Recommended by Lee R. Lawing

  • Becoming Frankenstein
    9 Oct. 2019
    Becoming Frankenstein brings the Prometheus myth into the new century and does it so effectively with Dr Shelby’s meditative confession to Lt Avery. People will always try to make the world a better place and sometimes to the detriment of all who live in it.
  • ZOMBIE TEEN: A HALLOWEEN MONOLOGUE
    9 Oct. 2019
    Wyndham never disappoints and “Zombie Teen” delights as does all of his work, proving that even if writing about zombies, he roots his work in the real world around us, and holds up that mirror. This teen has very real issues like most teens, and it’s funny to boot.
  • Black Santa
    7 Oct. 2019
    I am thankful every day that I work with a company which puts diversity at the heart of its values. Unfortunately, that’s not the norm for most workplaces today and this play cuts to the heart of white privilege at its worst because that privilege lives with all of too subtlety and it’s easy for it to rear back into life if not for constant lessons like Beardsley’s gem of a play. May we all keep striving to learn about this great big planet we all share, and all those who call it home.
  • QUINCEY: A MONOLOGUE FOR A HIGH-SCHOOLER
    7 Oct. 2019
    Quincey is a boy for today. One who thinks with more than his junk or immediate gratification. Funny and scary, this monologue captures the youth of today so perfectly, especially for a new world where the patriarchy is hopefully dying out and a new kind of man emerging. Hail Quincey! Hail Wyndam once again for bringing the real world into focus.
  • Bundle of Sticks
    6 Oct. 2019
    Conversion therapy like you’ve never seen it. I stand in awe at the theatricality of Christopher’s “Bundle of Sticks,” and the emotions it pulled from me—fear, laughter, desire—as well the creative juices that it fueled in me as I read it. What a dream for any theater to add this play to their season and consider yourself a lucky lottery winner when it plays in your city.
  • Persephone
    12 Sep. 2019
    What a charming play by Sickles, one full of heart and wit and such humor. I was hooked from the very beginning with this mother/daughter meeting, and the twists that occurred kept me smiling throughout. Sickles provides a well full of emotion and I would encourage everyone to read this play and every theater to add it to their next season!
  • PARANORMAL LOVE
    11 Sep. 2019
    I was hooked with the synopsis and "Paranormal Love" did not disappoint when read. I always feel that if I learned as much about the craft of writing as I did enjoying a good play and story, then it was time well spent. O'Grady brings together this group of people, both alive and dead, and my heart was pulled into a thousand bits of emotion right up into the very end. Like Joe's beautiful speech about photography, this play is one that the rest of the world would benefit from seeing just how special it is. Encore!
  • Timbuktu
    8 Sep. 2019
    I must extend a thank you to the playwright who said I should read Timbuktu. There was such pleasure derived from it! Irreal theater explained with a dash of Duck Soup thrown in for good measure. It has uplifted as well as inspired.
  • That Moment When ...
    7 Sep. 2019
    What a refreshing take on the Boy meets Boy story. Martin always impresses me with each play, but what he does here astounds me. Stepping outside the boxes is what we should aspire to do as writers. Martin defined one of those boxes for me with this masterful tale.
  • FUMBLEWINTER
    3 Jul. 2019
    This was my introduction to the very talented and gifted playwright Rachael Carnes and I was very lucky to be able to see this read at the Inge Festival in 2018. It has all those items that make her works a joy to read and see. And then there's the gift she's given to the the playwright community in addition to her talents as a writer. If you haven't read a Carnes play yet, do yourself a very big favor by doing that today!

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