Recommended by Emily C. A. Snyder

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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!)

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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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    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.

  • 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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  • Emily C. A. Snyder: Glatisant by Duncan Pflaster
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    What an adorable, hopeful (and eek, all-too-relatable) short play, about facing the Questing Beast of Executive Dysfunction. Pflaster is an absolute *master* of blending contemporary and epic language.

    What an adorable, hopeful (and eek, all-too-relatable) short play, about facing the Questing Beast of Executive Dysfunction. Pflaster is an absolute *master* of blending contemporary and epic language.

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  • Emily C. A. Snyder: Darling by Duncan Pflaster
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    What an absolutely beautiful, metatheatrical gem! Bittersweet, hopeful, mature. Pflaster reflects how art helps the artists see themselves and each other, even through the glass of letting go and starting again.

    What an absolutely beautiful, metatheatrical gem! Bittersweet, hopeful, mature. Pflaster reflects how art helps the artists see themselves and each other, even through the glass of letting go and starting again.

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