Recommended by Donna Hoke

  • Forger
    9 Jul. 2021
    I love the themes of this play: the value and perception of art, the role the "name" attached to the work plays in the perception of its quality, the desire for artistic validation. And all playing out against an intriguing WWII backdrop that heighten the stakes far beyond ego gratification and yet... ego and that need for validation never go away. Wonderful work!
  • Sunday Sauce
    5 Jul. 2021
    Such an authentic rendering of family sorority and the ways we carry on both in the face of loss and over time. Beautifully done and so relatable; you'll feel at home.
  • The Water Warrior (formerly Reclamation)
    29 Jun. 2021
    What an incredible play! Full of surprises, multi-layered, sadly both increasingly and continually relevant, it'll keep you engaged from start to finish. RECLAMATION is simple to produce but far from simple.
  • One-Shot
    27 Jun. 2021
    So many ideas and questions run through this beautifully intimate piece, but the one that kept reverberating to present day--this play takes place in 1999--is what happens when the safe places we've created are no longer safe? This play is a crushing and finely wrought illustration of the difficulties of making room, especially when for those who feel they deserve some room themselves.
  • Stintz Milestrip Center
    24 Jun. 2021
    Brilliant execution of a unique slice of life play that might just be the most theatrical thing you read this year. This is the kind of work we're talking about when we ask "Why does this need to be theater and not film?” Can't wait to see where development takes this!
  • Past Curfew
    21 Jun. 2021
    Gripping like a mother/daughter TRUE WEST!
  • A Complicated Hope
    7 Jun. 2021
    What if the person who understands your grief the most is somebody you don't even want to be in the same room with? John tackles this question with moving humor and truth. Just lovely.
  • PRACTICE HOUSE
    3 Jun. 2021
    Razor-precise characters inhabit a frightening historical dystopia. Rich with language and subtext, this play illustrates how precedence makes it all too easy to repeat history--but at what cost?
  • Sapience
    31 May. 2021
    So many big questions wrapped in a gorgeous package that celebrates difference while underscoring the universal need to connect. This play deserves all the attention it's getting!
  • Tiny Empty Nest
    8 May. 2021
    A highly theatrical comedy with laugh-out loud dialogue, TINY EMPTY NEST is that rare piece that gives older actors roles of substance. Relatable and poignant, this three-hander also will thrill your design team!

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