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Bethany Dickens Assaf

Recommended by Bethany Dickens Assaf

  • who's mom and who's mama by Audrey Lang
    19 Feb. 2022
    “ Authentic and lovely in the bittersweet ways that only life's complexities can provoke: Lang has captured so much life, so much fear, and so much hope in one 10-minute conversation. Sasha and Noelle are striking characters with unique voices, and their blending is poetry on the page. Also: kudos for providing some seriously complex and interesting roles for the two actors. ”
  • For This Panic Attack by Audrey Lang
    19 Feb. 2022
    “ This is a truly exciting work: bold and theatrical, intimate and authentic. Lang's dialogue is some of the best I've read in a long while: truthful and also lyrical, grounded and yet also poetic. This is the sort of work that belongs onstage, providing an experience to the audience that will linger long after the play's conclusion. ”
  • Beast by Lisa Dellagiarino Feriend
    19 Feb. 2022
    “ I just about busted a gut reading this play: Dellagiarino Feriend is SPOT ON with this tack-sharp send-up of Beauty and the Beast and its broader cultural meaning. It's a brilliant concept, deftly-executed, and hugely enjoyable to experience. I hope to see it onstage soon! ”
  • The Dobler Effect by John Minigan
    19 Feb. 2022
    “ This is one of the wittiest and most charming plays I've read in a long while: Minigan's characters here - Lionel and Didi - are truly wonderful creations: full of life, energy, and authentic and bittersweet desires. A gift to actors and audiences alike. ”
  • One is the Road by Mark Loewenstern
    19 Feb. 2022
    “ A tremendous and lyrical achievement: "One is the Road" is the ideal and transcendent marriage of poetry and playwriting that most of us can only aspire to. The work pulses with feeling, with fear, with anticipation. This is one you long to see produced and feel the energy in the room. ”
  • I Dream of Gustavo Cerati by Juniper McKelvie
    26 Dec. 2021
    “ From the first, startling moments of this monologue, I was completely drawn into this world and this story. It's such a credit to the playwright that the dialogue is grounded and authentic, while also achieving such lyrical beauty. Highly recommend! ”
  • The Last Boardwalk by Kimberly Ridgeway
    26 Dec. 2021
    “ I appreciated this play's bold, unapologetic hope in the face of absolutely dire circumstances. Ridgeway is also marvelous with subtext and silence in the early moments of these two strangers meeting: it's absolutely believable, which adds to the gut punches that come later. ”
  • Last Gasp by David Beardsley
    26 Dec. 2021
    “ There is so much to recommend about this fine play: the humor, the characterizations, and the building tension are all wonderful elements, and Beardsley is adept in drawing them all in a short time-frame. This is one of those plays where you immediately want to see it with an audience and feels the reactions in the room. ”
  • For a Limited Time Only (The Bread Play) by Daniel Prillaman
    2 Nov. 2021
    “ The play launches with such a relatable and wry concept, and then confidently commits to and expounds upon the question of what we would do if the bread never stopped. I also really admire the piece's 'build' - the horror escalates at just the right beats and, in spite of the scenario, the chaos unfolds with a gleeful, irresistible logic. The advertisements and vignettes also add a touch of theatrical brilliance, adding to the piece's deeper musing on the brevity of life and relationships. A striking achievement and a great read! ”
  • CLIPS by Adam Richter
    1 Nov. 2021
    “ While "Clips" is a supremely well-written play, with much to recommend it, the sheer amount of character layering, contemporary questions, and revelations packed into ten minutes is particularly stunning. I left the piece with a great deal to think on: generational change, gender, conglomeration of media, and the incongruities between what a society says is important, and the reality that the most venerated and passion-driven occupations are the most susceptible to the inequities of the capitalist system. Delivering this story are two well-crafted characters with powerful and specific voices. Extremely well done. ”

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