Recommended by Elisabeth Giffin Speckman

  • Elisabeth Giffin Speckman: The Sitting

    Kingsley has written a beautiful and haunting piece for two actors with THE SITTING. Tense, mysterious, and evocative, this play deserves to be produced again and again!

    Kingsley has written a beautiful and haunting piece for two actors with THE SITTING. Tense, mysterious, and evocative, this play deserves to be produced again and again!

  • Elisabeth Giffin Speckman: 153

    This play moved me to tears and felt like the spiritual experience I've been needing. Martin has written a love letter to the idea of loving oneself and embracing life and all of its stages in this highly theatrical, yet quietly real, play. Truly exceptional.

    This play moved me to tears and felt like the spiritual experience I've been needing. Martin has written a love letter to the idea of loving oneself and embracing life and all of its stages in this highly theatrical, yet quietly real, play. Truly exceptional.

  • Elisabeth Giffin Speckman: And the Wisdom to Know the Difference

    This piece drew me in immediately, with delicious, palpable tension. Williams's dialogue and handling of the character's arcs is done artfully in this piece, as always. A wonderful piece about father and son, man and man.

    This piece drew me in immediately, with delicious, palpable tension. Williams's dialogue and handling of the character's arcs is done artfully in this piece, as always. A wonderful piece about father and son, man and man.

  • Elisabeth Giffin Speckman: Drain

    This play is a painful read.

    Good art reflects reality in ways we often don't want to admit. This play reflects a possible future so terrifying that it is almost hard to read. DRAIN is strong call for change, and a call to action, for all of us who feel disgusted by the world it offers us up: a world where truth, facts, and reality seem not to exist as we know them.

    Read it. Weep. Then do something while you can: vote like America's life depends on it. It does.

    This play is a painful read.

    Good art reflects reality in ways we often don't want to admit. This play reflects a possible future so terrifying that it is almost hard to read. DRAIN is strong call for change, and a call to action, for all of us who feel disgusted by the world it offers us up: a world where truth, facts, and reality seem not to exist as we know them.

    Read it. Weep. Then do something while you can: vote like America's life depends on it. It does.

  • Elisabeth Giffin Speckman: 600 km NE Lima

    A beautifully, well-crafted chance encounter between foes. This small play encapsulates so much -- potential losses, potential triumphs -- and all within five or so minutes. The characters are especially well-drawn, unique, and captivating. Bravo!

    A beautifully, well-crafted chance encounter between foes. This small play encapsulates so much -- potential losses, potential triumphs -- and all within five or so minutes. The characters are especially well-drawn, unique, and captivating. Bravo!

  • Elisabeth Giffin Speckman: THE BIRTHDAY (A Play for Videoconference)

    A sweet piece for Zoom that captures so much of the chaos, ups, and downs of these "unprecedented" times. This gang of middle schoolers is one you will feel like you know -- but you will still crave more time with them once the play ends. Well done.

    A sweet piece for Zoom that captures so much of the chaos, ups, and downs of these "unprecedented" times. This gang of middle schoolers is one you will feel like you know -- but you will still crave more time with them once the play ends. Well done.

  • Elisabeth Giffin Speckman: The RAKEoning

    A truly delightful short play that surprises and provides a perfect touch of insight into the human condition.

    A truly delightful short play that surprises and provides a perfect touch of insight into the human condition.

  • Elisabeth Giffin Speckman: A Field of Beautiful Weeds

    A beautiful piece. While it is powerful and visceral on the page, it would be even more so in performance, and I hope I get to see it onstage someday.

    A beautiful piece. While it is powerful and visceral on the page, it would be even more so in performance, and I hope I get to see it onstage someday.

  • I enjoyed a performance of this in Rough Magic Shakespeare Company's Three x Three: Uprisings production on July 9, 2020. A great piece for a young actor for performance, competition, or auditions!

    I enjoyed a performance of this in Rough Magic Shakespeare Company's Three x Three: Uprisings production on July 9, 2020. A great piece for a young actor for performance, competition, or auditions!

  • Elisabeth Giffin Speckman: Birdseed (a found monologue)

    I am a sucker for found pieces, and this brought a smile to my face! A fun piece for a performer to bring to life--particularly embodying the various voices of the Amazon customers.

    I am a sucker for found pieces, and this brought a smile to my face! A fun piece for a performer to bring to life--particularly embodying the various voices of the Amazon customers.