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  • Blank Slate by Maximillian Gill
    10 Apr. 2024
    “ Unflinching and terrifying, in the finest ways. Gill's imagining of a not-very-future U.S., where the literal battles are between white and non-white people -- and where minds can be changed via the use of a machine designed for that purpose -- is deep, specific, and spot on. If drama is meant to spur us to think, BLANK SLATE is indeed great drama. ”
  • Funnie: The Most Lamentable Comedie of Jane the Foole by Jessica Moss
    28 Mar. 2024
    “ Holy mackerel. I'm entirely won over by this comedy of rage, this extremely funny vivisection of awful societal structures and strictures, this profound and sometimes profoundly silly and often very sad examination of, ya know ... horrible sexism built into our social norms. Every character is fresh and distinct, and the writer's voice couldn't be more clear as well. Love, love, love this one. ”
  • We Are Cranston by Lisa Dellagiarino Feriend
    22 Mar. 2024
    “ Well, hello, darkness, my old friend! But this darkness is of the most extreme (and extremely hilarious) variety. Dellagiarino Feriend has mined a horrifying set-up for every damn laugh possible. Kudos! ”
  • Age Play by Giulianna Marchese
    22 Mar. 2024
    “ I'll be thinking about this one for a long time, I suspect. A fascinating exploration of a pair of characters who feel sure they know themselves really well, but who -- like all of us -- are mysterious even to themselves. And they are entirely different, in ways that feel well limned. A strong play about what we desire, and why, and how much we lie to ourselves about all of the above. ”
  • A PLAY WHERE NOTHING HAPPENS by Maizy Broderick Scarpa
    5 Mar. 2024
    “ This gorgeous, meditative play captures so many things about being a teenager so, so well -- the perpetual sense of being on the cusp of ... something; the odd admixture of uncertainty and complete certainty; and, above all, the pure ache of growing. The nothingness in the title belies the depth and subterranean breadth of everything the characters are living, processing. Beautiful writing, beautiful characters. Beautiful. ”
  • The End Is Nigh (And Yet, So Far) by Greg Mandryk
    4 Mar. 2024
    “ If you're gonna spend the possible last few hours of earth's existence with anyone, definitely make it the characters in this play. There are so many laughs here, and a grounding in an extreme situation that feels so legible in our current world. Very, very good stuff. ”
  • The Curse by Lisa Dellagiarino Feriend
    27 Feb. 2024
    “ Chef's kiss to this utter charmer that features this writer's signature snap in a novel context. Totally winning. Beth, I promise I'm an ally! ”
  • MERCUTIO LOVES ROMEO LOVES JULIET LOVES by Gina Femia
    27 Feb. 2024
    “ Crushing, hilarious, beautiful, awkward, intelligibly tangled.
    This play, like, IS the teenage years, especially the queer ones.
    I can't express how much I love it. How glad I am to have read it, and OH GOD how much I would love to direct it (or just see it staged!).
    Brava, Femia. ”
  • meat cute by Aly Kantor
    20 Feb. 2024
    “ Oh, COME ON, this play is so damn good. The specifics of the interaction between Izzy and Savannah are decidedly unusual, but the ... okay, the meat of it is just so deeply, beautifully human. A total (and only slightly unnerving) pleasure. ”
  • Boundary by Tom Moran
    12 Feb. 2024
    “ I really enjoy the way this play explores the profound tether between Joe and the land he inhabits. The bond is visceral and potent, and it informs every interaction across all of BOUNDARY. Each character has clearly delineated goals, wants, and obstacles, but it's Joe's desperate connection to the natural world that sinks the deepest. ”

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