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Arianna Rose

Recommended by Arianna Rose

  • Terrible Truth by Lou Ann Kelly Behan
    29 Nov. 2020
    “ An homage to the screwball comedies of the 1930s-40’s, Playwright Lou Ann Behan has crafted a fun and fast-paced Halloween comedy. Crackling dialogue and over-the-top characters make this an enjoyable read. I particularly enjoyed the message of female empowerment and workplace equality. ”
  • DRESS REHEARSAL by Catherine Pearson Tully
    10 Nov. 2020
    “ Ah, show business! I love satire, and playwright Catherine Pearson Tully delivers with this zany, wry, backstage theatre comedy. She expertly builds to the climactic moment with a perfect denouement. Actors, directors, playwrights, and critics will all relate to this play and the audience is the richer for DRESS REHEARSAL. Read it, produce it immediately! ”
  • Pre-War by Jennifer O'Grady
    10 Nov. 2020
    “ A stunningly gorgeous short play about love, loss, and limes. Playwright Jennifer O'Grady creates characters of wonderful breadth and matter-of-factness. So much is revealed in just nine pages. I wanted to join Elena and Clara on their foray, or at least be a voyeur on their path to healing. A must-read. ”
  • WHAT HAPPENED IN THE WHITE HOUSE LAST NIGHT by Rachael Carnes
    9 Nov. 2020
    “ One minute of delicious political satire. Rachael Carnes gets my vote every time. Read it and laugh! ”
  • Stages of Joy by John Mabey
    20 Oct. 2020
    “ You'll fall in love with Mattie and Sharon, and ache with them as they discover secrets about their recently deceased father. Playwright John Mabey beautifully brings us into their world of sibling rivalry and revelry as they navigate what was, what is, and what might be. A gorgeous play about love, loss, and coffin shaming.
    Read it and produce it! Then go call your sibling. ”
  • Grown-Ass Louis by Bruce Walsh
    12 Oct. 2020
    “ An absolutely beautiful, strange, funny, heartbreaking play about loss, dreams, and dolphins. You'll be drawn into Louis' world of dreams and desire. A magnificent ten-minute play - one you'll be talking about long after the final image. I hope this one gets produced everywhere. ”
  • The Portrait by Bruce Karp
    12 Oct. 2020
    “ I've had the privilege of watching this play develop in our writer's group. Dramatist Bruce Karp has crafted a gorgeous, heartbreaking, searing "Portrait" of friendship, loss, and art. I'm so very glad it's been produced, and hope it goes on to many more productions. An important work from this emerging playwright - put him on your radar. ”
  • TINY, SECRET NOTES by Marj O'Neill-Butler
    12 Oct. 2020
    “ Dramatist Marj O'Neill-Butler has an uncanny ability to raise the every day, mundane, ordinary moments of life and imbue them with something theatrical, sacred, honest. In Tiny, Secret Notes she provides a window into Diane, her mother, and her deceased father. We are the richer for peering in for a few minutes. In her signature, spare style, O'Neill-Butler addresses themes of grief, letting go, moving on, and hope. Read it and produce it! ”
  • GET SEXY ON ZOOM, a 10 minute Zoom play by Andrea Aptecker
    8 Oct. 2020
    “ It takes a clever writer to make the Hatch Act funny, and Andrea Aptecker has done just that in GET SEXY ON ZOOM. I love plays that surprise you, and GET SEXY ON ZOOM manages to address politics, online sex, divorce, dating, and the pandemic in just ten short minutes, in a fresh and funny way. I would love to see this play produced on Zoom - if only for the awkward dance scene - worth the price of a virtual ticket! ”
  • THE HARROWING - 10-minute drama in development (autumn 2020) by Elan Garonzik
    2 Oct. 2020
    “ Aptly named, The Harrowing takes on a Herculean task and does it well- encompassing over 30 years in the span of a ten-minute play. Reminiscent of Thornton Wilder’s Our Town with the effective use of direct address and stage visuals, playwright Elan Garonzik deftly takes us on a journey through the five stages of grief. As someone who lost a 20-year -old nephew in a mountain accident, I can attest to the authenticity and dramatic import. Mr. Garonzik captures the agony and the loss beautifully and honestly.
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