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John Bavoso

Recommended by John Bavoso

  • BLANK GAY PROFILE: A MONOLOGUE by Asher Wyndham
    17 Jun. 2018
    “ Both funny and heartbreaking, this monologue packs so much about self-loathing, insecurity, and superficiality within the gay community in just a few pages. This would be a great challenge for a talented actor. ”
  • CrossFit WonderWoman by Sam Mauceri
    24 May. 2018
    “ I was lucky enough to see a reading of this thought-provoking play last year, and I still think about it often. Advocating for intersectionality without feeling like a lecture, Mauceri's script reinforces that no issues are merely black and white and that even the most "woke" among us needs to look critically at ourselves and how our actions affect others. I would love to see a full production of this play! ”
  • We Are A Masterpiece by Gina Femia
    4 May. 2018
    “ Stories about the AIDS crisis are my emotional kryptonite, and WE ARE A MASTERPIECE is no exception. Femia has filled this play with such beautiful, devastating, funny, heartbreaking, and human moments. And Joan is such a good role for a talented actor! ”
  • STUFF by SEVAN .
    28 Apr. 2018
    “ STUFF is a really visceral play that expertly externalizes interior disfunction. The dialog is quick, funny, and brutal. Some really challenging and complicated roles for actors in this one! ”
  • The Volunteer by Cassandra Rose
    21 Apr. 2018
    “ Wow. I love this innovative play, which makes the audience laugh and cry, wryly winking at them all the while. Many plays begin as a thought experiment in a playwright’s mind, but I haven’t encountered one before that dramatizes the process in such a delightfully metatheatrical way. Highly recommended! ”
  • Cricket Woman Mother Earth (or) A Nasty Comeuppance by Tiffany Antone
    7 Apr. 2018
    “ This play had me hooked (and repulsed) from the first few moments and didn’t let go. Despite all the darkness, the script is funny as hell, and a powerful, theatrical representation of the anxiety so many people are feeling these days. Aura is a GREAT role for a talented actor. I hope to see this on stage some day! ”
  • Time Is On Our Side by R. Eric Thomas
    2 Mar. 2018
    “ I’m a big fan of Thomas’s work at Elle, and that, combined with the synopsis of this play, got me excited to read it. And I was not disappointed! TIME IS ON OUR SIDE asks big, important questions about history’s role in the present and who gets to tell what stories, and wraps them in dialog that made me literally laugh out loud. I know these characters, and I want to be their friends and live in their world long after the play ends. I hope I get to see a production of this script someday! ”
  • Hot Tragic Dead Thing by Ashley Rose Wellman
    25 Feb. 2018
    “ Brutal and engrossing, I haven’t read anything that’s caused such a physical response in me in a while. I can only imagine how powerful it will be to see staged. Wellman’s characters are fully formed and you can’t help pitying them on one page and being revolted by them on the next. This one will stick with me for a while. ”
  • From the Deep by Cassie M. Seinuk
    18 Oct. 2017
    “ I just finished reading this play on the Metro and almost burst into tears. I've been searching for examples of compelling and interestingly crafted two-handers and this is definitely one. The world Seinuk creates is so intriguing and it's mysteries and rules unfold in a really natural way. I can see a pair of talented actors really digging into this piece -- I'd love to see a production of this one day! This one's going to stick with me for a while. ”
  • Hi. My Name is Wendy. And I'm in Love with a...Lost Boy by Haygen-Brice Walker
    16 Aug. 2017
    “ A familiar story about growing up and returning home, but with a clever, magical spin. I would love to see this brought to life in an innovative way, highlighting the nostalgia and longing inherent in the piece. Beautifully done! ”

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