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Doug DeVita

Recommended by Doug DeVita

  • Survivors Club by Arthur M Jolly
    10 Feb. 2020
    “ Comparisons are, of course, odious, but there does seem to be a spate of work recently which chronicles the fallout from that infamous trip to a chocolate factory over 50 years ago. In Arthur M. Jolly’s account — which is a brief golden nugget of a play — the action is concise and intense: it has its funny moments, but on the whole “The Survivor’s Club” is far more bitter than sweet. And for those of us who like dark chocolate as well as the lighter varieties, it’s just right too. ”
  • MAINTAINING A SPACE CUSHION by Rachael Carnes
    10 Feb. 2020
    “ Noah’s Ark in space with three of those blundering Stone Age cut ups we’ve known and loved since childhood: Fred, Barney, and Betty (but not Wilma, whose common sense is sorely needed.) Another hilarious stream-of-consciousness fun-fest from Carnes, replete with a foreboding darkness simmering under its brightly candy-colored surface. ”
  • Biscuit, CB and Whatshisface by Mark V Jones
    10 Feb. 2020
    “ There’s a lot of power packed into this short play, power which is detonated in expertly mixed bursts of thought-provoking humor and pathos by characters whose wants and needs drive them to seek freedom at any cost, in whatever form it means for them personally. Sharply drawn with hauntingly eloquent colloquialisms, “Biscuit, CB, and Whatshisface” stings with both shame and joy, in equal measure. ”
  • All the Dead Biddles by Shelli Pentimall Bookler
    9 Feb. 2020
    “ One of the strongest plays about grief I’ve ever read, Shelli Pentimall Bookler’s “All The Dead Biddles” is weird, at times surreal, occasionally laugh-out-loud funny, and often gut-wrenching. Just like the grieving process. ”
  • Everlasting Chocolate Therapy by Steven Hayet
    8 Feb. 2020
    “ This play, a sequel of sorts, is an everlasting gobstopper of purely imaginative fun. Endlessly hilarious, there's a vein of bittersweet nostalgia running through it which makes its spoonful of medicine go down easily without ever becoming overly saccharine. Wonderful, absolutely wonderful. ”
  • I’m a Chef on a Reality Cooking Show and You’re Damn Right I’m Going to Make Risotto! by Steven Hayet
    8 Feb. 2020
    “ NAILED IT! Hayet has made the perfect Risotto, stirring the pot with the right amount of words and ego, and it's a deliciously, savagely, self-reverentially hilarious smorgasbord of fun. ”
  • The Way I Danced With You (The George Michael Play) by David Hansen
    8 Feb. 2020
    “ Every couple has their dance; Charles and Dani are no exception. David Hansen has choreographed an intricate two-step in "The Way I Danced With You (The George Michael Play)," and it is at once joyful, frustrating, witty, and very, very heartbreakingly real. Like all first loves. And second, and third, and... ”
  • The Moment (a monologue) by Matthew Weaver
    8 Feb. 2020
    “ Weaver’s charming recollection of a young man’s first sexual encounter is sweet and breezy, and then he moves in for the kill with a final line that resonates with bittersweet truth, giving the whole monologue an additional layer of complexity and depth. One laughs, one cries, and one remembers. Beautiful. ”
  • Kikimora by Lainie Vansant
    7 Feb. 2020
    “ A bewitchingly dark comedy, "Kikimora" turns the tables on those who look askance at "cat people," and then turns them again – and then again. A wonderfully pointed satire from Vansant, with two terrific roles – and a cat. ”
  • Homeland Security by Jim Siering
    7 Feb. 2020
    “ Siering gleefully targets American racism, fear, hypocrisy, and stupidity in this darkly comic satire. I mean, if Jesus Christ himself can’t get into the country that purports to worship him... we’re doomed. Deliciously savage. ”

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