Recommended by J.Lois Diamond

  • J.Lois Diamond: RENATA: A POST-MATERNITY MONOLOGUE by Asher Wyndham
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    This is an enthralling monologue. Renata has grit and spunk and speaks her truth. There is a powerful rhythm to her speech which reads like urban poetry. A great role for women.

    This is an enthralling monologue. Renata has grit and spunk and speaks her truth. There is a powerful rhythm to her speech which reads like urban poetry. A great role for women.

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  • J.Lois Diamond: Good Bad People by Rachel Lynett
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    Rache Lynett takes a tragic topic out of today's headlines and turns it on its head. This play is refreshingly original. All of the characters are distinctive and flawed. But none of this makes what happened to them any less horrific. A powerful and complex contemporary family drama which needs to be seen.

    Rache Lynett takes a tragic topic out of today's headlines and turns it on its head. This play is refreshingly original. All of the characters are distinctive and flawed. But none of this makes what happened to them any less horrific. A powerful and complex contemporary family drama which needs to be seen.

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  • J.Lois Diamond: MY DATE WITH THE GOLEM OF PRAGUE by MADELINE PUCCIONI
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    A playful fantasy of the intersection of modern online dating with a figure from ancient folklore. A fun read with great characters

    A playful fantasy of the intersection of modern online dating with a figure from ancient folklore. A fun read with great characters

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  • J.Lois Diamond: OLD COWBOY CHUCK: A MONOLOGUE FOR A GAY SENIOR by Asher Wyndham
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    This a heart breaking, yet funny play about a population which is often ignored and mistreated, elderly gay people. Asher really captures the loneliness and pain that Chuck is forced to endure while still holding on to his dignity. This is voice we all need to hear.

    This a heart breaking, yet funny play about a population which is often ignored and mistreated, elderly gay people. Asher really captures the loneliness and pain that Chuck is forced to endure while still holding on to his dignity. This is voice we all need to hear.

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  • J.Lois Diamond: Not Funny in North Carolina (a monologue) by Lee R. Lawing
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    This play is very funny and theatrical yet has an underlying emotional depth. A joy to read. I would love to see it performed.

    This play is very funny and theatrical yet has an underlying emotional depth. A joy to read. I would love to see it performed.

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  • J.Lois Diamond: HAPPI IN IOWA by Asher Wyndham
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    I had the pleasure of attending a reading of this play at The Inge Festival. Its power lies in the humanity of his characters. Even the perpetrator of a hate crime is shown to be vulnerable and confused.Plays like this have the power to heal our deepest divisions.

    I had the pleasure of attending a reading of this play at The Inge Festival. Its power lies in the humanity of his characters. Even the perpetrator of a hate crime is shown to be vulnerable and confused.Plays like this have the power to heal our deepest divisions.

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  • J.Lois Diamond: Crashing Through Kauai by Lee R. Lawing
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    I heard this play presented at The Inge Festival. The language is beautiful, a lush, poetic play which explores the deepest parts of our humanity in a very evocative setting.

    I heard this play presented at The Inge Festival. The language is beautiful, a lush, poetic play which explores the deepest parts of our humanity in a very evocative setting.

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  • J.Lois Diamond: AMOURSTERON OR BETTER LIVING THROUGH CHEMISTRY by Allan Lefcowitz
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    A dark and zany adventure. Very sharp and funny with rich quirky characters

    A dark and zany adventure. Very sharp and funny with rich quirky characters

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  • J.Lois Diamond: SHELTER IN PLACE by Rachael Carnes
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    Horrific story told from a multitude of viewpoints and with a dazzling velocity. A powerful short play.

    Horrific story told from a multitude of viewpoints and with a dazzling velocity. A powerful short play.

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