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Doug DeVita

Recommended by Doug DeVita

  • GUSHER! by Jan Rosenberg
    16 Mar. 2020
    “ Intense and riveting from its first lines, GUSHER! kept me glued to the page from beginning to end; my head exploded on at least four occasions, from both the emotional involvement I felt with the characters, and the sheer craft of Rosenberg's writing. Recommended, highly. ”
  • Engagement by Timothy Thompson
    14 Mar. 2020
    “ One of the sharpest, clearest, most even-handed delineations of the different ways Boomers and Millenials view the world I’ve ever read, made even more engaging by Thompson’s well-drawn characters and their very specific wants, needs, and viewpoints. ”
  • Viral Love by Philip Middleton Williams
    13 Mar. 2020
    “ This short play is a charming and light rom-com until suddenly it’s not, and becomes a sobering, tautly written, and oh-so-contemporary comment on the uneasy world in which we’re living. ”
  • ANGELINA JOLIE IS STALKING ME by Stephanie Alison Walker
    13 Mar. 2020
    “ Deliciously creepy fun, and a smart satire on the mania for celebrity worship. And when the celebrity turns the tables... watch out! Angelina Jolie in full-on Maleficent mode? Well she isn’t William Holden dealing with Lucy Ricardo at The Brown Derby. She’s fierce. As is this wonderfully intense and hilarious short play. ”
  • A Moment of Clarity by Philip Middleton Williams
    12 Mar. 2020
    “ To those of us who have (or had) to deal with the decline of our elderly parents, Middleton’s play is a gift, as it allows us to cherish those moments we have (or had) with them. Both lovely and painful, it’s universality makes it deeply affecting and ultimately healing. ”
  • THE LAST DATE by Emma Goldman-Sherman
    12 Mar. 2020
    “ I believed in Alyssa from the get-go. And I applauded her. And I applaud Emma for writing this play. It's an angry work of genius. Justifiably, necessarily angry. And I am ashamed that men can be so simple. ”
  • Photos with my Rapist: A One-Minute Monologue by Rachel Luann Strayer
    12 Mar. 2020
    “ As a rape victim, this stunning play hit hard and fast. Should be produced constantly. ”
  • Grindrd by J. Joseph Cox
    11 Mar. 2020
    “ There is core of melancholy In this terrific 10-minute piece — a sadness and longing that heightens the humor and emotions, giving the play such heart. What could have been creepy is instead touching and real, right up to that kicker twist at the end. Wonderful. ”
  • Nomination by Kevin Cirone
    11 Mar. 2020
    “ Take a theme of sex vs. love during a time of intense, forced closeness, make one of the couple someone questioning her sexuality, and then set it during a political campaign, and voila: DRAMA. Cirone's tense, taut two hander is both funny and serious, and perfectly captures the emotions of a heightened time, and provides two great roles for women. ”
  • 5 Golden Rings by Emma Goldman-Sherman
    10 Mar. 2020
    “ Another winner from Goldman-Sherman. Funny, sad, truthful, and an accurate portrayal in how the underlying tension of the holiday season brings a certain desperation to the fore. As always, she writes with a keen wit and precision; her characters are at their best when they’re at their worst — usually hilariously so — but they are always presented as human beings with recognizable foibles, which makes them sympathetic, and lovable. ”

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