Recommended by Shelley McPherson

  • Shelley McPherson: Pussygrabber by Gina Femia
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    This monologue shook me. It is both deeply personal and enormously universal. My pulse quickened as Gina Femia boldly, heart-breakingingly revealed the meaning of pussygrabbing. Her beautiful use of language is visceral, theatrical and lyrical.

    This monologue shook me. It is both deeply personal and enormously universal. My pulse quickened as Gina Femia boldly, heart-breakingingly revealed the meaning of pussygrabbing. Her beautiful use of language is visceral, theatrical and lyrical.

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  • Shelley McPherson: Can You Hear Me Now? by Morey Norkin
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    Norkin has written a very funny, smart and shrewd play about how ridiculous we have become about our stupid phones from the POV of the inventor and his assistant. The opportunities for physical comedy are abundant and the screwball rhythms remind me of Molière. Really fun.

    Norkin has written a very funny, smart and shrewd play about how ridiculous we have become about our stupid phones from the POV of the inventor and his assistant. The opportunities for physical comedy are abundant and the screwball rhythms remind me of Molière. Really fun.

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  • Shelley McPherson: ONE by Christopher Plumridge
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    I thoroughly enjoyed Christopher Plumridge's play about two humans trying to communicate. The aria-like monologue was a twist I didn't see coming. An absolute gem.

    I thoroughly enjoyed Christopher Plumridge's play about two humans trying to communicate. The aria-like monologue was a twist I didn't see coming. An absolute gem.

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  • Shelley McPherson: Exhale by Steven G. Martin
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    This play is true poetry in motion. Using a minimum number of words to maximum effect, Steven G. Martin tells a complete story. He wastes no time letting us into this very private space of vulnerability, compassion and catharsis. So beautiful.

    This play is true poetry in motion. Using a minimum number of words to maximum effect, Steven G. Martin tells a complete story. He wastes no time letting us into this very private space of vulnerability, compassion and catharsis. So beautiful.

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  • Shelley McPherson: But Soft by Vince Gatton
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    I really enjoyed this play's sweet and smart use of Shakespeare to explore the feelings between two teenaged boys. Evan and Jesse are truly lovable characters grappling with language, sexuality and their very human emotions. Lovely play.

    I really enjoyed this play's sweet and smart use of Shakespeare to explore the feelings between two teenaged boys. Evan and Jesse are truly lovable characters grappling with language, sexuality and their very human emotions. Lovely play.

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  • Shelley McPherson: Blue by Caridad Svich
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    Taut monologue with fascinating staging possibilities. The rhythms evoke the steady work of the swimmer, moving through water as their mind connects present, past and future in concrete and ephemeral ways.

    Taut monologue with fascinating staging possibilities. The rhythms evoke the steady work of the swimmer, moving through water as their mind connects present, past and future in concrete and ephemeral ways.

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  • Shelley McPherson: Sitting and Talking: a Play for Zoom by Lia Romeo
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    Lia Romeo masterfully explores the profound yearning for connection we all experienced in 2020, especially in NYC. The vulnerability of the two characters in this play moves me.

    Lia Romeo masterfully explores the profound yearning for connection we all experienced in 2020, especially in NYC. The vulnerability of the two characters in this play moves me.

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  • Shelley McPherson: The Anxiety of a Knuckleball Before the Plate by Bryan Stubbles
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    "The Anxiety of a Knuckleball Before the Plate" is a sweet romantic comedy with wonderful physical theatre possibilities. Love the title. Lots of fun.

    "The Anxiety of a Knuckleball Before the Plate" is a sweet romantic comedy with wonderful physical theatre possibilities. Love the title. Lots of fun.

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  • Shelley McPherson: Two Henrys by Kenneth Jones
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    Two Henrys is a beautiful play about love, acceptance, grief and forgiveness. The three onstage characters are joined by a large community of offstage characters, alive and dead, who are as human and sympathetic as the characters we come to know. Heart-breaking and redemptive. Riveting from start to finish.

    Two Henrys is a beautiful play about love, acceptance, grief and forgiveness. The three onstage characters are joined by a large community of offstage characters, alive and dead, who are as human and sympathetic as the characters we come to know. Heart-breaking and redemptive. Riveting from start to finish.

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