Recommended by Jan Rosenberg

  • Jan Rosenberg: Something in the Balete Tree

    Achingly beautiful, poetic. Ren's words are so delicious...the character descriptions alone are so full of heart. A sad, dreamy play about ghosts, revenge, sacrifice. Visually stunning.

    Achingly beautiful, poetic. Ren's words are so delicious...the character descriptions alone are so full of heart. A sad, dreamy play about ghosts, revenge, sacrifice. Visually stunning.

  • Jan Rosenberg: A Brief List of Everyone Who Died

    The only time I will ever approve of a dog dying in a play. (Not a spoiler). This play beautifully examines something that people are so afraid to talk about-the cruelty, heartbreak, and inevitability of death. The more people you love, the more you have to lose, and that is at the center of this funny, inspiring play.

    The only time I will ever approve of a dog dying in a play. (Not a spoiler). This play beautifully examines something that people are so afraid to talk about-the cruelty, heartbreak, and inevitability of death. The more people you love, the more you have to lose, and that is at the center of this funny, inspiring play.

  • Jan Rosenberg: The Pitchforks

    HOLY SHIT. This is fantastic. A complete and utter mindfuck. Genuinely terrifying-and not just because of the horror genre. I really did not see the last scene of this play coming. Reminds me of some of my favorite plays I've ever seen, GLORIA, for one. This horror fan is satiated...and personally, I'd love to watch that film.

    HOLY SHIT. This is fantastic. A complete and utter mindfuck. Genuinely terrifying-and not just because of the horror genre. I really did not see the last scene of this play coming. Reminds me of some of my favorite plays I've ever seen, GLORIA, for one. This horror fan is satiated...and personally, I'd love to watch that film.

  • Jan Rosenberg: Bloom Bloom Pow

    I am never going to look at the Hudson River the same way again...the dead horse at the bottom of the ocean is the most frightening and metal thing I've ever heard. I love that this will be played by mostly non-cis actors and that it centers on a non-binary person. And the dialogue between the museum employees killed me. Great work!

    I am never going to look at the Hudson River the same way again...the dead horse at the bottom of the ocean is the most frightening and metal thing I've ever heard. I love that this will be played by mostly non-cis actors and that it centers on a non-binary person. And the dialogue between the museum employees killed me. Great work!

  • Jan Rosenberg: Light Switch

    Henry is extraordinary. This play is extraordinary. It is written with such compassion and humor. It's not often that I read an Autistic character who doesn't sound like a total cliche. This brought me so much joy and hope. I absolutely loved this play.

    Henry is extraordinary. This play is extraordinary. It is written with such compassion and humor. It's not often that I read an Autistic character who doesn't sound like a total cliche. This brought me so much joy and hope. I absolutely loved this play.

  • Jan Rosenberg: What Screams I Hear Are Mine

    Chilling. Love all the horror homages.

    Chilling. Love all the horror homages.

  • Jan Rosenberg: When We Were gods

    Why do we romanticize so much of Greek Mythology when so much is bullshit? Why do we accept history the way it's told to us through a purely white lens? Amara's story of the Greek Gods is a rightful history. I so appreciate the centering on LGBTQ+ casting. And I loved hearing so many folks standing up to Zeus and giving the story back to Venus. Amara's dialogue is music and fire. We need more plays like this produced, people.

    Why do we romanticize so much of Greek Mythology when so much is bullshit? Why do we accept history the way it's told to us through a purely white lens? Amara's story of the Greek Gods is a rightful history. I so appreciate the centering on LGBTQ+ casting. And I loved hearing so many folks standing up to Zeus and giving the story back to Venus. Amara's dialogue is music and fire. We need more plays like this produced, people.

  • Jan Rosenberg: Pilgrims

    I have chills from reading this. Claire is easily becoming one of my new favorite playwrights. I haven't been this excited from a script in a long time. It's also a helluva time to be reading this during quarantine, but highly recommended! I hope there's a future where I get to see this performed!

    I have chills from reading this. Claire is easily becoming one of my new favorite playwrights. I haven't been this excited from a script in a long time. It's also a helluva time to be reading this during quarantine, but highly recommended! I hope there's a future where I get to see this performed!

  • Jan Rosenberg: Some Dark Places of the Earth

    Profoundly disturbing in the best way possible. I was immediately hooked by Bee, and the tension between her and Andrew had me holding my breath the whole time. So much to unpack here. Hugely unsettling, and I'll be thinking about this one for a while.

    Profoundly disturbing in the best way possible. I was immediately hooked by Bee, and the tension between her and Andrew had me holding my breath the whole time. So much to unpack here. Hugely unsettling, and I'll be thinking about this one for a while.

  • Jan Rosenberg: Wunderkammer

    Magical, macabre, punk rock. It made me think of FREAKS, Tim Burton, The Threepenny Opera, and nods to other very dark fairytales. So, so lovely.

    Magical, macabre, punk rock. It made me think of FREAKS, Tim Burton, The Threepenny Opera, and nods to other very dark fairytales. So, so lovely.