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Elizabeth A. M. Keel

Recommended by Elizabeth A. M. Keel

  • Yasmina's Necklace by Rohina Malik
    30 Aug. 2018
    “ This script was respectful, but also so human; it constructed ample room for people’s fears, flaws, and imperfections. That said, it made the appearance of real romance all the sweeter, that it could come to life in a field so crowded with the ghosts of war. I’m a sucker for a happy ending; Ms. Malik has earned hers. ”
  • Air Space by Tori Keenan-Zelt
    28 Aug. 2018
    “ In the opening note to the script, the playwright remarks: “This play starts slightly to-the-side-of-our-world and grows into its own dream, as I think
    our world has done. Everything that happens is both true and impossible, as theatre is.” I feel like that was a good lamp post to read by. Air Space feels like Albee’s A Delicate Balance meets Christopher Guest. I found it eerie, unsettling, and endearingly bizarre. ”
  • Kingdom City by Sheri Wilner
    28 Aug. 2018
    “ Kingdom City is based on actual events that occurred in 2006 around a Midwest high school production of Grease. Ms. Wilner has built something remarkably even-handed and human. Although the theatricality of the play and its liberal use of The Crucible lend the arguments more strength on the left, I appreciated the dignity and complexity of her religious characters. The script feels like a hybrid of Glee and Riverdale, and not in a bad way! You will want to binge your way to the end, however. :) ”
  • mother's son by Dominic Finocchiaro
    28 Aug. 2018
    “ mother's son is very, very fresh. It provides a deft and sensitive portrayal of a mother’s grief and confusion. The ethereal coolness of her son’s music career is as present in the room as his specter. I really enjoyed the structure of the play, with its alternating confrontations and forged alliances. The dual mother scene, between Charlene and Marie, was one of the best sections. Imagine Gwendolyn and Cecily as tired, unwed mothers, squaring off!
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  • The Griots by Gwendolyn Rice
    28 Aug. 2018
    “ This play spotlights an interesting moment in U.S. history, when people were deciding what that history was going to be, through the preservation (or alteration) of the record. A passion for the written word hangs in Ms. Rice's summery Georgia air. Despite the heavy topics it broaches, the story is infused with humor, flirtation, and amusing moments of the characters outwitting each other. The play flies by - and it’ll definitely make you hungry for Southern food! ”

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