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Doug DeVita

Recommended by Doug DeVita

  • Moonlight & Love Songs by Scott Sickles
    30 May. 2020
    “ Sickles' signature blend of romance and rue is beautifully on display in this complex and heartbreaking love story. With typical Sicklesian humor, he dissects a May/December relationship, turns it upside down and shakes up everything and everyone, including his audience. May/December romances may not be new, but in Sickles' consistently fresh points of view, hearts full of passion, jealousy and hate are never out of date, and must be examined anew. ”
  • MOON OVER MANITOBA (full-length play) by Dwayne Yancey
    29 May. 2020
    “ Ah, the innocent ballsiness of youth! It stands the two teen girls in this high-stakes road trip in good stead, and gives us a sometimes charming, sometimes harrowing ride throughout. The relationship between the girls is particularly well-drawn, and draws us into their story effortlessly, leaving us rooting for them all the way. Tense and touching, this is a wonderful script. ”
  • The Feral Child by Rand Higbee
    29 May. 2020
    “ Seriously, this is a comedy. A serious comedy. A strangely serious, strangely funny comedy. And it is as heartbreaking as it is funny, as endearing as it is heartbreaking, and a damn good play above all else. I'd love to see it performed, and whoever plays Mary will have the time, and the role, of her life. ”
  • A Poison Squad of Whispering Women by Kelly McBurnette-Andronicos
    29 May. 2020
    “ The storm clouds in Kelly McBurnette-Andronicos' political dark comedy start massing right from the beginning, gathering force throughout the play until everything explodes in a brutal tornado of tragic consequences. Riveting stuff from start to finish, with big, juicy roles for 5 women. ”
  • Beatrix in the Shadows by D. Lee Miller
    28 May. 2020
    “ Lovely, lyrical, and quite pointed in its depiction of the issues of climate change. Using Peter Rabbit and Beatrix Potter to make these points is a stroke of genius on Miller's part, as it makes the urgency, and poignancy, that much more apparent – and imperative. A magical work. ”
  • The Conversos of Venice by Ian Thal
    28 May. 2020
    “ Intensely and inventively theatrical, this sequel-of-sorts to Shakespeare's "The Merchant of Venice" is a wonderful work of art all its own. Thal's knowledge, and love of, these characters as well as his complete mastery of the world they inhabit, is on display like a jewel in a perfect setting, and I would love to see this staged in all it's commedia dell'arte glory. ”
  • The Profession (Full-length play) by Marcia Eppich-Harris
    28 May. 2020
    “ In the current climate where higher education has become more interested in the bottom line, the sharing of knowledge has lost its currency. Eppich-Harris delineates this distressing turn of events with heartbreaking precision and clarity in her terrific play "The Profession." Smartly written, with compelling – and complex – characters, this is a work that has a lot to say, and says it exceptionally well. ”
  • Poured Over by Matt Harmon
    28 May. 2020
    “ Claire is a pill. She's not wrong, per se, but she is a buzz killer. And that, perversely, is the joy in this hilariously dark and bitter brew concocted by Harmon with obvious glee. With three wonderful roles for gifted actors, this short play is a thought provoking gift. Maybe not one we asked for, but one we didn't know we needed. ”
  • The Cuban Spring by vanessa garcia
    28 May. 2020
    “ The wealth of feeling in this beautiful play is, at times, overwhelming – like life, like family, like delving deep into one's pain to find the truth often is. And even though Garcia's story and characters are quite specific, they are nonetheless universal, which adds to the inherent humanity and beauty in this script. I'd love to see this staged. ”
  • Chaplin & Keaton on the Set of Limelight by Greg Lam
    28 May. 2020
    “ Greg Lam's play about film legends Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton is a truly magical experience in the writing, the characterizations, the risks he takes with time and place and movement, and the depth of feeling one is left with for both of these men, genius's in their own right, yet so different in their approach to comedy. Beautifully done. ”

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