Recommended by Jan Rosenberg

  • Jan Rosenberg: Untitled Vampire Play by Dan Caffrey
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    I enjoyed reading this play about a pair of siblings navigating the monster their parent has become in the other room. Loved the use of horror movie references and the allegory of all sorts of beasts. Love a creepy, sad play.

    I enjoyed reading this play about a pair of siblings navigating the monster their parent has become in the other room. Loved the use of horror movie references and the allegory of all sorts of beasts. Love a creepy, sad play.

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  • Jan Rosenberg: Gutbelly by Leah Plante-Wiener
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    Three women (sisters? friends? any relation? does it matter?) named Marie get a break from their daily, repressed monotony when a new plaything arrives. Delightfully nasty and creepy. I love a good horror play.

    Three women (sisters? friends? any relation? does it matter?) named Marie get a break from their daily, repressed monotony when a new plaything arrives. Delightfully nasty and creepy. I love a good horror play.

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  • Jan Rosenberg: Alien Girls by Amy Berryman
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    A beautiful play that dares to delve into the taboos of admitting that for some, parenthood is wrong, and maybe even a mistake. T & C get to 'edit' themselves in the real and the meta. I loved the portrayal of competition between artists, and the parallels between birthing a baby and birthing a manuscript for these women. Also, birthing babies via mouth is awesome.

    A beautiful play that dares to delve into the taboos of admitting that for some, parenthood is wrong, and maybe even a mistake. T & C get to 'edit' themselves in the real and the meta. I loved the portrayal of competition between artists, and the parallels between birthing a baby and birthing a manuscript for these women. Also, birthing babies via mouth is awesome.

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  • Jan Rosenberg: The Castle of Ghoul Hammond and How It Fell Into the Void by M Sloth Levine
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    I had the pleasure of seeing a reading of this, and it's one of the zaniest, most delightful, hilarious, gender fuckery play. And that was just part one...can't wait to see the rest of Ghoul's adventures.

    I had the pleasure of seeing a reading of this, and it's one of the zaniest, most delightful, hilarious, gender fuckery play. And that was just part one...can't wait to see the rest of Ghoul's adventures.

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  • Jan Rosenberg: The Family Saves A Life by jose sebastian alberdi
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    If we're all doomed, we might as well have a play like this to take the edge off. This is a terrifying, beautiful play. It is a literal nightmare. I'm chilled to the bone. Sebastian is a formidable writer.

    If we're all doomed, we might as well have a play like this to take the edge off. This is a terrifying, beautiful play. It is a literal nightmare. I'm chilled to the bone. Sebastian is a formidable writer.

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  • Jan Rosenberg: Murder Girl by Heidi Armbruster
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    Hilarious and heartfelt. Some of the funniest one-liners I've ever heard.

    Hilarious and heartfelt. Some of the funniest one-liners I've ever heard.

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  • Jan Rosenberg: Bite Me by Eliana Pipes
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    A darkly funny two-hander with a subtle but powerful twist. Incredible how much life Pipes packs into a tiny storage closet.

    A darkly funny two-hander with a subtle but powerful twist. Incredible how much life Pipes packs into a tiny storage closet.

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  • Jan Rosenberg: Natural History by Collin Van Son
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    I haven't stopped thinking about this haunting, sweet, sad play about what we've lost and what we still have left to live for since I saw it at the O'Neill. Collin's writing is so tender, hilarious, and whimsical. As funny as this play is, it's also devastating. Put it in a museum!

    I haven't stopped thinking about this haunting, sweet, sad play about what we've lost and what we still have left to live for since I saw it at the O'Neill. Collin's writing is so tender, hilarious, and whimsical. As funny as this play is, it's also devastating. Put it in a museum!

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  • Jan Rosenberg: Occupied by Aly Kantor
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    So much happens in bathrooms... Love the concept of this play set in what's typically a private, "safe" space, unless you live in America and attend school. This play follows a loss of innocence that's eventually replaced by a kind of numbness and desensitization of violence and terrorism. Growing up is scary.

    So much happens in bathrooms... Love the concept of this play set in what's typically a private, "safe" space, unless you live in America and attend school. This play follows a loss of innocence that's eventually replaced by a kind of numbness and desensitization of violence and terrorism. Growing up is scary.

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  • Jan Rosenberg: Stinky Girls by Kelsey Sullivan
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    GROSS, I love this play about two friends confiding in each other about their shameful body secrets. Delightfully f--ked up.

    GROSS, I love this play about two friends confiding in each other about their shameful body secrets. Delightfully f--ked up.

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