Recommended by Laura Neill

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    Loved the impact, the fantasy, the reality of this show. It's highly theatrical, and offers an incisive critique of oppressive systems through the unravelling of a thrilling mystery. Ambitious in the best way. I really want to see this onstage.

    Loved the impact, the fantasy, the reality of this show. It's highly theatrical, and offers an incisive critique of oppressive systems through the unravelling of a thrilling mystery. Ambitious in the best way. I really want to see this onstage.

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    I saw Ink'dWell in its Off-Broadway production with New Light Theater Project, and I loved it. It is so rare to find a play that accurately and thoughtfully depicts anxiety and depression and is also so full of love. This play needs to be widely produced.

    I saw Ink'dWell in its Off-Broadway production with New Light Theater Project, and I loved it. It is so rare to find a play that accurately and thoughtfully depicts anxiety and depression and is also so full of love. This play needs to be widely produced.

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    I saw I Wanna Fuck Like Romeo and Juliet at 59E59 and LOVED it. The mashup of genres was absolutely perfect, and I really appreciated that the play honors the experiences of survivors AND is full of love, humor, and cleverness. Read this play, produce this play, commission this playwright!

    I saw I Wanna Fuck Like Romeo and Juliet at 59E59 and LOVED it. The mashup of genres was absolutely perfect, and I really appreciated that the play honors the experiences of survivors AND is full of love, humor, and cleverness. Read this play, produce this play, commission this playwright!

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    Your theater should fight to be the first to produce this incisive, heartfelt, and important play, which was performed at the O'Neill National Playwrights Conference this year. This small-cast play is a look at an incredibly complex and crucial relationship between two teachers of color who are both trying to do their best for their students and themselves. The play both skewers educational PWIs and offers a genuine glimpse into a teacher's journey to fully claim their own identity. It is layered and powerful, and your audiences need to see it.

    Your theater should fight to be the first to produce this incisive, heartfelt, and important play, which was performed at the O'Neill National Playwrights Conference this year. This small-cast play is a look at an incredibly complex and crucial relationship between two teachers of color who are both trying to do their best for their students and themselves. The play both skewers educational PWIs and offers a genuine glimpse into a teacher's journey to fully claim their own identity. It is layered and powerful, and your audiences need to see it.

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    A gorgeous rendering of two souls who need each other more than they know... but more than that, a rendering of depression and the battle between seeing beauty in the world and seeing horror. Really looking forward to this play at EST this summer!

    A gorgeous rendering of two souls who need each other more than they know... but more than that, a rendering of depression and the battle between seeing beauty in the world and seeing horror. Really looking forward to this play at EST this summer!

  • Laura Neill: Deal Me Out by MJ Halberstadt
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    The playwright takes a genuine look at how fractures that have always been there in friendships have broken wider open since the election and now can't be ignored... a painfully beautiful and well-crafted rendering of a seriously contemporary topic. The Huntington reading was great theatre. I'd be really excited to see this one produced.

    The playwright takes a genuine look at how fractures that have always been there in friendships have broken wider open since the election and now can't be ignored... a painfully beautiful and well-crafted rendering of a seriously contemporary topic. The Huntington reading was great theatre. I'd be really excited to see this one produced.

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  • Laura Neill: Locusts Have No King by C. Julian Jiménez
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    This deliciously terrifying play has a rock-solid emotional core that hits hard. The otherworldly moments build to a finale that is both shocking and absolutely inevitable. Beautifully crafted. I hope to see it onstage soon!

    This deliciously terrifying play has a rock-solid emotional core that hits hard. The otherworldly moments build to a finale that is both shocking and absolutely inevitable. Beautifully crafted. I hope to see it onstage soon!

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  • Laura Neill: Out of the Scorpion's Nest (formerly Queen of Sad Mischance) by John Minigan
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    This heartfelt play addresses several unsolvable problems: the advancement of Alzheimer's, the dissolution of a family, the impossibility of breaking into academia. The beauty of this piece is that it shows people doing the best they can in the face of those circumstances. Kym, Beverly, and Roy are all intriguing characters whose human flaws make us lean in to their story.

    This heartfelt play addresses several unsolvable problems: the advancement of Alzheimer's, the dissolution of a family, the impossibility of breaking into academia. The beauty of this piece is that it shows people doing the best they can in the face of those circumstances. Kym, Beverly, and Roy are all intriguing characters whose human flaws make us lean in to their story.

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  • Laura Neill: THE HOUSEKEEPER by Ginger Lazarus
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    This play hurtles head-on into an exploration of the expectations that face the "woman of the house." One family's grief serves as a window to consider the weight and beauty of caring for other people. The teen daughter's worship of Hello Kitty and the housekeeper's love for opera join with the ghosts and supernatural aspects to add a beautiful unusualness to the core family drama.

    This play hurtles head-on into an exploration of the expectations that face the "woman of the house." One family's grief serves as a window to consider the weight and beauty of caring for other people. The teen daughter's worship of Hello Kitty and the housekeeper's love for opera join with the ghosts and supernatural aspects to add a beautiful unusualness to the core family drama.

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  • Laura Neill: Lab Rats by Patrick Gabridge
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    This play is intimate, incisive, and thought-provoking (side benefit: also often hilarious). I saw a reading of this script at the Munroe Center for the Arts this year and was bowled over by the exquisite articulation of the two-character structure and its use in conveying such three-dimensional and original people--Mika's sharp and fiery humor and Jake's off-the-beaten-path geekiness come through loud and clear, as does an intriguing question about the place of medical experimentation and surveillance in our contemporary society. Patrick's ability to craft such a genuine and engaging script...

    This play is intimate, incisive, and thought-provoking (side benefit: also often hilarious). I saw a reading of this script at the Munroe Center for the Arts this year and was bowled over by the exquisite articulation of the two-character structure and its use in conveying such three-dimensional and original people--Mika's sharp and fiery humor and Jake's off-the-beaten-path geekiness come through loud and clear, as does an intriguing question about the place of medical experimentation and surveillance in our contemporary society. Patrick's ability to craft such a genuine and engaging script merits thorough appreciation.

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