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Jennifer Maisel

Recommended by Jennifer Maisel

  • ABIGAIL by Sarah Tuft
    9 Jan. 2020
    “ This play takes everything we think about Miller and The Crucible and turns it upside-down with wit, humor and sharp insight. Looking for something to produce that's timely, funny, sensitive and achingly smart? This is it. ”
  • Sisters by Joanne Hudson and Royal Shiree by Royal Shiree
    24 Aug. 2019
    “ Poetic and theatrical. I am enthralled by the potential of what these two playwrights have co-created, leaping off from history and original text into compelling characters and a complicated relationship like no other. How we come to love even though circumstances would make us think that would be impossible. This is a canvas rich for any director. I would love to see a production. ”
  • THE ABUELAS by Stephanie Alison Walker
    12 Oct. 2018
    “ A simply gorgeous play about love and personal and public redemption. The characters in The Abuelas are layered and complex, the situation heart-breaking, the ending completely satisfying. I'm looking forward to seeing this one in production. ”
  • TEACH by Donna Hoke
    12 Oct. 2018
    “ Donna Hoke tackles the subject of professional and personal boundaries in a unique theatrical way that opens our eyes to the gender dynamics at play in every relationship. What an exciting challenge for actors and directors to take this on -- a production that will engender much discussion for days to come. ”
  • Last Night in Inwood by Alix Sobler
    12 Oct. 2018
    “ An unforgettable apocalyptic ride. Alix's Last Night in Inwood is fast-paced, funny, heartbreaking and scarily believable. Alix deftly has her characters breach rifts of feminism, racism, homophobia and generational schisms to come together into the symbol of what we need today: unity. Loved the reading I just saw - can't wait to see it in production. ”
  • THE MADRES by Stephanie Alison Walker
    26 Apr. 2018
    “ Heartbreaking and beautifully rendered, The Madres brings us into a different world of Argentina's The Disappeared but also the universal world of the agony of motherhood when our children are lost to us. ”
  • Through the Eye of a Needle by Jami Brandli
    26 Apr. 2018
    “ I just saw a beautiful production of Through the Eye of a Needle at The Road Theatre and it feels like a play that should be produced all over the country for its deep complicated characters and messages of embracing change and acceptance in the face of the worst news a parent can face. Brandli is masterful with this family drama that transcends the average holiday play and does not leave a dry eye in the house. ”
  • Motherland by Lisa Kenner Grissom
    26 Apr. 2018
    “ A beautifully evocative play that captures not only the essence of the experience of Russian immigrants but the legacy that their trauma visits on future generations. Kenner-Grissom's gorgeous dialogue threads throughout heartbreaking scenes of family drama, all feeling at once authentic and theatrical. The doubling underscores the repetition of familial history in a unique and lovely way. Produce this play! ”
  • Gone by Lolly Ward
    23 Jan. 2018
    “ Achingly beautiful, honest, timely and funny, Lolly Ward’s Gone explores the intricacies of what we are left with when we face the mortality of our family life as we know it. It’s about nostalgia, greed and love, and the way every member of a family has grown up in both the same family and a different one. I can’t wait to see this on the stage – someone produce it fast! ”
  • The Last Nights of Scheherazade by Paula Cizmar
    23 Mar. 2017
    “ This gorgeous play weaves the pain of the fractured love between a storytelling woman and her veteran husband with the healing power of music. Paula Cizmar's characters are heartbreaking, authentic and human, her language lush, the setting evocative. ”

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