Recommended by J.E. Hibbard

  • The Divine Alchemists
    30 Aug. 2023
    “How is a game with rainbows all over the box one of the straightest games I’ve ever played?” - Iggy, The Divine Alchemists.
    Only the second sentence into the play and I was already hooked. Dismantling gender roles injected with humor, mixed with a splash of magical realism (3 words: Misgender Deflection Remote). Reflections and realizations cement this group of young together while they dissect perspectives. “The Divine Alchemists” is an incredible modern coming-of-age tale, recommend to any college theatre program searching for inclusive, fresh stories to tell!
  • The World Behind Our World
    23 Jan. 2023
    This play has me with the very first lines of dialogue! Cochran dives right into the conflict as Jennifer finds herself “experiencing a normal, healthy response” to discovering she is now a ghost. The idea that even after death we may still be held to the rules and regulations in the icy grip of corporate America, where the unfeeling, dead behind the eyes ghosts make for perfect worker bees. The piece abounds with humor, hope, and delicious word play, all balanced between lovely juxtaposition between the living and the ghosts who walk and work amongst them.
  • Animals in the Bible (an evening of short plays)
    21 May. 2021
    Laugh out loud funny and heart wrenching perspectives from animals, great and small, in some of the most infamous tales from the Bible. The Four Horsemen will bring down the house! Highly recommend!
  • The Roof (one-minute play)
    21 May. 2021
    Weaver injects love, want, humor, and heartache, all within the brief span of one minute. The Roof perfectly illustrates the idea of missing what is right in front of us in this quirky, shout-it-from-the-rooftops play.
  • Siblings
    15 Apr. 2021
    A great piece for young actors exploring real connections and conversations between siblings.
  • Clyt; or, The Bathtub Play
    24 Mar. 2021
    An adaptation that grips the audience in it’s fluid embrace, CLYT; OR THE BATHTUB PLAY, strikes the heart of what makes Greek Tragedies great. Through effortless dialogue and swimmingly smooth transitions, Elisabeth Griffin Speckman has given us a modern adaptation that speaks volumes to our most basic instincts while still managing to utilize traditional Greek theatre building blocks. A concrete script filled with sweet and tender moments that give way to the brutality of humankind. It is a piece that begs to be staged! The stage directions alone strike up insane visuals in my mind. HIGHLY RECOMMEND.
  • The Cask of Amontillado, adapted from Edgar Allan Poe's short story of the same name
    10 Sep. 2020
    A wonderful adaptation of a classic story. This piece could offer up so many possibilities in staging, lighting, and for theatre’s producing “Zoom” plays, this would be a killer choice for spooky October virtual play festivals!
  • She's Not There
    10 Sep. 2020
    “Let me have this.” - Anna, She’s Not There.
    This script gutted me in all the right ways. Depression is delicate. To some, still taboo to acknowledge. This play lets depression rear its ugly head. And that is why this piece is so lovely. Maclean’s page manifestation of The Form captures what living with this disease can be like. Anna’s struggle is believable. To see this fully stage would be much needed cathartic theatre.
  • SECRET'S OUT
    10 Sep. 2020
    “Secret’s Out” brings attention to the fact that women are someone’s daughter, sister, neice, etc. and shows an uncomfortable but eye opening conversation between two men outside of Victoria’s Secret. This piece holds a magnifying glass up to the sexualization of women.
  • Chase
    21 Oct. 2019
    Perfectly written.

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