Recommended by Ellen Davis Sullivan

  • Ellen Davis Sullivan: SUSPENDED ANIMATION

    This mash-up of fairy tale and job interview blithely exposes the risks of romantic illusions and what it takes for a young woman to rescue herself from unreal expectations - a true charmer!

    This mash-up of fairy tale and job interview blithely exposes the risks of romantic illusions and what it takes for a young woman to rescue herself from unreal expectations - a true charmer!

  • Ellen Davis Sullivan: Cerevisia Veritas

    A fun rom-com that twists in unexpected ways and even has some sharp things to say about marketing. So if you like beer and/or surprises, this is the play for you!

    A fun rom-com that twists in unexpected ways and even has some sharp things to say about marketing. So if you like beer and/or surprises, this is the play for you!

  • Ellen Davis Sullivan: THE LAST DATE

    This play is clever in its plot turns and its use of the fourth wall as it catapults the audience into the problem of what we see, what we believe and what we don't do about it. The doubt is real until the playwright compels the audience to do what she directs - a twist that will leave everyone who sees this play thinking about their own role in #metoo.

    This play is clever in its plot turns and its use of the fourth wall as it catapults the audience into the problem of what we see, what we believe and what we don't do about it. The doubt is real until the playwright compels the audience to do what she directs - a twist that will leave everyone who sees this play thinking about their own role in #metoo.

  • Ellen Davis Sullivan: ELEVATOR GIRL

    This is a dynamic play offering great theatricality. All aspects of this play work: the humor, the political issues raised, the graphic novel elements, along with the terrific characters. Topical and thought-provoking.

    This is a dynamic play offering great theatricality. All aspects of this play work: the humor, the political issues raised, the graphic novel elements, along with the terrific characters. Topical and thought-provoking.

  • Ellen Davis Sullivan: Tango Mike

    This is a fresh reminder that men do have deep friendships even if the ways some of them express their feelings for each other take a path of old jokes and distant communication. A refreshing look at two older military men who clearly care for each other, camaraderie they demonstrate with their own sort of humor and great restraint.

    This is a fresh reminder that men do have deep friendships even if the ways some of them express their feelings for each other take a path of old jokes and distant communication. A refreshing look at two older military men who clearly care for each other, camaraderie they demonstrate with their own sort of humor and great restraint.

  • Ellen Davis Sullivan: Camp Wonder

    The use of birdsong and the feather motif distinguish this compelling play from other dystopias by showing how the beauty of nature can be tainted when used for evil ends. The play offers a surprising love story in the midst of a struggle for individual freedom of expression. This deserves to be onstage where it can resonate with our world today.

    The use of birdsong and the feather motif distinguish this compelling play from other dystopias by showing how the beauty of nature can be tainted when used for evil ends. The play offers a surprising love story in the midst of a struggle for individual freedom of expression. This deserves to be onstage where it can resonate with our world today.

  • Ellen Davis Sullivan: TOILET PAPER

    This play offers brilliant opportunities for movement for all three characters and provides humor that rings true along with annoying behaviors that strike at the core of women's caregiving. It will leave you provoked, whether you're the one giving care or the ones taking you for granted.

    This play offers brilliant opportunities for movement for all three characters and provides humor that rings true along with annoying behaviors that strike at the core of women's caregiving. It will leave you provoked, whether you're the one giving care or the ones taking you for granted.

  • Ellen Davis Sullivan: Mother Yucca

    I totally enjoyed the journey this play took me on. It's always a pleasure to be transported out of the daily world we know, and the playwright lets us know early on we're in good hands and we'll have much to consider when we reach the end. A play about women that's for everyone.

    I totally enjoyed the journey this play took me on. It's always a pleasure to be transported out of the daily world we know, and the playwright lets us know early on we're in good hands and we'll have much to consider when we reach the end. A play about women that's for everyone.

  • Ellen Davis Sullivan: ZEN

    In a chance meeting, two women who were classmates, but didn't really know each other, are joined for a brief time. Through humor and indirection, Ms. Goldman-Sherman creates a lively and moving encounter that results in a substantial change in the way each of them approaches her own mother. A compelling and very entertaining play!

    In a chance meeting, two women who were classmates, but didn't really know each other, are joined for a brief time. Through humor and indirection, Ms. Goldman-Sherman creates a lively and moving encounter that results in a substantial change in the way each of them approaches her own mother. A compelling and very entertaining play!

  • Ellen Davis Sullivan: Out of the Scorpion's Nest (formerly Queen of Sad Mischance)

    This is a subtle and moving play that brings you along on a journey with three very real and engaging characters. All the elements and imagery of the story work as a coherent whole to make you feel for these characters who struggle against the limitations life places on them. The treatment of dementia is thoughtful and the question of what we owe each other and the limitations on what we can do, even for those we love, is vividly brought to life.

    This is a subtle and moving play that brings you along on a journey with three very real and engaging characters. All the elements and imagery of the story work as a coherent whole to make you feel for these characters who struggle against the limitations life places on them. The treatment of dementia is thoughtful and the question of what we owe each other and the limitations on what we can do, even for those we love, is vividly brought to life.