Recommended by Kate Busselle

  • the beautiful things are gonna kill you
    12 May. 2023
    This play is incredibly raw and vulnerable. Your heart pangs at the pain that O experiences throughout the play. This play showcases the challenges of interracial queer relationships and the detrimental wounds that white women can inflict on black women.
  • Peking Apples
    12 May. 2023
    This play sucks you in immediately and you are devastated when it is over; Peking Apples leaves you wanting more. Breakneck dialogue zipping through a wide array of hot-button issues that no one really talks about—interracial adoption, what it means to be Asian or Asian-American, interracial infighting, whose parenting was right/White enough, the model minority myth, and more. This play showcases three fierce roles for Chinese-American women who are trying to unravel identity politics together. An incredible play!
  • Affecting Expression
    12 May. 2023
    Another delightful play about American actress Charlotte Cushman…this time, later in her career and when things fall apart with her and Matilda Hays. The play is beautifully constructed and has wonderful moments of magic towards the end of the play that demands the use of the stage. A great option for universities and colleges to produce!
  • The Ordeal of Water
    12 May. 2023
    This play is a wonderful, magic realism adventure between two women who are trapped and cannot escape the cargo hold of a container ship. The dialogue is quick-paced and full of fight. The women discuss all manners of feminist issues, from workplace discrimination, harassment, what it means to be a feminist, and, oh yeah, encounter witches while they are trapped! An amazing play.
  • Romeo & Her Sister
    12 May. 2023
    This play is an absolute treat!An excellent women-centric historical piece that will absolutely be produced by colleges an universities. A delightful play.
  • Her Resting Place
    12 May. 2023
    This is one of the few plays that I have read that has a majority masculine cast, but is clearly feminist and centers the woman. Set among the backdrop of World War I, this play is an exploration of early psychoanalytical practices, budding sexuality, and coping with profound grief. The protagonist is Jane Eyre-esque, beating her wings against the cage. A beautiful play!
  • Karate Girls Are The Toughest
    23 Mar. 2023
    This play has wonderful pre-teen/teenage girl characters as they fumble through making community, their first kisses, and their spars in the dojo. The play is tender and sweet and nostalgic for younger innocence. A lovely play!
  • Melodies in E
    23 Mar. 2023
    This play feels like a version of an Agatha Christie mystery with the warmth of Jazz and the Harlem Renaissance. The women characters in this play are a tour de force and feel both of the time and timeless. I can't stop thinking about this play!
  • The Last Truck Stop
    23 Mar. 2023
    This play is a wonderful glimpse into what our future could be when climate change and privatization collide. The play feels like a trailer park version of Mad Max: Fury Road in the best way. Would love to see a production of this!
  • A Beautiful Death on 34th and Fifth
    11 Feb. 2023
    This play has haunted me since I first heard it in 2018 at the Mizzou New Play Series. Some of my favorite intimate scenes are from this script. A must read and must produce!

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