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Doug DeVita

Recommended by Doug DeVita

  • True Colors by Julie Zaffarano
    21 Apr. 2020
    “ Julie Zaffarano's "True Colors," a Coronavirus/ZOOM based play with more than a nod to "King Lear" and his dysfunctional family's property squabbles, is terrifically nasty, theatrically bitchy fun, with a wonderful twist at the end. ”
  • All Together Again by Philip Middleton Williams
    21 Apr. 2020
    “ One of the things I love most about Williams’ work is his distinctive voice; his explorations of the WASP world of the 21st century may bear the subtle influences of Lanford Wilson and A.R. Gurney, but the voice and the work are distinctly his own: warmer, less brittle, but just as potent.

    Reading "All Together Again," a sequel to his earlier "All Together Now," was a welcome visit with dear friends. Dear, dysfunctional, frustrating, and beloved friends one sticks with because they are, and always will be, a part of your life. I'm looking forward to part three! ”
  • Bereavement Leave by Daniel Prillaman
    21 Apr. 2020
    “ The specificity of every word in this play, from the character descriptions, the dialogue they speak, their individual and aggregate situations, to the profoundly descriptive stage directions, creates a complete, tonal world with chilling efficiency. Our interest is piqued right from the beginning, and Prillaman takes us on a journey that at times is disturbing, but never less than fascinating, thought provoking, and ultimately moving. ”
  • ALICE IN THERAPY (from the TAPAS COLLECTION) by Vivian Lermond
    21 Apr. 2020
    “ If anyone was made for Freud's couch, it was Alice Liddell, and with a sly sense of fun (and terrific understanding of both "Alice's Adventures Underground and Through The Looking Glass and Freud's body of work), "Alice In Therapy" imagines just what a session that would be.

    Perhaps Dorothy Gale is in the waiting room for the next appointment? I hope? ”
  • Crater by Scott Sickles
    21 Apr. 2020
    “ "Crater" has so much heart (broken and otherwise) and is so touching one can almost miss how brilliantly structured it is. In the space of ten-minutes, Sickles tells an entire life history, complete with two twists we don't see coming but which add even more depth to the already multi-layered poignancy. A beautifully wrought work. ”
  • Smile, Baby by Claudia Haas
    14 Apr. 2020
    “ Perfect. Sing out, Claudia. ”
  • Road Movies and Why We Hate Them by Maximillian Gill
    14 Apr. 2020
    “ A dizzying thrill ride filled with gasp-inducing twists and guffaw-inducing zingers, “Road Movies and Why We Hate Them” is so tightly written and such intense fun I’d see it again at the next performance, and if it were a movie I’d stay for the next showing. As it is I didn’t want it to end, and I read it twice in succession. Gimme more, Gill! ”
  • I'll Be Here by Philip Middleton Williams
    14 Apr. 2020
    “ If anyone has lost a parent (or both), the co-mingling feelings of loss, sadness, anger, relief, happiness in the memories... all resonate and linger for years after. William's "I'll Be Here," simultaneously heartbreakingly sad and joyously hopeful, absolutely nails the on-going conversations we have with our dead parents, and does it with touching truth. It will gut you, move you, and make you cry whether or not you've lost a parent. Beautiful. ”
  • THE WAYS OF THE COWBOY by Paul Lewis
    13 Apr. 2020
    “ This beautifully bittersweet work perfectly captures that magical time when even the most unbelievable things were possible, when even a piece of fool's gold held the wonder of enchanting possibilities, and when even if we sort of knew things weren't as wonderful as we wanted them to be we didn't care because if we believed hard enough, all would be okay. An absolutely gorgeous and touching work. ”
  • Kings of the World by Kate Danley
    13 Apr. 2020
    “ Danley perfectly captures all the wistful bluff, bravado, and resigned certainty of those who know exactly what's wrong with the world and how to fix it but do nothing about it (which is, let's be honest, all of us at one time or another), and then joyfully turns the tables on them (and us) by forcing them into a different point of view... and it's wonderful. For them, and for us. Lovely, exciting, and oh so real. ”

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