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Recommended by Arianna Rose

  • I Only Want to Dance with You by Claudia Haas
    15 Feb. 2024
    “ First of all, what a GENIUS idea to create a series of plays based on Beatles Song Titles. Secondly, this is a gem of a short play, packed with so much subtext that you won't believe it's only one minute long. A beautiful treatise on high school friendship, secrets, sexual identity, and proms. I would love to see this performed. Playwright Claudia Haas has written a charmer of a piece, and you'll only want to dance with her plays from now on after reading it. ”
  • My Hired Hand by Christopher Plumridge
    5 Feb. 2024
    “ All the feels for MY HIRED HAND. A beautiful monologue about bullying, disability, and seeing things from a different point of view. You'll be rooting for this child from the very first sentence. I wish this monologue was required viewing in every elementary school. Kudos to playwright Christopher Plumridge for writing with such sensitivity and compassion about artificial limbs. ”
  • What Baggage by Kim E. Ruyle
    2 Feb. 2024
    “ That poor cat! Locked in the pantry while Evelyn and Virgil do their thing. :-) You know it's a masterful play when you're concerned about a character you never even get to meet. WHAT BAGGAGE is a delightful two-hander about senior love-making and the realization that life-making is just as complicated as an elder, perhaps even more so due to all the baggage we bring. A tour-de-force for two mature actors, playwright Kim E. Ruyle has written a funny, poignant piece about co-habitating and co-mingling. I'm deeply intrigued by the rock room! Read and produce. ”
  • 11:11 by James Perry
    2 Feb. 2024
    “ For a short play, 11:11 is packed to the rafters with twists and turns, thought-provoking treatises on the state of humanity, knowing looks back and frightening looks forward. As someone who has been an 11:11 person all my adult life (look it up) I was drawn by the title but instantly stayed for Will and Sean. Playwright James Perry has crafted a masterful, tense tale that still has great moments of levity, including the perfect last line. Read it and produce, immediately. Before they take another trip. ”
  • Irony by James Perry
    2 Feb. 2024
    “ A very clever and engaging monologue. I must be one of the few people on the planet who doesn't really know the song it's based on. I looked up the lyrics after reading the monologue, and dramatist James Perry has so wittily worked the story line into this monologue. What is an even greater testament to his writing is that the monologue 100% worked without even knowing the song it was based on. A fantastic monologue for any actor! ”
  • The Grandparents Are Alright by Samara Siskind
    2 Feb. 2024
    “ A hysterically funny turn on teenagers and grandparents. A sure crowd pleaser, The Grandparents Are Alright will have you grinning and LOL-ing at the anachronisms and malapropisms. Playwright Samara Siskind writes with razor-sharp wit, a keen sense of rhythm, and great compassion for Joey, Paul and Jan. Read and produce immediately! ”
  • A More Beautiful Reflection by Scott Sickles
    2 Feb. 2024
    “ I was lucky enough to watch a reading of this as part of the 2024 Rockford New Words in Rockford, IL. It was incredible to sense the audience hanging on playwright Sickles' every twist and turn in this dark tale about emotional and physical vampires. Scary, unexpected, original and expertly crafted, A More Beautiful Reflection will have you reflecting on Charlie and Quinn's relationship long after the last moment. Read and produce! ”
  • Pedestric by Dawn Branch
    2 Feb. 2024
    “ What woman HASN'T had this experience? Playwright Dawn Branch had me from the stage directions. I heart Molly so hard - and the twist at the end is delicious...or as Molly might say, diletectable. Would absolutely love to see this gem of a play performed. Pedestric is written with great humor, craft, and a keen sense of the theatrical...in short, a perfect play! Read it and produce. ”
  • Big Date by John Busser
    2 Feb. 2024
    “ I am so mad I didn't think of this idea myself! John Busser with his brilliant mind and sense of humor reduced me to giggles with Big Date. So much fun, so inventive and original, and such a wild ride for the sound and set designers! You can't help rooting for Glenn and Nancy in this sci-fi spoof. Would LOVE to see this produced and get the giggles all over again. Bravo, Mr. Busser! ”
  • On the Eighth Day of Hanukkah My True Love Gave to Me by Morey Norkin
    2 Feb. 2024
    “ Such a sweet play about how love endures even death, and can reach past the veil to still help us when we're struggling. You'll come to love Irv and Sheila both, with their differing attitudes about living and loving. Better to "light a single candle than curse the darkness" and we've got nine candles here to set the heart ablaze. Playwright Morey Norkin writes with great sensitivity and craft. Kudos for writing two fabulous roles for elders! ”

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