Recommended by Quinn Xavier Hernandez

  • BLUETOOTH
    11 Jun. 2020
    BLUETOOTH is a beautiful short piece full of representation and such dramatically high stakes. I've seen numerous readings of this piece and each time it has resonated on so many emotional levels. Read this short play and produce it, please!
  • That Fat Bitch Loved to Run Her Mouth
    9 Jan. 2020
    I had the great fortune of hearing this piece at a Monday Night Critique Session through Working Title Playwrights and all I can say is oh. My. God. There is such power in this monologue and Benjamin Carr's dialogue is simultaneously a gut punch and a feather boa on your skin. Read this monologue. Embrace it. Then produce it. It's a powerful piece tackling family, drug abuse, owning who you are, how we choose to remember the dead, and the way the dead ought to be remembered.
  • The Bedroom Summit
    18 Dec. 2019
    THE BEDROOM SUMMIT is filled with heartbreak, pain, desire, and charm. Scott Sickles sketches two beautifully complex young men that balance all of these motifs effortlessly. It's refreshingly hard to read this on the page and that is why I hope I will get to see it staged soon. That discomfort is vital and necessary. Fantastic job!
  • The Inexplicable Chaos Factor of Mia Gregory
    13 Dec. 2019
    If you're familiar with Emily Hageman's work then you already know she has a beautiful penchant for writing young characters and creating gripping plays for younger actors. THE INEXPLICABLE CHAOS FACTOR OF MIA GREGORY is another shining example of Ms. Hageman's skill. Strong LEADING roles for young women, a delightful cast of awkwardly real characters, and difficult subject matter in the forms of mental health and suicide; all are tackled with finesse and care.
  • Tighten Your Borscht Belt
    9 Dec. 2019
    Hilary Bluestein-Lyons hits hard with her comedy. TIGHTEN YOUR BORSCHT BELT is incredibly funny, tender, and (at times) difficult to watch. The character of Hattie is simply tremendous; she's strong, well-spoken, witty, and committed. Bluestein-Lyons' twisting of her pain into comedic gold is a delight. I would love to see this staged. Produce it now, please!
  • The Curse Of Dysfunction
    19 Nov. 2019
    THE CURSE OF DYSFUNCTION is a beautiful slow burn of a play. From the jump, there's this sense of impending doom lingering overhead and each of Baynard's characters is inching their way closer and closer to it. By the end, Baynard creates his own beautiful and twisted masterpiece that demands his audience question the lengths they would go for family. The gore in this play would be a delight for a set designer and props master to collaborate on. I'm very eager to see this play staged with full special effects!
  • They Know Not: A Burlesque Tragedy of Epic Proportions
    14 Nov. 2019
    Shifting between tragically tender moments and almost frantic comedy, THEY KNOW NOT forces three dysfunctional family members to coexist in the least ideal of conditions. Jennifer Skura's knack for witty, emotionally-driven dialogue really shines. I highly recommend this play!
  • Fidget and Tildy
    16 Sep. 2019
    Liz Dooley's knack for delightfully weird and honest characters shines in all of her writing but especially in FIDGET AND TILDY. A powerful youth play with strong messages about dealing with fear and trauma, embracing maturity, and the bonds of family–Dooley's imaginative and honest re-imagining of Peter Pan is a joy to read and would be even more wonderful staged.
  • The Wolves
    13 May. 2019
    Such a powerful and timely play! The characters are vibrant and diverse––while I don't always love a group protagonist, THE WOLVES certainly manages to make the concept shine!
  • The New Veritas Girl
    23 Apr. 2019
    THE NEW VERITAS GIRL is full of haunting imagery and fully-fleshed women battling a destructive and limiting power structure that feels as real now as it was in the 1950s. Liz Dooley has a knack for full immersion in her pieces and this play does that ten times over.

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