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  • ABIGAIL by Sarah Tuft
    29 Aug. 2019
    “ Men are dicks, women are victims, the patriarchy must be destroyed, and anything written more than 10 minutes ago must be completely revised to fit current modes of thinking...

    EXCEPT... in "Abigail," Sarah Tuft's unflinching look at the me too movement, nothing is as black and white as anyone on any side of the issue would like it to be; the still-developing script asks far more questions than it can answer. And that, along with vivid characters and sharply realized dialogue, is one of its chief strengths: it starts a conversation that needs to be had. "Abigail" is a winner. ”
  • Blood Potato by James McManus
    28 Aug. 2019
    “ This is one brutal, bruising, and terrific script. From his character descriptions on the first page and on through to "End Of Play," James McManus' use of language paints a portrait of small time meth dealers living a small town life in a drearily defunct Pennsylvania steel town so vividly it grabs one by the throat and never lets go. Intense. Horrifying. Heartbreaking. Gorgeous. ”
  • Unfollow by Ruben Carbajal
    26 Aug. 2019
    “ #creepy #spot-on #fun ”
  • The Unexpected Light On Azadeh Medusa by Gary Garrison
    25 Aug. 2019
    “ Dazzling wordplay and sharply specific stage directions give Gary Garrison’s “The Unexpected Light On Azadeh Medusa” a visceral jolt of theatricality on the page I can only imagine will be breathtaking on the stage. That it also ties 6 disparate characters together with ballsy precision makes the piece one of the more exciting, and inspiring plays I’ve had the pleasure to read. Now I want to see it staged. Someone get on that, pronto. ”
  • PER...A Full Length Drama by Donald Loftus
    25 Aug. 2019
    “ Inspired by the Yngsjö murder case in late 19th century Sweden, "Per" is part creepy ghost story, part psychological thriller, and part fascinating probe into a mother-son relationship so perversely twisted it destroyed everything in its wake. Gruesomely fascinating, "Per" poses more questions than are answered, and leaves one unsettled, curious, yet strangely satisfied. ”
  • Fred & Frieda by Nicole Burton
    24 Aug. 2019
    “ Two deeply touching, intensely personal, and powerfully crucial stories are interwoven expertly by Nicole Burton in "Fred & Frieda." First appearing in 2005, if anything the intervening years have made this script about a holocaust survivor and the member of an all-Black battalion who saved her life even more pertinent; as our society races backwards into the grip of anti-semitic and racist ideologies, it is imperative these stories be remembered and told. ”
  • The Stowaway by Timothy Thompson
    24 Aug. 2019
    “ Timothy Thompson uses every classic trick in the book to great effect in this thriller that actually thrills with every twisted turn of plot (and page.) Great, creepy fun from beginning to end. ”
  • Career Move by Kristen Field
    23 Aug. 2019
    “ Sharp, incisive portrait of a relationship of two unequal partners as they fall apart. Kristen Field's taut scrip simmers with resentment and pain from beginning to end. A field day for two actresses.
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  • The Big Red Naugahyde Booth (or, Would-be Elks) by Jennie Webb
    22 Aug. 2019
    “ The food, alcohol, and delightfully snarky quips fly fast and furiously in "The Big Red Naugahyde Booth (Or, Would-be Elks)" as playwright Jennie Webb builds a fraught, late-night meeting of old friends and would be Elks into a surreal, nightmarish, hilariously funny gem. As the drinks, food, and bar tab get bigger with each round (both physically and metaphorically), so do the laughs and the tension, which Webb resolves with a surprisingly tender, touching, and completely satisfying twist at the end. ”
  • Married North by Hal Corley
    22 Aug. 2019
    “ Initially written in 2013, and revised in 2015, Hal Corley's "Married North" is an important play that has been made even more timely by our current political climate and horribly backwards administration, which views the '50s as a halcyon utopia of conformity at any cost. A haunting, touching work, this is a must read, and for an intrepid theater company: a must produce. ”

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