that has defined them for so long. I really want to see this play produced. Fast-paced and exciting with lots of room for theatrical magic.

    l really enjoyed this play. It's a play about young women finding out who they are outside of the sport that has defined them for so long. I really want to see this play produced. Fast-paced and exciting with lots of room for theatrical magic.

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  • Shaun Leisher: How Should A Conversation Be? by Malena Pennycook
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    Really enjoyed this play and how fast paced it is. A great reminder of how quick life goes by. Such great characters.

    Really enjoyed this play and how fast paced it is. A great reminder of how quick life goes by. Such great characters.

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  • Shaun Leisher: Alien Girls by Amy Berryman
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    Amy Berryman is an absolute genius. A gorgeous play about friendship and creating art. I loved the alien and feeling like you're from another planet motifs that pop up throughout the play. I loved the moments of theatre magic where are characters are given the opportunity to edit what they say. This play doesn't have a happy ending but it has a very honest one. I hope this play gets produced very soon.

    Amy Berryman is an absolute genius. A gorgeous play about friendship and creating art. I loved the alien and feeling like you're from another planet motifs that pop up throughout the play. I loved the moments of theatre magic where are characters are given the opportunity to edit what they say. This play doesn't have a happy ending but it has a very honest one. I hope this play gets produced very soon.

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  • Shaun Leisher: Bambiland by Kendra Ann Flournoy
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    Such an intimate play about a big issue. Loved the moments of dance that are sprinkled throughout this play. A fresh and unique take on the prodigal child returning home story.

    Such an intimate play about a big issue. Loved the moments of dance that are sprinkled throughout this play. A fresh and unique take on the prodigal child returning home story.

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  • Shaun Leisher: Three and a Half Anne Franks by Maya Macdonald
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    A truly gorgeous play. Hysterical and so moving. A play about what Anne Frank means to us today and how society has altered her over the years. Forces us to question who gets to tell Anne's story. Forces us to question who gets to claim Jewish identity.

    A truly gorgeous play. Hysterical and so moving. A play about what Anne Frank means to us today and how society has altered her over the years. Forces us to question who gets to tell Anne's story. Forces us to question who gets to claim Jewish identity.

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  • Shaun Leisher: The Back Pocket Play by Sonia Goldberg
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    This is a play that needs to be performed everywhere. It's a play with a powerful message that doesn't feel didactic. A heavy play that finds space for levity and humor. This is a play that will start some much needed conversations.

    This is a play that needs to be performed everywhere. It's a play with a powerful message that doesn't feel didactic. A heavy play that finds space for levity and humor. This is a play that will start some much needed conversations.

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  • Shaun Leisher: The Family Saves A Life by jose sebastian alberdi
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    A horrific play about what makes someone "good." An amazing contemplation on the issues of abortion and climate change. Really want to see this play fully produced. This has potential for some really brilliant sound design.

    A horrific play about what makes someone "good." An amazing contemplation on the issues of abortion and climate change. Really want to see this play fully produced. This has potential for some really brilliant sound design.

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  • Shaun Leisher: Saving Myself by Maria I. Arreola
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    A play full of fabulous roles for Latinx actors. This play went places I really didn't expect but I was glad to be on the ride. Really important conversations happening about sexuality and religion.

    A play full of fabulous roles for Latinx actors. This play went places I really didn't expect but I was glad to be on the ride. Really important conversations happening about sexuality and religion.

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