Joshua Young

Joshua Young

Recommended by Joshua Young

  • The Bastards of Treasure Island
    24 May. 2021
    I was delighted to see this piece on NPX. I think it's tense and suspenseful but also rooted in some real issues concerning exploitation. I think it's especially noteworthy how those issues are handled, with care and never cheaply.
  • The Bastards of Treasure Island
    24 May. 2021
    I was delighted to see this piece on NPX. I think it's tense and suspenseful but also rooted in some real issues concerning exploitation. I think it's especially noteworthy how those issues are handled, with care and never cheaply.
  • The Weird Sisters
    8 Jun. 2020
    This play is an excellent exploration of toxic friendship and critically examining how pressure to succeed, to compete, can affect the psyche. More importantly its done in a way that avoids having a "heavy." It's extremely theatrical but un-histrionic in tone. Highly recommend!
  • The Virtuous Fall of the Girls from Our Lady of Sorrows
    15 Jul. 2019
    Gina's characters are complete and whole in a way rarely seen on stage. You root for the characters and their relationships as they navigate an environment not predisposed to their favor... and it feels earned and authentic so that at every beat you are fully engaged. Also, Gina doesn't take cheap shots or easy ways out when she explores the conflict of identity versus a repressive landscape... no quick political outs... no, it really digs into the circumstances and makes the world feel lived in. Honestly, I hope this is the kinda play high schools produce soon.
  • You Are the River, You Are the Void
    20 Sep. 2018
    Charlotte writes characters that seek out connections with one another while dealing with the profound consequences of pedestrian disappointment. People trying to connect when they've been broken, but not broken because they didn't win some great prize but broken in the way millions of everyday people are broken. I believe it's hard to write those stories and make them resonate... because things that are day-to-day and pedestrian tend to be hard to theatricalize. But Charlottes engage with them well and her plays should receive more attention.