Recommended by Elisabeth Giffin Speckman

  • Elisabeth Giffin Speckman: The End Is Just The Beginning by John Mabey
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    I was grateful to see a Zoom performance of this play by Crossroads Theater Shed. A funny and cringeworthy look at the awkwardness of ending a friendship, particularly when technology is involved. Unexpected and delightful, and perfect for the current moment.

    I was grateful to see a Zoom performance of this play by Crossroads Theater Shed. A funny and cringeworthy look at the awkwardness of ending a friendship, particularly when technology is involved. Unexpected and delightful, and perfect for the current moment.

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  • Elisabeth Giffin Speckman: Thank You, Two by John Minigan
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    I was lucky to see a Zoom performance of this play by Crossroads Theater Shed. The play is charming and gives two "techies" their moment onstage. I was hit with overwhelming nostalgia for high school theatre, romances, and the familiar bittersweetness of closing nights. A great choice for HS actors.

    I was lucky to see a Zoom performance of this play by Crossroads Theater Shed. The play is charming and gives two "techies" their moment onstage. I was hit with overwhelming nostalgia for high school theatre, romances, and the familiar bittersweetness of closing nights. A great choice for HS actors.

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  • Elisabeth Giffin Speckman: Peter Pan and Wendy by Lauren Gunderson
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    A really lovely and fun adaptation. It maintains all of the magic of the original, with more spunk and contemporary humor. Having Wendy be a scientist-in-bloom is brilliant, and Tiger Lily is totally wonderful, as is the centering of indigenous lives and land. A really ingenious retelling that examines how idealized notions of boyish fantasy (Pirates! War! Mermaids!) stand in as metaphors for patriarchal, materialistic society. A great version of a classic that deserves plenty of productions!

    A really lovely and fun adaptation. It maintains all of the magic of the original, with more spunk and contemporary humor. Having Wendy be a scientist-in-bloom is brilliant, and Tiger Lily is totally wonderful, as is the centering of indigenous lives and land. A really ingenious retelling that examines how idealized notions of boyish fantasy (Pirates! War! Mermaids!) stand in as metaphors for patriarchal, materialistic society. A great version of a classic that deserves plenty of productions!

    ”
  • Elisabeth Giffin Speckman: Snow by Adam Szymkowicz
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    Wow! I had no idea where this play was going, even until the end. I loved its surprises and interconnections. A powerful meditation on action, inaction, and human nature, all framed by a beautiful, sometimes destructive aspect of nature itself. This play provides a lot for directors and actors to work with thematically. Would love to see it staged!

    Wow! I had no idea where this play was going, even until the end. I loved its surprises and interconnections. A powerful meditation on action, inaction, and human nature, all framed by a beautiful, sometimes destructive aspect of nature itself. This play provides a lot for directors and actors to work with thematically. Would love to see it staged!

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  • Elisabeth Giffin Speckman: No, Go Ahead: A One-Minute Zoom Play by Adam Richter
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    A super quick, fun, and almost painfully realistic look at human communication during the Zoom era.

    A super quick, fun, and almost painfully realistic look at human communication during the Zoom era.

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  • Elisabeth Giffin Speckman: Tampering with Evidence by Sonia Goldberg
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    Tampering with Evidence is an incredibly powerful reimagining of Antigone--it works almost too well, showing us just how unjust our societal systems have persisted to be for centuries. Read this play, produce this play. So many uncomfortable, yet necessary truths in 10 minutes.

    Black lives matter, Black art matters.

    Tampering with Evidence is an incredibly powerful reimagining of Antigone--it works almost too well, showing us just how unjust our societal systems have persisted to be for centuries. Read this play, produce this play. So many uncomfortable, yet necessary truths in 10 minutes.

    Black lives matter, Black art matters.

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  • Elisabeth Giffin Speckman: Life in the Arctic by Max Langert
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    An absurd, fun little play that surprises, delights, and packs a powerful, emotional punch at the end. Would be an especially great addition to climate change showcases or theatre festivals celebrating Earth and science.

    An absurd, fun little play that surprises, delights, and packs a powerful, emotional punch at the end. Would be an especially great addition to climate change showcases or theatre festivals celebrating Earth and science.

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  • Elisabeth Giffin Speckman: The People You Meet in Heaven by Lisa Dellagiarino Feriend
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    A great little comedy that delivers laughs throughout AND a killer closing, all in 1 minute.

    A great little comedy that delivers laughs throughout AND a killer closing, all in 1 minute.

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  • Elisabeth Giffin Speckman: Genesis, From the Perspective of the Tree by Matthew Weaver
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    A beautiful reimagining of creation. Well done.

    A beautiful reimagining of creation. Well done.

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  • Elisabeth Giffin Speckman: Five Bears - a very short play by Hayley St. James
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    Really short piece that subtly and softly illuminates the first year of a relationship and the investment of its partners.

    Really short piece that subtly and softly illuminates the first year of a relationship and the investment of its partners.

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