Recommended by Dominica Plummer

  • Goldfish
    2 Nov. 2020
    A taut two hander that will have audiences squirming uncomfortably on the edge of their seats. High school student Keith knows just how to play the power game, and Father Stanley, his victim on this particular Halloween, finds he is powerless to resist the manipulative teenager. But if you think you know where this is going, watch out for Cathro's stunning denouément. It will leave you literally gasping for breath!
  • ... IN REFRIGERATORS
    1 Nov. 2020
    The visual images will chill you to the bone, and the ice cold voice? It's out for revenge against all writers who create poorly written female characters. Monica Cross pulls off a comic horror fest that will have audiences laughing and gasping as they follow this hapless writer's well earned night in refrigerator hell!
  • The Olfactory Soul
    1 Nov. 2020
    An original idea that takes off from a boardwalk hotel meeting, and goes in all kinds of unexpected directions. Sickles' play starts with a scent, some powerful memories, and mixes them all together in a haunting story about the things we'd rather forget. This short will linger with audiences like a classic perfume.
  • I Heart Eating Brains
    1 Nov. 2020
    A great addition to the zombie genre with enough twists and turns to please every Halloween thrill seeker. The characters may seem recognizable at first glance, but McClain freshens them up for extra chills and plenty of laughs along the way. Actors and designers will have fun with this holiday piece.
  • Massage Envy
    11 Oct. 2020
    A masseuse has his work cut out for him with a chatty client who seems to be looking for wildly inappropriate "extras." But just as you think you know where this is going, DC Cathro gives the audience a totally unexpected twist, and an even more inappropriate ending! A great addition for any festival looking for a "what the heck is going on here?" rather than a run of the mill "whodunnit".
  • AND THE UNIVERSE SAID “i love you.”
    20 Sep. 2020
    A lyrical evocation of a relationship between two brothers, a tree, and a sky that sometimes offers shooting stars. Hendricks' play is both simple and profound. It's the careful placement of the words, and the silences, that linger on in the memory long after the story is done. A wonderful play for inspired actors and designers.
  • CLEANING HOUSE
    17 Sep. 2020
    An unexpected angle on the aging parent dilemma. O'Neill-Butler's three hander pits manipulative daughter Marcia against her worldly mother, Billie, and Bille's partner, Brad. With lots of laughs, and plenty of twists, Cleaning House is a great opportunity for older actors—and an audience pleaser as well!
  • END OF PLAY.
    15 Sep. 2020
    Delightful! It's not until about half way through that you realize the sleight of hand Middleton Williams has pulled off in this all-too-accurate skewering of play readings that playwrights wince to remember. The fact that none of the characters have names as such (I particularly liked Stage Directions), reminds us all too vividly that while play readings may come and go, a classic will survive despite the critics. END OF PLAY will please theatre and movie goers alike.
  • the wolf you feed
    14 Sep. 2020
    This is the kind of play I love: where the real becomes surreal, and the natural and supernatural worlds collide. A poetic, yet taut drama that springs the protagonist from a stifling marriage and an endless supply of tuna noodle casseroles from well meaning friends—to run free with the wolves. Run, Max, run!
  • A Pirate Carol
    10 Sep. 2020
    This Christmas Carol/International Pirate Day mash up is an absolute delight. Prillaman takes Dickens' beloved classic and, in true buccaneering style, slashes it to bits while still retaining the feel good parts of the original. Nice, rather than nasty, pirates? Check. Pirate cows rather than scary spirits? Also check. And group hugs galore! Do yourself a favor, and consider this before you sign up for yet another Dickensian Christmas.

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