Recommended by Stephen Kaplan

  • Catching Lemons
    21 Jun. 2023
    We included this play in our high school senior-directed one-act festival and it brought the audience to tears. A beautifully rendered and crafted short piece with two great roles for strong actors. A great addition in our evening of one-acts.
  • EGG IN SPOON
    21 Jun. 2023
    We included this play in our high school senior-directed one-act festival and it felt very important for our students and audiences. Four strong female roles dealing with issues that are sadly not very far from the subtle dystopian atmosphere in the play.
  • All This Togetherness
    21 Jun. 2023
    We included this play in our high school senior-directed one-act festival and it was a fantastic piece to include. A great play for a large cast with strong opportunities for character work and an inventive and touching concept and message.
  • Cheap House
    21 Jun. 2023
    We included this play in our high school senior-directed one-act festival and everyone on stage and off really responded to how wacky and ridiculous the world is! And can you get much sillier than a singing and dancing Satan and his devil backup chorus?!
  • GWEN HAS A DATE
    21 Jun. 2023
    We included this play in our high school senior-directed one-act festival and it closed out one of the evenings and was the perfect way to end, leaving the audience smiling and laughing! While the characters are all much older than the student actors were, everyone on stage and in the audience responded to these delightful characters and felt a connection to them, despite the decades that may have separated them.
  • Lucia Goes Lucid
    21 Jun. 2023
    We included this play in our high school senior-directed one-act festival and the student actors really enjoyed diving into the mix of reality and dreams that the play explores. A fantastic challenge for the actors to play with and a great addition to the full program.
  • The 4th Law Revisited
    21 Jun. 2023
    We included this play in our high school senior-directed one-act festival and the students really enjoyed the sci-fi elements that sit beautifully alongside the "human" elements of these characters. There were gasps in the audience when the twist of the play is revealed and it was a great addition to the programming.
  • too close to the sun
    21 Jun. 2023
    We included this play in our high school senior-directed one-act festival and it was a great piece to challenge and stretch our actors and director. The students especially responded to the mythological references and enjoyed diving deep into the text and finding the humanity present, despite the non-traditional structure.
  • Dead Men Tell No Tales
    21 Jun. 2023
    We included this play in our high school senior-directed one-act festival and it proved to be a great challenge and meaty piece for our students to work on. As the students got to work on it, they were excited to find deeper and deeper layers and things to explore which proved for not only an educational experience, but a great artistic experience for both them and the audience.
  • Misfortune (a ten minute play)
    21 Jun. 2023
    We ended our high school senior-directed one-act festival with this play and it was a terrific way to leave the audience laughing and smiling. The way that the humor builds and quick pace of the piece made for a thoroughly enjoyable play for the students to work on and for the audience to enjoy.

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