Recommended by Claudia Barnett

  • Claudia Barnett: SELF DEFENSE, or death of some salesmen by Carson Kreitzer
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    Kreitzer has created a bold, visual, and deeply moving experimental play that highlights a criminal as the only character with integrity. I teach this play in my Women Who Kill class (a survey of American drama by women), so I've read it at least 15 times, and I've seen students absolutely transformed by it. Many thanks to Carson Kreitzer for bringing this story to life, with all its humor and brutality.

    Kreitzer has created a bold, visual, and deeply moving experimental play that highlights a criminal as the only character with integrity. I teach this play in my Women Who Kill class (a survey of American drama by women), so I've read it at least 15 times, and I've seen students absolutely transformed by it. Many thanks to Carson Kreitzer for bringing this story to life, with all its humor and brutality.

    ”
  • Claudia Barnett: The Consul, The Tramp, and America's Sweetheart by John Morogiello
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    THE CONSUL, THE TRAMP, AND AMERICA'S SWEETHEART is so damn SMART. And funny. And timely. It's also deceptively simple, so it's a great lesson in playwriting. And it's super political ... in the most endearing ways. Three of the four characters are historical, and they'll stay with you, but the fourth, the fictional Miss Hollombe, will break your heart,

    THE CONSUL, THE TRAMP, AND AMERICA'S SWEETHEART is so damn SMART. And funny. And timely. It's also deceptively simple, so it's a great lesson in playwriting. And it's super political ... in the most endearing ways. Three of the four characters are historical, and they'll stay with you, but the fourth, the fictional Miss Hollombe, will break your heart,

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