Recommended by Lainie Vansant

  • Lainie Vansant: The Lost Women by Nubia Monks
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    This play is deep, spiritual, and moving. It has great potential for found-space work, and it NEEDS to reach all corners of our communities. Please give it a read!

    This play is deep, spiritual, and moving. It has great potential for found-space work, and it NEEDS to reach all corners of our communities. Please give it a read!

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  • Lainie Vansant: what you are now by Sam Chanse
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    I listened to the recording of this play from LA Theatre Works. It holds a clear conflict at its center and focuses on women in STEM, interesting moments in Cambodian history, and lots of information about science and memory. This is a fascinating piece! Check it out!

    I listened to the recording of this play from LA Theatre Works. It holds a clear conflict at its center and focuses on women in STEM, interesting moments in Cambodian history, and lots of information about science and memory. This is a fascinating piece! Check it out!

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  • Lainie Vansant: Peter Pan and Wendy by Lauren Gunderson
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    I saw a production of this play at the Kansas City Repertory Theatre. It was fun and full of magic! The audience boasted people of all ages, and this play had something for all of them.

    I saw a production of this play at the Kansas City Repertory Theatre. It was fun and full of magic! The audience boasted people of all ages, and this play had something for all of them.

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  • Lainie Vansant: River Like Sin by Lindsay Kennedy
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    What a gorgeous, poetic piece. I had a lot of fun imagining the movement, poetry, and music underscoring this beautiful play. It would certainly be a delight for designers. As a bonus, Adams has also cultivated a lovely sense of time and place. This show deserves more productions -- check it out today!

    What a gorgeous, poetic piece. I had a lot of fun imagining the movement, poetry, and music underscoring this beautiful play. It would certainly be a delight for designers. As a bonus, Adams has also cultivated a lovely sense of time and place. This show deserves more productions -- check it out today!

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  • Lainie Vansant: Mutability by Straton Rushing
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    This feels a lot like a true crime podcast in the best way, making it easy to promote, attention-grabbing, and exciting. Rushing also layers in a lot more complexity than your average true-crime tale can muster, giving us heart and hope along with the well-deserved intrigue.

    This feels a lot like a true crime podcast in the best way, making it easy to promote, attention-grabbing, and exciting. Rushing also layers in a lot more complexity than your average true-crime tale can muster, giving us heart and hope along with the well-deserved intrigue.

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  • Lainie Vansant: Only Some of God's Children or Mississippi Magnolias by Paris Crayton III
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    A beautiful (but tragic) look at Black southerners during the civil rights movement. Crayton has deftly balanced characters who are trying to do what's right but don't always know what that is. Very nice work, with fun challenges for actors and designers alike.

    A beautiful (but tragic) look at Black southerners during the civil rights movement. Crayton has deftly balanced characters who are trying to do what's right but don't always know what that is. Very nice work, with fun challenges for actors and designers alike.

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  • Lainie Vansant: Plague Play by Erin Proctor
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    Proctor fearlessly tackles big questions about God, suffering, and what exactly we owe to the people around us, especially our enemies. This is a fascinating piece with lots of spiritual and practical challenges to grapple with.

    Proctor fearlessly tackles big questions about God, suffering, and what exactly we owe to the people around us, especially our enemies. This is a fascinating piece with lots of spiritual and practical challenges to grapple with.

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  • Lainie Vansant: Address the Body! by Zachariah Ezer
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    This play tackles big issues with a unique and innovative voice. It will certainly make you think -- check it out!

    This play tackles big issues with a unique and innovative voice. It will certainly make you think -- check it out!

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  • Lainie Vansant: The More Things Change by Donnetta Lavinia Grays
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    This is a lovely little ten minute play with lots of creative space for both actors and directors. It's thoughtful, thought-provoking, and easy to stage. Perfect for any ten minute play festival!

    This is a lovely little ten minute play with lots of creative space for both actors and directors. It's thoughtful, thought-provoking, and easy to stage. Perfect for any ten minute play festival!

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  • Lainie Vansant: ashland: a shakespeare play by Melissa Toomey
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    This play takes a nuanced look at a variety of complex issues, including art, family, and homelessness. It stays focused on the humanity of its characters and the elevated reality that come to life through both Shakespeare and music. This is a truly unique piece - don't miss it!

    This play takes a nuanced look at a variety of complex issues, including art, family, and homelessness. It stays focused on the humanity of its characters and the elevated reality that come to life through both Shakespeare and music. This is a truly unique piece - don't miss it!

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