Recommended by Elisabeth Giffin Speckman

  • Elisabeth Giffin Speckman: MIRACLE ON NEVADA STATE ROUTE 375 [A 1-MINUTE PLAY] by Steven G. Martin
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    A short brief snapshot of a couple--and a place-- that provides ample freedom and phenomenological possibilities. While such a moment could be beautiful if captured on film, its creation onstage results in and demands *an experience.*

    A short brief snapshot of a couple--and a place-- that provides ample freedom and phenomenological possibilities. While such a moment could be beautiful if captured on film, its creation onstage results in and demands *an experience.*

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  • Elisabeth Giffin Speckman: Wad by Keiko Green
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    I devoured this play. The writing is taut and dangerous, fast-paced and loud but somehow meandering and fragile and all too quiet, all at once. Such a wellspring of emotion within. I'm having trouble even putting into words the ways this play has inspired me and made me question myself, the world, and those I think I know best. I'd love to see this produced.

    I devoured this play. The writing is taut and dangerous, fast-paced and loud but somehow meandering and fragile and all too quiet, all at once. Such a wellspring of emotion within. I'm having trouble even putting into words the ways this play has inspired me and made me question myself, the world, and those I think I know best. I'd love to see this produced.

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  • Elisabeth Giffin Speckman: Reckoning by Dan Taube
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    An intimate, delicate glimpse at two people's grief. Taubes handles a weighty topic with nimble hands and leaves the audience craving more.

    An intimate, delicate glimpse at two people's grief. Taubes handles a weighty topic with nimble hands and leaves the audience craving more.

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  • Elisabeth Giffin Speckman: Dog Park by Josie Gingrich
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    What a great short play for dog lovers and anyone who has faced social awkwardness and made it through. Heartwarming and sweet, this play has a great premise and takes on the pandemic in a way many of the other plays I've read haven't-- addressing the social, emotional, and financial impacts in a surprisingly human way (despite the canines). I hope to see it produced soon!

    What a great short play for dog lovers and anyone who has faced social awkwardness and made it through. Heartwarming and sweet, this play has a great premise and takes on the pandemic in a way many of the other plays I've read haven't-- addressing the social, emotional, and financial impacts in a surprisingly human way (despite the canines). I hope to see it produced soon!

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  • Elisabeth Giffin Speckman: Seneca and the Soul of Nero (Full-length play) by Marcia Eppich-Harris
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    I was able to stream Southbank Theatre Company's production of this play recently, and what a history lesson! Recent politics are hauntingly reminiscent of the Ancient Rome depicted here, and the cast of characters encompass a spectrum of youthful, full of promise and hopeful individuals to devastated, deteriorating, and downright grotesque. I found myself particularly fascinated by the female characters on the margins of this history, and their scenes from the work have stayed with me longest.

    I was able to stream Southbank Theatre Company's production of this play recently, and what a history lesson! Recent politics are hauntingly reminiscent of the Ancient Rome depicted here, and the cast of characters encompass a spectrum of youthful, full of promise and hopeful individuals to devastated, deteriorating, and downright grotesque. I found myself particularly fascinated by the female characters on the margins of this history, and their scenes from the work have stayed with me longest.

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  • Elisabeth Giffin Speckman: ALONE, ALONE, ALONE, ALONE, ALONE [A 1-MINUTE PLAY] by Steven G. Martin
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    A short play about the isolation of sadness and depression, and how one person has the potential to rescue another through even the simplest of gestures and actions. A moving and haunting moment captured beautifully for the stage.

    A short play about the isolation of sadness and depression, and how one person has the potential to rescue another through even the simplest of gestures and actions. A moving and haunting moment captured beautifully for the stage.

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  • Elisabeth Giffin Speckman: 6 Feet Apart by Dana Hall
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    A short play highlighting the humorous aspects of a dark time. Funny and all too real.

    A short play highlighting the humorous aspects of a dark time. Funny and all too real.

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  • Elisabeth Giffin Speckman: 19 Words (a monologue) by Matthew Weaver
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    These 19 words and the silences that surround them say so much. A seemingly simple monologue with the potential for a ton of complexity, depending on the actor.

    These 19 words and the silences that surround them say so much. A seemingly simple monologue with the potential for a ton of complexity, depending on the actor.

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  • Elisabeth Giffin Speckman: A Little Fresh Air (a monologue) by Mark Harvey Levine
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    A lovely, funny, and yet nuanced moment in time with a new father that showcases the spectrum of emotions such a position entails.

    A lovely, funny, and yet nuanced moment in time with a new father that showcases the spectrum of emotions such a position entails.

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  • Elisabeth Giffin Speckman: Elizabeth by DC Cathro
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    This short science fiction play addresses the age old question that even the most rational of parents asks at one point during pregnancy: "what if our baby is a mutant?"

    A fun read with a satisfying conclusion in which Facebook, of all things, is heroic.

    This short science fiction play addresses the age old question that even the most rational of parents asks at one point during pregnancy: "what if our baby is a mutant?"

    A fun read with a satisfying conclusion in which Facebook, of all things, is heroic.

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