Recommended by Eugenie Carabatsos

I was fortunate to see a virtual reading of this play through the Landing Theatre's New American Voices Festival 2021. It's a gripping exploration of cultural identity, what it means to be American, and how we exert our power over others. Intense and raw, Davila dives into the timely subject matter, analyzing the complexities of immigration, identity, gender, and power, while maintaining a grounded focus on the characters and their individual circumstances and journeys.

This play is a LOT of fun. As someone who isn't really into vampire stories and with no knowledge of the original text, I was still extremely engaged and ate it up. Both the audio and stage version of the play are gripping, comedic, and unafraid to dive into the dark, sinister parts of humanity, while still holding out hope that lightness and joy remains too.

I got to see a wonderful virtual production of this through the Pittsburgh Public Theater. It's a hilarious, inventive, and heartwarming take on Cyrano, adapted for 21st century technology, with a feminist lens, while still maintaining the spirit of adventure, heartache, and poetry of the original.

A lovely poetic and entertaining piece about the process of transitioning from one phase of life to another. It's about changing relationships, growing up, growing apart, and always finding your way back together. Plus, there's a lot of room for fun casting, costuming, and design.

A fun, wonderful take on the struggles and joys of pre-teen life. Two great roles for female actors and the audience is sure to relate and laugh.

A wonderful ensemble piece for female actors. The play explores pregnancy and motherhood in all its complexities, joys, and struggles. It showcases how a shared experience such as birthing class can bring together people from various backgrounds and personalities, how friendships are formed, and why friendships last. And the end made me cry.

I was fortunate enough to see a virtual reading of this play as part of Landing Theatre's New American Voices Festival. It's a gripping, futuristic ride that provides complex and intriguing roles for women and non-binary performers. The world building is done intricately and seamlessly as it brings themes of capitalism, beauty standards, and most importantly, what it means to be a family, to the forefront.

"Roguish Machine" is a highly original, entertaining, and thought-provoking play about the Luddite movement. Charlie and Eliza guide us through the philosophical quandaries of technological advancement, leaving us to reflect on our own technologically-obsessed, dependent lifestyles.

"How You Kiss Me Is Not How I Like To Be Kissed" is a collage of a snippets from a couple's relationship. Undeniably relatable, honest, and clever, the play's poetic language takes you through the turns of the relationship and this couple's attempt to love, connect, and separate.

Put simply, I love this play. It's delightfully funny, while always maintaining a grounded, heartbreaking core. The relationship between the young woman and the priest is especially moving, as they both try to figure out who they are, what they want, and where they're going.