Recommended by Rudy Ramirez

  • Rudy Ramirez: Stargazers by Reina Hardy
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    I never thought I would direct a romantic comedy until I read this play, but a romantic comedy like this one is a rare and beautiful thing. It takes the classic love triangle of the guy choosing between his vision of the perfect woman and a hilariously flawed real woman and blends in a delicious mix of science, fantasy, poetry and pop music. I memorized a poem in this play before I ever started working on it. It is pure dessert: at times salty, nutty and even a little bitter, but never overpowering the sweet.

    I never thought I would direct a romantic comedy until I read this play, but a romantic comedy like this one is a rare and beautiful thing. It takes the classic love triangle of the guy choosing between his vision of the perfect woman and a hilariously flawed real woman and blends in a delicious mix of science, fantasy, poetry and pop music. I memorized a poem in this play before I ever started working on it. It is pure dessert: at times salty, nutty and even a little bitter, but never overpowering the sweet.

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  • Rudy Ramirez: Changelings by Reina Hardy
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    Changelings debuted to huge success at The Vortex, selling out the majority of its run and earning rave reviews. The challenges of the script were joyful ones for those of us in the process: how do you bring a contemporary version of an 80s fantasy film onstage? The script is full of delight and depth, with hilarious characters that had the audience gasping when they started dying in the second act. If you love Neil Gaiman, Into the Woods or the writing of Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett, read this play ASAP. Then do it!

    Changelings debuted to huge success at The Vortex, selling out the majority of its run and earning rave reviews. The challenges of the script were joyful ones for those of us in the process: how do you bring a contemporary version of an 80s fantasy film onstage? The script is full of delight and depth, with hilarious characters that had the audience gasping when they started dying in the second act. If you love Neil Gaiman, Into the Woods or the writing of Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett, read this play ASAP. Then do it!

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