Recommended by Stephen Kaplan

  • Stephen Kaplan: Connected

    This play constantly surprised me in how the eponymous connections occur. Touching, hilarious, devastating...these characters are recognizable and truly human. And the worlds that we are brought into are ones that resonate even if they're unfamiliar - through her clear writing, Lia makes them familiar. I had the privilege of seeing a production and it still stays with me, even months afterwards - the mark of a strong and effective piece.

    This play constantly surprised me in how the eponymous connections occur. Touching, hilarious, devastating...these characters are recognizable and truly human. And the worlds that we are brought into are ones that resonate even if they're unfamiliar - through her clear writing, Lia makes them familiar. I had the privilege of seeing a production and it still stays with me, even months afterwards - the mark of a strong and effective piece.

  • Stephen Kaplan: Witch Hunt or, a Discourse on the Wonders of the Invisible World

    A great "sequel" to The Crucible that gives Abigail's character so much more depth and explores further ideas of persecution and the reasons people do the things they do. The language of the play feels appropriately fitting to the time period and it's great to see strong female characters.

    A great "sequel" to The Crucible that gives Abigail's character so much more depth and explores further ideas of persecution and the reasons people do the things they do. The language of the play feels appropriately fitting to the time period and it's great to see strong female characters.

  • Stephen Kaplan: SAFE

    Using the two time settings, the play beautifully and sadly captures the effects of bullying and societal pressures on teens and their long-lasting aftermath. Easily relatable to audiences of all ages and important to see by mixed audiences as well.

    Using the two time settings, the play beautifully and sadly captures the effects of bullying and societal pressures on teens and their long-lasting aftermath. Easily relatable to audiences of all ages and important to see by mixed audiences as well.

  • Stephen Kaplan: BRILLIANT WORKS OF ART

    Unflaggingly confident in its portrayal of characters that behave like real people as their realistic complicated selves - it's refreshing to see such a strongly developed female leading character in this intricate and morally convoluted world.

    Unflaggingly confident in its portrayal of characters that behave like real people as their realistic complicated selves - it's refreshing to see such a strongly developed female leading character in this intricate and morally convoluted world.

  • Stephen Kaplan: CHRISTMAS 2.0

    Quirky and laugh out loud funny, it really nails our reliance on and addiction to social media and how it affects the reality of our lives.

    Quirky and laugh out loud funny, it really nails our reliance on and addiction to social media and how it affects the reality of our lives.

  • Stephen Kaplan: ON THE ROOF

    I've always been interested in gay life in this part of the century and Donna's given us an ensemble of engaging and relatable characters that provide an insight into what it was like to live at this time.

    I've always been interested in gay life in this part of the century and Donna's given us an ensemble of engaging and relatable characters that provide an insight into what it was like to live at this time.

  • Stephen Kaplan: THE WAY IT IS

    A riveting piece of theatre that had me yelling at the characters because I was so engaged...it kept me guessing and made me think long and hard about my own assumptions.

    A riveting piece of theatre that had me yelling at the characters because I was so engaged...it kept me guessing and made me think long and hard about my own assumptions.