Recommended by Zack Peercy

  • Zack Peercy: Reason for Return by DC Cathro
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    This play is defined one of it's first images: a tea kettle slowly boiling to a scream.
    In the aftermath of a school shooting, protagonists Abby and Gail begin to boil as their respective reputation and livelihood are thrown into disarray. Cathro draws you in slowly, pacing a timely and realistic family drama, but there's something more that's bubbling: a social commentary on normalized violence, the lasting effects of trauma, and the complexities of intimacy. All blend together and develop into a poignant steam that screams through the kettle of this play.
    This show demands production.

    This play is defined one of it's first images: a tea kettle slowly boiling to a scream.
    In the aftermath of a school shooting, protagonists Abby and Gail begin to boil as their respective reputation and livelihood are thrown into disarray. Cathro draws you in slowly, pacing a timely and realistic family drama, but there's something more that's bubbling: a social commentary on normalized violence, the lasting effects of trauma, and the complexities of intimacy. All blend together and develop into a poignant steam that screams through the kettle of this play.
    This show demands production.

    ”
  • Zack Peercy: REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS by L.C. Bernadine
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    This play doesn't shy away from the complex moral questions that arise when someone decides to Do Good. Centering around a landlord/tenant relationship, YARD WORK presents two characters on the verge of change, grappling with all the small details that come with it. Until now, there has never been a play that has made IRS infractions, city ordinance disputes, and homeowner's rights feel electric, meaningful, and vital to the human condition. This show demands to be produced.

    This play doesn't shy away from the complex moral questions that arise when someone decides to Do Good. Centering around a landlord/tenant relationship, YARD WORK presents two characters on the verge of change, grappling with all the small details that come with it. Until now, there has never been a play that has made IRS infractions, city ordinance disputes, and homeowner's rights feel electric, meaningful, and vital to the human condition. This show demands to be produced.

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