Recommended by Lainie Vansant

  • Lainie Vansant: Stargazers by Reina Hardy
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    This play is ethereal and magical with funny, human - and not-so-human - characters who are flawed but easy to love. Sure to leave audiences pondering the universe, and what more can you ask for?

    This play is ethereal and magical with funny, human - and not-so-human - characters who are flawed but easy to love. Sure to leave audiences pondering the universe, and what more can you ask for?

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  • Lainie Vansant: El Loro, El Gato y El Espiritu Santo (or The Parrot, the Cat and the Holy Ghost) by Kelly McBurnette-Andronicos
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    Code-switching, cat-saving, and bologna on a fishing pole - this play has it all. It's light and fun, has good roles for Latina women, and leaves the audience/reader wanting more.

    Code-switching, cat-saving, and bologna on a fishing pole - this play has it all. It's light and fun, has good roles for Latina women, and leaves the audience/reader wanting more.

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  • Lainie Vansant: El Coquí Espectacular and the Bottle of Doom by Matt Barbot
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    This play is engaging, human, and sweet - the characters are complex and simply ache to have their stories told. Directors, designers, and actors all have something great to dig into here. Give it a read!

    This play is engaging, human, and sweet - the characters are complex and simply ache to have their stories told. Directors, designers, and actors all have something great to dig into here. Give it a read!

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  • Lainie Vansant: The Great Fish & Jonah by Matthew Weaver
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    A delightfully refreshing take on the classic Biblical story. Love it!

    A delightfully refreshing take on the classic Biblical story. Love it!

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  • Lainie Vansant: Sir Theo and the Swamp Boy by Emily Hageman
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    The opening monologue is gold - I want to see someone perform this so badly. Adorable, sweet, and full of heart, this play asks why little boys don't get to use their imaginations, what it means to have, make, and be a friend, and it just might get you thinking about the environment as well. Hagemen's voice is delightful and I loved reading this little gem!

    The opening monologue is gold - I want to see someone perform this so badly. Adorable, sweet, and full of heart, this play asks why little boys don't get to use their imaginations, what it means to have, make, and be a friend, and it just might get you thinking about the environment as well. Hagemen's voice is delightful and I loved reading this little gem!

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  • Lainie Vansant: THE MADRES by Stephanie Alison Walker
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    A haunting piece about a moment that continues to shape Argentina's history and that certainly does not get enough press. Everyone should know about this historical moment, and this play can help make that happen! Plus, you've gotta love this many roles for strong women.

    A haunting piece about a moment that continues to shape Argentina's history and that certainly does not get enough press. Everyone should know about this historical moment, and this play can help make that happen! Plus, you've gotta love this many roles for strong women.

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  • Lainie Vansant: The Impracticality of Modern-Day Mastodons by Rachel Teagle
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    This play is imaginative and exciting. It feels like a very big story gets across in this brief adventure, and I enjoyed being along for the ride!

    This play is imaginative and exciting. It feels like a very big story gets across in this brief adventure, and I enjoyed being along for the ride!

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  • Lainie Vansant: Of Madness and the Electric Dream by Taylor Sklenar
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    This play is fascinating all around. Sklenar has a gift for putting high stakes and a magical patina on real science, which is fascinating and compelling. This play connects the past to the future, questions our moral and scientific goals, and has excellent roles for women - an all-around win.

    This play is fascinating all around. Sklenar has a gift for putting high stakes and a magical patina on real science, which is fascinating and compelling. This play connects the past to the future, questions our moral and scientific goals, and has excellent roles for women - an all-around win.

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  • Lainie Vansant: Period Sisters by Ali Viterbi
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    At once very real and very... not, this play is original and funny and disturbing in turns. My mind keeps coming back to it, and I would LOVE to see it staged. There's a lot of fun stuff to work with here. Check it out.

    At once very real and very... not, this play is original and funny and disturbing in turns. My mind keeps coming back to it, and I would LOVE to see it staged. There's a lot of fun stuff to work with here. Check it out.

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  • Lainie Vansant: The Secretary by Kyle John Schmidt
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    The theme of this play is provocative and sure to leave audiences thinking. It tackles a complex subject with humor and a touch of absurdism, pulling the audience into a deeply interconnected world where even the simplest logical facts seem to be in question. It's great - give it a read!

    The theme of this play is provocative and sure to leave audiences thinking. It tackles a complex subject with humor and a touch of absurdism, pulling the audience into a deeply interconnected world where even the simplest logical facts seem to be in question. It's great - give it a read!

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