Recommended by Lee R. Lawing

  • A Siri-Ous Situation
    9 Feb. 2023
    A delightful romp about our dependency and addiction to technology. Like the best screwball comedies, this one just keeps you laughing with one zinger after another. Heard a wonderful production of this on The Radio Theatre Project with excellent performances that did it so much justice.
  • Mister Frank
    8 Feb. 2023
    I discovered this playwright on a podcast Theatrical Shenanigans and have added a few of his plays in my library. This one is so funny just because the tales of all substitutes would make it's own book of plays and Mister Frank would certainly be the first entry.
  • Expectations
    8 Feb. 2023
    Reading this can only infuriate to the edge of insanity--the way it was for women back in their day, and for so many women still in this world in 2023. Dickens in all of his self-importance the way so many men were (and sadly still are). Trapped by that law of marriage yet one which is so easy to toss aside and toss into the fire like your notes for your latest novel which is a bleak house indeed.
  • Coming In
    8 Feb. 2023
    No matter the sexuality, it's always a bit of uncertainty when you bring home your new partner to meet your parents. A funny twist on the old story, but done with such comic brilliance by Plumridge. Heard this read on the podcast Theatrical Shenanigans by a wonderful cast.
  • Mother Knows Best
    8 Feb. 2023
    A boy and his mother can create a bond that is sometimes misunderstood and sometimes one of other-worldly force. Heard this delightful play read on Rachel's podcast and what a wonderful job the cast did.
  • KAT SPARKS (HOME SHOPPING HOST): A MONOLOGUE
    8 Feb. 2023
    I saw this funny, funny monologue brought to life on Back Porch Theater by the wonderful and talented Miranda Jonte. As she states at the beginning Wyndham is the master of the monologue and you feel that with every one written, it's another spotlight into those populations which don't get too much attention in themselves, but then with Wyndham's touch, it's always different and always real.
  • How Much Do You Love Me?
    8 Feb. 2023
    Raw and surprising with every line uttered. Love is such an easy word to toss around, you love your salad, you love a song on the radio but what does love really mean if it's so easily spread around. Simon and Maggie have a fight to pick with someone as so many young people do, but in planning for that attack, they realize the most important thing about life is the people near us who may understand us and can love us without having to prove a point with violence. In this case Love is bulletproof.
  • 12, ANGRY, MEAN
    7 Feb. 2023
    The title is so fun and I was thinking it might be a take-off on that play, but then was lead into a completely different spin---delightfully so. Smith crafts a little gem in this short play and we can only hope that Jeremey reaps the rewards as we have by reading it.
  • SOMETHING LIKE SPOONS: A MONOLOGUE
    4 Feb. 2023
    The older I get, the more I think about things like this, how much time left do I have? How much time do I have to give to social media (less and less I find) and then just knowing that yesterday was my birthday, this play hit home hard, but for the first time in a long time, I spent my day quietly and one for reflection and trying to arrange my spoons so that when I the day ended I would be OK with how I spent it.
  • The Unkissed
    4 Feb. 2023
    This was the play of the day for me a few weeks ago. A funny, yet painful ode to one's fantasy measuring up to the actual reality of things like love, and kisses and waiting for what may come your way one day if you just keep waiting for it long enough.

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