Recommended by Emily Hageman

  • Emily Hageman: The Last Hurrah by Kendra Augustin
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    Sweet, honest, and sincere. I love these two characters, they feel so real. They are so respectful towards each other, and the play is rich with their shared history. If only all break ups could be like this!

    Sweet, honest, and sincere. I love these two characters, they feel so real. They are so respectful towards each other, and the play is rich with their shared history. If only all break ups could be like this!

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  • Emily Hageman: Together by Madeline Sayet
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    Beautiful, powerful, ugly, frightening, dark. You can't look away from this play. It's masterful, gutting, and revealing. Amazing work.

    Beautiful, powerful, ugly, frightening, dark. You can't look away from this play. It's masterful, gutting, and revealing. Amazing work.

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  • Emily Hageman: SPEED DATING IN PARADISE (from the TAPAS COLLECTION) by Vivian Lermond
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    A sweet, smart ten minute play that would be a pleaser at any festival. Well-written and very tongue in cheek. A quick, fun read!

    A sweet, smart ten minute play that would be a pleaser at any festival. Well-written and very tongue in cheek. A quick, fun read!

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  • Emily Hageman: RockPaperWORLD by Jaisey Bates
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    Powerful, unique, and in need of performance. I'd love to see this staged, and I know it would be incredibly important and amazing to see.

    Powerful, unique, and in need of performance. I'd love to see this staged, and I know it would be incredibly important and amazing to see.

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  • Emily Hageman: Not Really (Little Star) by Toby Malone
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    A truly remarkable piece about grief. It's so honest and so beautiful and just gut-wrenching. I love how courageously Malone has tackled this difficult topic with so much truth, care, and love. It's a wonderful play, and very healing.

    A truly remarkable piece about grief. It's so honest and so beautiful and just gut-wrenching. I love how courageously Malone has tackled this difficult topic with so much truth, care, and love. It's a wonderful play, and very healing.

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  • Emily Hageman: Disinfect the People by Ryan M. Bultrowicz
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    A hilarious, super timely play about everything that's going on. I swear, if only it was this easy to get everyone back on the right track, I would have picked up the stain remover a long time ago! The dialogue is fast and funny, and Nicole and Luciana are two heroes you really want to cheer for!

    A hilarious, super timely play about everything that's going on. I swear, if only it was this easy to get everyone back on the right track, I would have picked up the stain remover a long time ago! The dialogue is fast and funny, and Nicole and Luciana are two heroes you really want to cheer for!

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  • Emily Hageman: TO HISTORY/To Whom It May Concern -- ONE: War/Paint by Jaisey Bates
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    Powerful, striking poetry. This piece needs to be seen and heard by many, many audiences. Truly remarkable.

    Powerful, striking poetry. This piece needs to be seen and heard by many, many audiences. Truly remarkable.

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  • Emily Hageman: Effie by TJ Young
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    There are no clear answers in this play, and that's what I love about it. There's so much pain between these two characters, so much spoken and so much unspoken. It's a truly aching play, and a masterful piece of realistic theater.

    There are no clear answers in this play, and that's what I love about it. There's so much pain between these two characters, so much spoken and so much unspoken. It's a truly aching play, and a masterful piece of realistic theater.

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  • Emily Hageman: Why Didn't Kalinda Just Kill Nick? by Inda Craig-Galván
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    I am literally living for this play. A hilarious slice of life which asks the question that ANYONE WHO HAS EVER WATCHED THE GOOD WIFE HAS ASKED. Seriously. SERIOUSLY. Do not get me started on the ice cream scene. Oh no, this recommendation turned into me ranting about my own opinions. POINT IS, Craig-Galván is an absolutely delightful writer and I love this little slice of life. And on another note, I would like an answer to the question this play poses.

    I am literally living for this play. A hilarious slice of life which asks the question that ANYONE WHO HAS EVER WATCHED THE GOOD WIFE HAS ASKED. Seriously. SERIOUSLY. Do not get me started on the ice cream scene. Oh no, this recommendation turned into me ranting about my own opinions. POINT IS, Craig-Galván is an absolutely delightful writer and I love this little slice of life. And on another note, I would like an answer to the question this play poses.

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  • Emily Hageman: A Lynching Play for Today (Working Title) by AZ Espinoza
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    Powerful, beautiful, and frightening. This play is a true gut punch, and it will live deeply inside anyone who sees it. Important and very well written.

    Powerful, beautiful, and frightening. This play is a true gut punch, and it will live deeply inside anyone who sees it. Important and very well written.

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