Recommended by Lainie Vansant

  • Lainie Vansant: {AV:VR:RL} by Taylor Sklenar
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    This play takes the traditional concerns of naturalistic family drama and elevates them with digital interference that slowly encroaches on the real world. That is to say... if the world we know is really 'real' in the first place. There are lots of juicy roles, and Sklenar takes each character seriously. This is lovely work that is worth digging into.

    This play takes the traditional concerns of naturalistic family drama and elevates them with digital interference that slowly encroaches on the real world. That is to say... if the world we know is really 'real' in the first place. There are lots of juicy roles, and Sklenar takes each character seriously. This is lovely work that is worth digging into.

    ”
  • Lainie Vansant: For a Limited Time Only (The Bread Play) by Daniel Prillaman
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    The BREAD! OMG! This piece is hilarious and eerie -- Prillaman has deftly set up an absurd situation with enough of an eye to practical solutions to make it all possible in a real, live theater. At its heart, this is a play about two people in love, but there is also so much bread. It's a trip, and you should take it.

    The BREAD! OMG! This piece is hilarious and eerie -- Prillaman has deftly set up an absurd situation with enough of an eye to practical solutions to make it all possible in a real, live theater. At its heart, this is a play about two people in love, but there is also so much bread. It's a trip, and you should take it.

    ”
  • Lainie Vansant: the day we were born by Jaisey Bates
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    This play is pure poetry. Bates explores the heartbreaking experiences of these characters on both a global and a personal scale, leaving the play with a lot of important issues to explore and digest.

    This play is pure poetry. Bates explores the heartbreaking experiences of these characters on both a global and a personal scale, leaving the play with a lot of important issues to explore and digest.

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  • Lainie Vansant: In Every Generation by Ali Viterbi
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    "Ritual is tradition, but it's also time travel." What a beautiful start to this beautiful play. Viterbi tackles the mystical with humanity and grace in this piece. It's heart wrenching and lovely, and I wish I could see it live.

    "Ritual is tradition, but it's also time travel." What a beautiful start to this beautiful play. Viterbi tackles the mystical with humanity and grace in this piece. It's heart wrenching and lovely, and I wish I could see it live.

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  • Lainie Vansant: 27 Short Plays About Being Murdered in a Hotel by ABBA by William Razavi
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    What a trip! This is an absurdist romp through genres that will be great fun for both production teams and audiences.

    What a trip! This is an absurdist romp through genres that will be great fun for both production teams and audiences.

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  • Lainie Vansant: The People You Meet in Heaven by Lisa Dellagiarino Feriend
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    A relatable experience with a creative bent. This is so fun!

    A relatable experience with a creative bent. This is so fun!

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  • Lainie Vansant: Dark and Stormy by Scott Sickles
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    A great script for spooky season. Gotta love that poetic justice.

    A great script for spooky season. Gotta love that poetic justice.

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  • Lainie Vansant: A Minute Past Midnight on Valentine's Day, or, the Untold Truth about Romantics [a 1-minute play] by Steven G. Martin
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    Utter heartbreak in one minute. Gorgeous.

    Utter heartbreak in one minute. Gorgeous.

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  • Lainie Vansant: 153 by Steven G. Martin
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    Heartbreaking but in the best way. Martin handles this tender subject beautifully.

    Heartbreaking but in the best way. Martin handles this tender subject beautifully.

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  • Lainie Vansant: 37 Scenes and a Watermelon by Ian Downes
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    So silly, goofy, and deep. Live. Laugh. Watermelon.*

    *My undergraduate students say I should clarify that they are, in fact, the ones who wrote this recommendation. Clearly, this play speaks to Gen Z.

    So silly, goofy, and deep. Live. Laugh. Watermelon.*

    *My undergraduate students say I should clarify that they are, in fact, the ones who wrote this recommendation. Clearly, this play speaks to Gen Z.

    ”