Recommended by Leroy Hood

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    for the rest of our lives is ambitious in its scope, placing its two (four, six?) lead characters within different times, social stations, and cultures, examining how love can endure and transcend such earthly limitations. Readers/audiences are transported to an Arabic kingdom, 18th century England, and finally the near future with two lead characters serving as emotional anchors.

    for the rest of our lives is ambitious in its scope, placing its two (four, six?) lead characters within different times, social stations, and cultures, examining how love can endure and transcend such earthly limitations. Readers/audiences are transported to an Arabic kingdom, 18th century England, and finally the near future with two lead characters serving as emotional anchors.

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    A gentle, funny, quietly sad story about the eternity of female friendship, even in the face of mortality. This play has many strong features, but perhaps the one I find most exciting is the six meaty roles it provides for actresses 60 and older. A play to be contemplated and savored, like a great bite of ice cream.

    A gentle, funny, quietly sad story about the eternity of female friendship, even in the face of mortality. This play has many strong features, but perhaps the one I find most exciting is the six meaty roles it provides for actresses 60 and older. A play to be contemplated and savored, like a great bite of ice cream.

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    A lyirical, beautiful piece, come straight home stacks a litany of small moments until they become something much larger and grander. Rich, layered, and filled with Hills' shrewd, gentle insights into life, love, and pain. A gem on every page!

    A lyirical, beautiful piece, come straight home stacks a litany of small moments until they become something much larger and grander. Rich, layered, and filled with Hills' shrewd, gentle insights into life, love, and pain. A gem on every page!

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    Fentanyl is brutal, unflinching, and unrelenting. It explores a woman's struggle with addiction as well as her relationships to the men in her life and her fractured attempts to lay claim to a sense of self. This piece will get under your skin and stick in your mind, placing you in the same ecstasy of madness as its lead.

    Fentanyl is brutal, unflinching, and unrelenting. It explores a woman's struggle with addiction as well as her relationships to the men in her life and her fractured attempts to lay claim to a sense of self. This piece will get under your skin and stick in your mind, placing you in the same ecstasy of madness as its lead.

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    Kang has a thematic powder keg for her subject matter and beautifully personalizes it before expanding the story's scope, all while maintaining the emotional throughline. This piece will have you wrestling with language, meaning, and who is granted the privilege of interpretation. Smart, high-minded, and thoughtful without being didactic; I love this play.

    Kang has a thematic powder keg for her subject matter and beautifully personalizes it before expanding the story's scope, all while maintaining the emotional throughline. This piece will have you wrestling with language, meaning, and who is granted the privilege of interpretation. Smart, high-minded, and thoughtful without being didactic; I love this play.

  • Leroy Hood: #'s by Chad Kaydo
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    This is a whip-smart, achingly funny, cringingly uncomfortable, and mentally deranging play. Chad's usage of language, symbols, reiteration, and constant rug-pulls envelops the audience in the arbitrarity of the assignment and the corporate world writ large. If the play's characters struggle with making "dumb s*** look smart," Kaydo's writing excels in making smart s*** look easy. Highest recommendation!

    This is a whip-smart, achingly funny, cringingly uncomfortable, and mentally deranging play. Chad's usage of language, symbols, reiteration, and constant rug-pulls envelops the audience in the arbitrarity of the assignment and the corporate world writ large. If the play's characters struggle with making "dumb s*** look smart," Kaydo's writing excels in making smart s*** look easy. Highest recommendation!

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  • Leroy Hood: Dirty Kids by Dane Futrell
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    Dirty Kids dramatizes an exciting, obscure subculture in a way that feels universal. Futrell has shaped a persuasive world with an aching, dreamlike tone peopled by lovable, broken characters. You WILL care about these people and be caught up in their journey.

    Dirty Kids dramatizes an exciting, obscure subculture in a way that feels universal. Futrell has shaped a persuasive world with an aching, dreamlike tone peopled by lovable, broken characters. You WILL care about these people and be caught up in their journey.

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  • Leroy Hood: Wekiva by Dane Futrell
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    Wekiva is a really strong ten minutes of action, interest, humor, and pathos. It keeps the audience guessing at the exact nature of its world, while still maintaining a sense of stakes and human connection to its characters. Futrell has crafted a tight piece that lingers in the mind and gives excellent opportunities for any artists involved.

    Wekiva is a really strong ten minutes of action, interest, humor, and pathos. It keeps the audience guessing at the exact nature of its world, while still maintaining a sense of stakes and human connection to its characters. Futrell has crafted a tight piece that lingers in the mind and gives excellent opportunities for any artists involved.

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  • Leroy Hood: Soul Magnet Beneath The Limestone by Dane Futrell
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    Futrell has written an insidious, quietly disturbing play that is also observant and laugh-out-loud funny. Every role gives great opportunities for the actors as well - I'm personally adding Leek to my list of dream roles!

    Futrell has written an insidious, quietly disturbing play that is also observant and laugh-out-loud funny. Every role gives great opportunities for the actors as well - I'm personally adding Leek to my list of dream roles!

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  • Leroy Hood: The Destruction by Parker Davis Gray
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    Parker Davis Gray's The Destruction, like any slasher worth its salt, stays one step ahead of the audience and keeps them guessing till the very end. Unlike some other slasher fare, however, The Destruction contains challenging social commentary underneath the requisite violence and bloodshed. Gray skillfully walks a tightrope in this piece; there's moral clarity regarding the play's often reprehensible characters, but the play never loses touch with their humanity. Any actor cast in this piece would have a rich role to dive into, while the genre trappings present exciting opportunities for...

    Parker Davis Gray's The Destruction, like any slasher worth its salt, stays one step ahead of the audience and keeps them guessing till the very end. Unlike some other slasher fare, however, The Destruction contains challenging social commentary underneath the requisite violence and bloodshed. Gray skillfully walks a tightrope in this piece; there's moral clarity regarding the play's often reprehensible characters, but the play never loses touch with their humanity. Any actor cast in this piece would have a rich role to dive into, while the genre trappings present exciting opportunities for the production design team.

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