Recommended by Enid Brain

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    A really interesting piece! I particularly appreciated the complex portrayal of Harvey Milk. I think the saintification of politicians (regardless of their identities) is dangerous and it's really refreshing to read a complex portrayal of Milk. It feels brave and subversive in an interesting way to deal with Milk as a man who had an ideology that wasn't uncomplicatedly positive.

    A really interesting piece! I particularly appreciated the complex portrayal of Harvey Milk. I think the saintification of politicians (regardless of their identities) is dangerous and it's really refreshing to read a complex portrayal of Milk. It feels brave and subversive in an interesting way to deal with Milk as a man who had an ideology that wasn't uncomplicatedly positive.

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    Adored reading this. Despite the subject matter, I smiled basically the whole time I and fell in love with Eve and her friends. The central love story is handled with a lot of specificity and care and it was a delight to get to experience a history play that feels as current and relevant as this did. More than anything, though, this piece convinced me that Esterly is a voice to watch. It's great to read a play this accomplished by an emerging writer and I look forward to the rest of her work.

    Adored reading this. Despite the subject matter, I smiled basically the whole time I and fell in love with Eve and her friends. The central love story is handled with a lot of specificity and care and it was a delight to get to experience a history play that feels as current and relevant as this did. More than anything, though, this piece convinced me that Esterly is a voice to watch. It's great to read a play this accomplished by an emerging writer and I look forward to the rest of her work.

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    Behind how funny and entertaining this piece is, lurks a real rage. A rage at what latine artists have to face, a rage at the way culture is processed and sold, and a rage at the very entertainment that gave birth to this play. It's an unrelenting and unapologetic primal scream from someone who I legitimately believe is one of the most exciting voices currently writing plays. A fascinating piece within SMJ's canon and a play that both managed to get me to care about wrestling but also see all the innumerable problems. A to-die-for lead part as well

    Behind how funny and entertaining this piece is, lurks a real rage. A rage at what latine artists have to face, a rage at the way culture is processed and sold, and a rage at the very entertainment that gave birth to this play. It's an unrelenting and unapologetic primal scream from someone who I legitimately believe is one of the most exciting voices currently writing plays. A fascinating piece within SMJ's canon and a play that both managed to get me to care about wrestling but also see all the innumerable problems. A to-die-for lead part as well

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    Beautiful, lived in, visceral, and abstract. This is what theatre should be. A masterpiece.

    Beautiful, lived in, visceral, and abstract. This is what theatre should be. A masterpiece.

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    A wrenching look at the dying years of childhood. Race, religion, and class come together to make for a true American tragedy. Fabulous.

    A wrenching look at the dying years of childhood. Race, religion, and class come together to make for a true American tragedy. Fabulous.

  • Enid Brain: Moon Bear by Nina Ki
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    Yasss to seeing nonbinary representation in a play that isn't fully about their gender identity and trauma with it! Also a really sweet and lived-in sibling relationship that warmed my heart

    Yasss to seeing nonbinary representation in a play that isn't fully about their gender identity and trauma with it! Also a really sweet and lived-in sibling relationship that warmed my heart

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  • Enid Brain: there will come a time for vengeance by Eric Marlin
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    Angry, funny, and moving in equal measure. Marlin has created a really powerful work that I desperately hope I get to see on-stage some time soon. Our theatrical and political history is put under the microscope and the balance sheet is far from good. Marlin sets fire to the theatrical canon and makes you glad to watch it burn A powerful work

    Angry, funny, and moving in equal measure. Marlin has created a really powerful work that I desperately hope I get to see on-stage some time soon. Our theatrical and political history is put under the microscope and the balance sheet is far from good. Marlin sets fire to the theatrical canon and makes you glad to watch it burn A powerful work

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  • Enid Brain: THE WRONG QUESTION by EllaRose Chary
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    A wonderful and challenging play. A great example of how political art can (and should!) dialogue with its audience. Chary is a real talent and one to watch

    A wonderful and challenging play. A great example of how political art can (and should!) dialogue with its audience. Chary is a real talent and one to watch

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  • Enid Brain: SWAY by SMJ .
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    Sexy, scary, powerful, and exciting. This is SMJ's masterwork. A bold new play about the present, I was shocked by every twist and turn of this play. This play is absolutely of the present moment and I can't wait till it's inevitable Off-Broadway debut. A very insightful and powerful examination of our modern condition.

    Sexy, scary, powerful, and exciting. This is SMJ's masterwork. A bold new play about the present, I was shocked by every twist and turn of this play. This play is absolutely of the present moment and I can't wait till it's inevitable Off-Broadway debut. A very insightful and powerful examination of our modern condition.

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  • Enid Brain: A My Name Is Allison by Emery Schaffer
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    An incredible mixing of genre. This play succeeds at being both laugh out loud funny (even on the page), deeply creepy, and legitimately moving. Truly the best absurdist horror romantic comedy I've ever read. Hope that we get to see this produced soon!

    An incredible mixing of genre. This play succeeds at being both laugh out loud funny (even on the page), deeply creepy, and legitimately moving. Truly the best absurdist horror romantic comedy I've ever read. Hope that we get to see this produced soon!

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