Recommended by Lindsay Partain

  • Lindsay Partain: Damn You, Robert! - A monologue by Bryan Stubbles
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    Such a fun spooky monologue-- and with wonderful language! I had so much fun reading this piece-- Stubbles has written a whole life and fit it to a single page.

    Such a fun spooky monologue-- and with wonderful language! I had so much fun reading this piece-- Stubbles has written a whole life and fit it to a single page.

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  • Lindsay Partain: VEILS by Tom Coash
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    I've not only had the immense pleasure of reading VEILS but was given the opportunity to see a full production of it as well. This piece brings humor, friendship, and most importantly a voice to the young people in Cairo. Two friends sitting on either side of the veil fight for the right to choose which way best honors them. A lovely piece that will make you grip your stomach from the laughter and the hurt. If you aren't open-mouthed and crying by the end of Samar's monologue are you even human?

    I've not only had the immense pleasure of reading VEILS but was given the opportunity to see a full production of it as well. This piece brings humor, friendship, and most importantly a voice to the young people in Cairo. Two friends sitting on either side of the veil fight for the right to choose which way best honors them. A lovely piece that will make you grip your stomach from the laughter and the hurt. If you aren't open-mouthed and crying by the end of Samar's monologue are you even human?

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  • Lindsay Partain: The Rally by Diana Burbano
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    Burbano reminds us all that action, inaction--innocent, brainwashed-- everything we do has a consequence. "The Rally" is a great fit for any theatre doing work for Protest Plays or tackling themes on racism and violence in our communities. Heartbreaking.

    Burbano reminds us all that action, inaction--innocent, brainwashed-- everything we do has a consequence. "The Rally" is a great fit for any theatre doing work for Protest Plays or tackling themes on racism and violence in our communities. Heartbreaking.

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  • Lindsay Partain: New Descending a Staircase by Brad Beckman
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    A thought-provoking piece that will leave you smiling while spinning! What you take away as an active spectator may not have been intentional, but the unintentional emotion of the piece is just as much art as the art itself-- and just as important as the intended yet unexpressed emotion laid in by the artist.

    A thought-provoking piece that will leave you smiling while spinning! What you take away as an active spectator may not have been intentional, but the unintentional emotion of the piece is just as much art as the art itself-- and just as important as the intended yet unexpressed emotion laid in by the artist.

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  • Lindsay Partain: Blueberry Pie by Rachel Bykowski
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    Sweet-- and just a little tart. A deliciously fun and erotic monologue for women.

    Sweet-- and just a little tart. A deliciously fun and erotic monologue for women.

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  • Lindsay Partain: Everlasting Chocolate Therapy: A Ten Minute Play by Steven Hayet
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    Climb on board this dark-comedy boat and sail down the sickly sweet chocolate lake throwback to childhood that is "Everlasting Chocolate Therapy". Hayet has written quite the gobstopper of a play that sheds a bit of light on those not-so-lucky Golden Ticket finders that gives you the hurt, the madness, and the laughter all in one bite-sized 10-minute piece.

    Climb on board this dark-comedy boat and sail down the sickly sweet chocolate lake throwback to childhood that is "Everlasting Chocolate Therapy". Hayet has written quite the gobstopper of a play that sheds a bit of light on those not-so-lucky Golden Ticket finders that gives you the hurt, the madness, and the laughter all in one bite-sized 10-minute piece.

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  • Lindsay Partain: Letter of the Law by Steven Hayet
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    "I am going to level with you" this play is absolutely adorable! A great one-minute piece featuring two intelligence first female characters. Steven Hayet does a wonderful job of making gift resentment hilarious. Do yourself a favor and add this to your reading list pronto.

    "I am going to level with you" this play is absolutely adorable! A great one-minute piece featuring two intelligence first female characters. Steven Hayet does a wonderful job of making gift resentment hilarious. Do yourself a favor and add this to your reading list pronto.

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  • Lindsay Partain: Spite Check by Francis RTM Boyle
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    An intriguing piece that doesn't give its readers the opportunity to guess what lies ahead. Boyle has crafted a wonderfully calculating chess game of an interview that instills hope and asks the age-old question: "what's the point?". A beautiful piece about learning from our failures that I know I'll be re-reading over and over again.

    An intriguing piece that doesn't give its readers the opportunity to guess what lies ahead. Boyle has crafted a wonderfully calculating chess game of an interview that instills hope and asks the age-old question: "what's the point?". A beautiful piece about learning from our failures that I know I'll be re-reading over and over again.

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