Recommended by Jennifer Maisel

  • Jennifer Maisel: This Is Crazy by Deb Hiett
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    I laughed sooooo hard at the reading of THIS IS CRAZY. Only Deb Hiett can write such delicious absurdity with such humanity. It is a deeply funny and deeply satisfying play, resonant with love and hope.

    I laughed sooooo hard at the reading of THIS IS CRAZY. Only Deb Hiett can write such delicious absurdity with such humanity. It is a deeply funny and deeply satisfying play, resonant with love and hope.

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  • Jennifer Maisel: Atwater (or, On the Influence of Carbonic Acid in the Air upon the Temperature of the Ground) by Matt Schatz
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    Matt Schatz is a master of deft dialogue that cuts to the heart while making you laugh. This play is so ridiculously funny and unexpected. And the talking bird is a gem!

    Matt Schatz is a master of deft dialogue that cuts to the heart while making you laugh. This play is so ridiculously funny and unexpected. And the talking bird is a gem!

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  • Jennifer Maisel: Wound Care by Jennie Webb
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    Such a beautiful rendering about how our past affects our present -- with great parts for female actors to dig into. Produce this one!

    Such a beautiful rendering about how our past affects our present -- with great parts for female actors to dig into. Produce this one!

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  • Jennifer Maisel: Self-Love by Brianna Barrett
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    A strikingly original gorgeous piece that hits the heart of finding acceptance through love. Brianna deftly draws you in to a resolve that has so much heart. This play needs to be produced and seen.

    A strikingly original gorgeous piece that hits the heart of finding acceptance through love. Brianna deftly draws you in to a resolve that has so much heart. This play needs to be produced and seen.

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  • Jennifer Maisel: H*TLER'S TASTERS by Michelle Kholos Brooks
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    Biting. Chilling. A dark ride that resonates so much in the moment we're in right now.

    Biting. Chilling. A dark ride that resonates so much in the moment we're in right now.

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  • Jennifer Maisel: Temporary Measures: a play about legacy by Jennie Webb
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    This play is just so quietly beautiful, with the signature Jennie Webb trademark of unbelievable theatricality and emotional depth. This needs to be produced.

    This play is just so quietly beautiful, with the signature Jennie Webb trademark of unbelievable theatricality and emotional depth. This needs to be produced.

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  • Jennifer Maisel: The Body's Midnight by Tira Palmquist
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    A gorgeous saga that takes us cross country and generations as Tira's characters face their greatest fears with wit and undying love.

    A gorgeous saga that takes us cross country and generations as Tira's characters face their greatest fears with wit and undying love.

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  • Jennifer Maisel: RED BIKE by Caridad Svich
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    Caridad has the most gorgeous mastery of language, where it's totally accessible and at the same time magical and dreamy and evocative. RED BIKE is a gem that will tease your memory and make your heart beat fast. I really would love to see it and am enticed by the fact that it's so uniquely flexible that no two production will ever be close to the same. Seems like a director's dream to me.

    Caridad has the most gorgeous mastery of language, where it's totally accessible and at the same time magical and dreamy and evocative. RED BIKE is a gem that will tease your memory and make your heart beat fast. I really would love to see it and am enticed by the fact that it's so uniquely flexible that no two production will ever be close to the same. Seems like a director's dream to me.

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  • Jennifer Maisel: The Play You Want by Bernardo Cubría
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    Oh my god, this play. It's is funny, it is brutal, it is a truth-teller. Did I mention it was funny? Did I mention it is ballsy? And funny? Cubria just lays it out there about the politics of theatre-making and the world surrounding it in a way most playwrights aren't brave enough to - oh, and it's really fucking funny.

    Oh my god, this play. It's is funny, it is brutal, it is a truth-teller. Did I mention it was funny? Did I mention it is ballsy? And funny? Cubria just lays it out there about the politics of theatre-making and the world surrounding it in a way most playwrights aren't brave enough to - oh, and it's really fucking funny.

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  • Jennifer Maisel: LADYVILLE by Aja Houston
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    Aja Houston weaves a dark extraordinary world unlike our own yet so familiar in this tale of sisters facing the unimaginable with guts and bravery and love. It's a dark fairytale with extraordinary dialogue - you don't want to miss a beat.

    Aja Houston weaves a dark extraordinary world unlike our own yet so familiar in this tale of sisters facing the unimaginable with guts and bravery and love. It's a dark fairytale with extraordinary dialogue - you don't want to miss a beat.

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