Recommended by Philip Kaplan

  • Philip Kaplan: Bleeding Hearts by Steve Yockey
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    A funny play that threads the absurdist/realistic needle perfectly. Starting out with Timothy taking in a potentially dangerous homeless man as an attempt to be good, much to the chagrin of his wife, and setting off a chain reaction. The dialogue sparkles.

    A funny play that threads the absurdist/realistic needle perfectly. Starting out with Timothy taking in a potentially dangerous homeless man as an attempt to be good, much to the chagrin of his wife, and setting off a chain reaction. The dialogue sparkles.

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  • Philip Kaplan: CHICK FIGHT! A Reckoning in Nine Movements by Sara Jean Accuardi
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    A biting play about how women are pitted against each other by society. The nine scenes cover a wide landscape, childhood, motherhood, politics, genuine friendship through sharp dialogue and crisp scenarios. Both abstract and very real.

    A biting play about how women are pitted against each other by society. The nine scenes cover a wide landscape, childhood, motherhood, politics, genuine friendship through sharp dialogue and crisp scenarios. Both abstract and very real.

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  • Philip Kaplan: Heist! by Lisa Dellagiarino Feriend
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    Who doesn’t love a heist planned by incompetents. “I think we should change tactics.” “Were we using tactics?” A very funny and theatrical two hander.

    Who doesn’t love a heist planned by incompetents. “I think we should change tactics.” “Were we using tactics?” A very funny and theatrical two hander.

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  • Philip Kaplan: WHAT A DOLL - A CHRISTMAS COMEDY by Michele Clarke
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    A touching and funny family Christmas play.

    A touching and funny family Christmas play.

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  • Philip Kaplan: Known by Rita Frances Welch
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    A funny and surprising play, about what happens if your fear actually materialized, and what type of relationship you’d want to have with it.

    A funny and surprising play, about what happens if your fear actually materialized, and what type of relationship you’d want to have with it.

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  • Philip Kaplan: THE DATING POOL, a one-act play for 5 women plus optional additional characters by Arianna Rose
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    A great play. Funny, surprising and insightful. Packs a lot into ten minutes.

    A great play. Funny, surprising and insightful. Packs a lot into ten minutes.

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  • Philip Kaplan: 12-37 by JULIA PASCAL
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    12-37 is a powerful play with a broad historical scope, taking in Ireland in the 1930s, the Nazi sympathizes in England, The Spanish Civil War, the holocaust and the founding of the state of Israel. Even with this scope, the play never loses focus on the drama between its main characters, two brothers, who are Irish Jews, out of place everywhere. It’s also a very theatrical play, using a variety of techniques to dramatize and surprise.

    12-37 is a powerful play with a broad historical scope, taking in Ireland in the 1930s, the Nazi sympathizes in England, The Spanish Civil War, the holocaust and the founding of the state of Israel. Even with this scope, the play never loses focus on the drama between its main characters, two brothers, who are Irish Jews, out of place everywhere. It’s also a very theatrical play, using a variety of techniques to dramatize and surprise.

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  • Philip Kaplan: There Will Be Bears by Ava Love Hanna
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    A funny play with sharp dialogue, vivid characters, and a poignant surreal detour that is still on point. A great play about relationships, and what to do about bears.

    A funny play with sharp dialogue, vivid characters, and a poignant surreal detour that is still on point. A great play about relationships, and what to do about bears.

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  • Philip Kaplan: Abort: The Mission by Lisa Dellagiarino Feriend
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    This is a very funny political farce, that asks a real question, how far are we willing to go to fight injustice. Linda, a radical in her 70s, wants the “fictional” governor of Florida to reverse his anti-abortion stance, and she decides the way to do it is to have her daughter Jen become pregnant by him, and then tape him asking her to get an abortion. A few problems with this, Jen is already married. Its an absurd premise but it raises real ethnical questions, as the mother uses her daughter almost as badly as the men outlawing abortion.

    This is a very funny political farce, that asks a real question, how far are we willing to go to fight injustice. Linda, a radical in her 70s, wants the “fictional” governor of Florida to reverse his anti-abortion stance, and she decides the way to do it is to have her daughter Jen become pregnant by him, and then tape him asking her to get an abortion. A few problems with this, Jen is already married. Its an absurd premise but it raises real ethnical questions, as the mother uses her daughter almost as badly as the men outlawing abortion.

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  • Philip Kaplan: The Mockingbird's Nest by Craig Bailey
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    A touching play about dementia and the toll of being a caregiver, with a great twist.

    A touching play about dementia and the toll of being a caregiver, with a great twist.

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