Recommended by Erin Moughon

  • Hot Blood Sundae
    29 Aug. 2023
    Aly Kantor writes a delightful, surprising, and overall gorgeous play. She captures beautifully how difficult it is to be a woman and how freeing it is to give up societial expectations within a charming, funny piece. The twist at the end is pure genius. Kantor is a brilliant writer, showing her deft hand in this brilliant play. Amazing!
  • Monarchs
    20 Jun. 2023
    "In the particular contains the universal." --James Joyce. Frimer has accomplished that feat in spades in her deeply felt and beautifully rendered Monarchs. Each character feels both at once entirely unique and like someone I've met before. Magical realism and family drama co-exist to weave this lovely tale that left me laughing, crying, and really wanting to call my dad. Excellently done.
  • Triptych - A Love Story in Three Acts
    19 Jun. 2023
    A fresh and refreshing take on love, in all of its forms. Heyman creates relatable characters that draw you into their specific relationship complications, but not the ones you think. Honest, frank communication takes center stage in this lovely play that centers on four beautifully rendered humans (yes, the narrators is fully realized as well!). Delightful work!
  • Worm Teeth
    18 Jun. 2023
    Worm Teeth is a brilliant interactive fable that is what Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride wishes it could be. Smart, fun, funny, and poignant, this interactive play has its worm searching for identity among a wild (literally and figuratively) cast of characters. I loved being part of the journey and cannot recommend this brilliant piece enough.
  • The Bed Trick
    16 Jun. 2023
    Blevins’ smart and cutting play brings new light on the old trope of the bed trick. Taking elements from Measure for Measure, the piece examines consent and lack thereof in thoughtful, sharp dialogue. The piece is bookended by a magic showesque prologue and epilogue, which are tricks of their own. The former lures you in, preparing you for a fun show, and the latter switches it up, implicating the audience as much as the performers. It leaves you thinking well after the play is after. I cannot wait to see a full production!
  • sorry sorry okay sorry
    12 Jun. 2023
    This play is a marvel. A piece that simultaneously devastates and elicits hearty laughs, this play touches beautifully on the universality of loss, grief, friendship, and change. It grapples with these difficult topics in masterful turns, moving from scene to scene in perfect pacing, while allowing the audience to sit with the characters as they come to grips with their own tragedies. Everett is a master of timing and language in that way, not only painting a stunning world, but also illustrating the deeper emotions we try to bury. I cannot recommend this play enough.
  • Trivial
    6 Feb. 2022
    A delightful and moving zoom play! (Words I never thought I'd right, so hats off to O'Day!) A wonderful look at connecting during the crazy times. Well-drawn characters and a great premise.
  • Trash
    6 Feb. 2022
    Trash pulls you in from the beginning with smart, quick dialogue and fantastic pacing. Timely approach to the topic of predatory men in power focusing on one teacher. Mulley fully draws all of her characters, avoiding stereotypical teenage girls in favor of developed, interesting young women, full of nuance. The scenes themselves could easily stand alone for scene study.
  • Gun Safe
    14 Nov. 2021
    As a teacher, this piece hit close to home. Realistic (sadly) and very well done! I felt like I was in that classroom and that I had met those parents before. I could not stop reading. The ending sent a chill down my spine.
  • RED EMMA & THE MAD MONK
    1 May. 2021
    One of my favorite plays. A magical trip between now and 19th century Russia with whipsmart commentary on our politics and political activism. You get so wrapped up in the songs and story and spectacle that you are truly sad when it ends. Funny, touching, dark, clever. There are not enough adjectives. Cannot recommend it enough!

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