Recommended by David Hilder

  • David Hilder: Blame It on The Eggnog by Marshall Logan Gibbs
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    No, for real, the utter madness in this piece earns it a chef's kiss. Insanity so (you should excuse the term) committed is a rarity. Bravo.

    No, for real, the utter madness in this piece earns it a chef's kiss. Insanity so (you should excuse the term) committed is a rarity. Bravo.

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  • David Hilder: Do Not, I Repeat, Do Not Hang That Mistletoe Tonight! by Mike Byham
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    Hooray for this enjoyable, deft riff on some familiar Christmas folks. Dad jokes for the win!

    Hooray for this enjoyable, deft riff on some familiar Christmas folks. Dad jokes for the win!

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  • David Hilder: 37 Origami Bees by Mike Byham
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    A very full very short play, long on humanity and heart. Splendid.

    A very full very short play, long on humanity and heart. Splendid.

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  • David Hilder: The Wild Turducken by Peter Fenton
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    Yeah, this is such a successful examination of political divisions within a family -- the main division being varying levels of attention paid to the political sphere in the first place. Positing youth versus experience also comes into the picture. Well done.

    Yeah, this is such a successful examination of political divisions within a family -- the main division being varying levels of attention paid to the political sphere in the first place. Positing youth versus experience also comes into the picture. Well done.

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  • David Hilder: The Believers Market by Hilary Bluestein-Lyons
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    I am very much down for this brand of play: A sharp ... comedy, I guess? ... that confronts willful ignorance with a slapstick edge. Terrific, funny, chilling. What more could you ask for?

    I am very much down for this brand of play: A sharp ... comedy, I guess? ... that confronts willful ignorance with a slapstick edge. Terrific, funny, chilling. What more could you ask for?

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  • David Hilder: Shipbuilding by Scott Sickles
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    A superb short play, steeped in dread and fright, exploring one of my favorite subjects: Identity. And consent, also (another favorite). Man alive, Scott Sickles can WRITE. This deft and potent piece will stick in my head for a good long while.

    A superb short play, steeped in dread and fright, exploring one of my favorite subjects: Identity. And consent, also (another favorite). Man alive, Scott Sickles can WRITE. This deft and potent piece will stick in my head for a good long while.

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  • David Hilder: CRUSH by Deepak Kumar
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    There is an all too rare OOOOOOF moment in this play, a defining thing that gets said out loud, that does everything drama is meant to: It surprises, it shocks, it makes sense while also being entirely unexpected. This short play captures a lot of big reality in just a few pages. Terrific work.

    There is an all too rare OOOOOOF moment in this play, a defining thing that gets said out loud, that does everything drama is meant to: It surprises, it shocks, it makes sense while also being entirely unexpected. This short play captures a lot of big reality in just a few pages. Terrific work.

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  • David Hilder: Two, Four, Six, Eight, Who Do We Resuscitate? by Lisa Dellagiarino Feriend
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    The sheer DELIGHT of this wackadoodle play truly sends me. LDF's patent way with trenchant dialogue is married to a bonkers story of Ivy League aspirations, ancient Egyptian magic practiced by a teenager, and alllll kinds of ideas about consent. A knockout, a winner, a hoot.

    The sheer DELIGHT of this wackadoodle play truly sends me. LDF's patent way with trenchant dialogue is married to a bonkers story of Ivy League aspirations, ancient Egyptian magic practiced by a teenager, and alllll kinds of ideas about consent. A knockout, a winner, a hoot.

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  • David Hilder: The Vast of Darkness by Bethany Dickens Assaf
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    A very cool, dread-filled play with welcome moments of levity to ease the intensifying pressure. I love the notion of two separate spaces for different parts of the audience to see, while only hearing the character in the other side. Plausibly mysterious, evocative, and spooky.

    A very cool, dread-filled play with welcome moments of levity to ease the intensifying pressure. I love the notion of two separate spaces for different parts of the audience to see, while only hearing the character in the other side. Plausibly mysterious, evocative, and spooky.

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  • David Hilder: benevolent by Sophie McIntosh
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    This is simply great writing -- distinct characters in a very specific time and place confronting multiple powerful, significant issues ... without ever feeling remotely pedantic. I loved spending time with these four women, and would love to see the play staged, to receive its impact in performance. Hooray.

    This is simply great writing -- distinct characters in a very specific time and place confronting multiple powerful, significant issues ... without ever feeling remotely pedantic. I loved spending time with these four women, and would love to see the play staged, to receive its impact in performance. Hooray.

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