Recommended by Emily C. A. Snyder

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    STUNNING. If you're a fan of poetic, daring, epic plays, that get to the root of human experience in all its glory and desperation, this retelling of creation through the trans experience and the Muslim faith is What You Are Looking For.

    STUNNING. If you're a fan of poetic, daring, epic plays, that get to the root of human experience in all its glory and desperation, this retelling of creation through the trans experience and the Muslim faith is What You Are Looking For.

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    Gorgeous short play about faith and femininity. Some of the lines are absolute bangers. A thought-provoking gem of a play.

    Gorgeous short play about faith and femininity. Some of the lines are absolute bangers. A thought-provoking gem of a play.

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    "Ariadne's Wake" is a GORGEOUS, liminal, mythologic and feminine play, contemplating deep themes that not only confront the legends we tell, but the stories we tell about ourselves. The play is gorgeous to look at, written on a wave, which not only evokes the Cretan setting, but also the power dynamics and arguments at play. There's nods to Prince Hal and Falstaff, a wide knowledge of Greek mythology (always accessible), and Cross' signature love of mechanics. WONDERFUl play!

    "Ariadne's Wake" is a GORGEOUS, liminal, mythologic and feminine play, contemplating deep themes that not only confront the legends we tell, but the stories we tell about ourselves. The play is gorgeous to look at, written on a wave, which not only evokes the Cretan setting, but also the power dynamics and arguments at play. There's nods to Prince Hal and Falstaff, a wide knowledge of Greek mythology (always accessible), and Cross' signature love of mechanics. WONDERFUl play!

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    I love that this exists! I'm not sure it's PLAYABLE(?) but I sure would love to know if it is! Thank you, D. T. Burns. (And someone give this a zoom reading, STAT!)

    I love that this exists! I'm not sure it's PLAYABLE(?) but I sure would love to know if it is! Thank you, D. T. Burns. (And someone give this a zoom reading, STAT!)

  • Emily C. A. Snyder: One Job Thou Hadst: Giovanni (Monologue) by David Hansen
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    A partner to the other "One Job Thou Hadst," this one looks at the friar who missed telling Romeo about Juliet's *pretend* death. Haunted by this line: "A scurvy youth, word was/He'd even killed a man." The voice of Friar Giovanni is excellent (although I would suggest that the anachronistic spellings are sometimes unnecessary). Regardless, Hansen's control of language and character is excellent.

    A partner to the other "One Job Thou Hadst," this one looks at the friar who missed telling Romeo about Juliet's *pretend* death. Haunted by this line: "A scurvy youth, word was/He'd even killed a man." The voice of Friar Giovanni is excellent (although I would suggest that the anachronistic spellings are sometimes unnecessary). Regardless, Hansen's control of language and character is excellent.

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  • Emily C. A. Snyder: One Job Thou Hadst: Messenger (Monologue) by David Hansen
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    I love both of these "One Job Thou Hadst" monologues. I had never thought about the messenger who came to Lady Macduff, and what more they might have done. Excellent, excellent poetical monologue play.

    I love both of these "One Job Thou Hadst" monologues. I had never thought about the messenger who came to Lady Macduff, and what more they might have done. Excellent, excellent poetical monologue play.

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  • Emily C. A. Snyder: Free Will by T. M. Gadomski
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    I haven't laughed this hard in a while. Brilliant look at religion, death, and philosophy, with a joke that will forever decontextualize the name "Kevin." (Read it. Just read it. Thank me later.)

    I haven't laughed this hard in a while. Brilliant look at religion, death, and philosophy, with a joke that will forever decontextualize the name "Kevin." (Read it. Just read it. Thank me later.)

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  • Emily C. A. Snyder: The Prince's Shadow by Jillian Blevins
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    This beautiful scene has completely transformed how I read the character and relation of Hal and Poins. Beautiful.

    This beautiful scene has completely transformed how I read the character and relation of Hal and Poins. Beautiful.

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  • Emily C. A. Snyder: Rue for You by Duncan Pflaster
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    Where did Ophelia's mad scene come from? That's the crux of this short play in iambic pentameter - one of the premiere verse dramatists of our time!

    Where did Ophelia's mad scene come from? That's the crux of this short play in iambic pentameter - one of the premiere verse dramatists of our time!

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