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Doug DeVita

Recommended by Doug DeVita

  • Three Drunk Poets Find God by Chris Gacinski
    29 Oct. 2019
    “ Three poets wander into a wood... and the punch lines write themselves in this imaginative, literate, and howlingly funny short in which Gacinski does what he does best: mix poetry and drama seamlessly into stylish theatricality. ”
  • Lady Liberty is Losing Her Vision (A Monologue) by Lee R. Lawing
    28 Oct. 2019
    “ It’s fitting I should read “Lady Liberty Is Losing Her Vision” this morning, the 133rd anniversary of La Liberty’s dedication in New York’s harbor. In Lee R. Lawing’s metaphorically allegorical monologue, she is a tired, ailing lady, not unaware of her plight but determined to stay the course. A sobering but hopeful piece, I can only imagine how moving it is when brought to life by a skilled actress; just reading it was a sobering but hopeful — and touching — experience. ”
  • ZEN & the Art of Mourning a Mother by Emma Goldman-Sherman
    27 Oct. 2019
    “ Complex in its structure, ambitious in its scope, and altogether heartbreaking in its depiction of what might, and what never, could have been, Goldman-Sherman's "Zen & the Art of Mourning a Mother" hits several bullseyes all at once. And in a stroke of genius, each of her five characters represents a stage of grief, and it is a spectacular conceit, spectacularly achieved; each character is so clearly delineated, yet the seams never show. Beautifully done, all the way through. ”
  • Coming Clean (A 10 minute play) by Ray Arsenault
    27 Oct. 2019
    “ Light, tight short in which the Freudian slips are racy and lacy, and more like hilarious Freudian face-plants. About the most fun making amends in a laundry room can possibly be. ”
  • Nonsense and Beauty by Scott Sickles
    26 Oct. 2019
    “ What a gorgeous play, easily the most elegant, and passionate, of Scott Sickles' oeuvre. Simmering with a delicious sexual tension that never boils over into melodrama, this is a delicate but frank look at the mores of a different time, when "the love that dare not speak its name" spoke in many hidden ways, most of them unfulfilling to those speaking them, and the emotional toll it cost was devastating. As is "Nonsense and Beauty." Devastating, and achingly beautiful. ”
  • A Very Modern Marriage by Arthur M Jolly
    26 Oct. 2019
    “ The '60s style sex comedy is alive and well and more hilarious than ever in Arthur M. Jolly's "A Very Modern Marriage," a very modern, very funny take on the grand boulevard comedies of yore, and as welcome as a long cool drink in an arid desert. The one-liners don't stop, the situations become ever more ludicrous, and the desperation mounts like clockwork, all to wonderfully amusing effect, and all rooted in Jolly's absolute belief in his characters and their journey together, a belief and a journey we share happily, and with laugh out loud glee. ”
  • TIGHTROPE by Emma Goldman-Sherman
    26 Oct. 2019
    “ I was already enjoying "Tightrope," Emma Goldman-Sherman's play about falling, when about midway through, BAM!, one line made me fall head-over-heels in love with it: "You keep a knife in your cleavage?" This short play is a high-wire tension act of marvelous depth, speed, and dark humor, with terrific roles for women. Magical, wonderful, and smart; I'd love to see it staged. So many creative possibilities. ”
  • Rooster Poker by Lee R. Lawing
    26 Oct. 2019
    “ All the primal fears of childhood concerning the truth about parents and family situations permeate Lee R. Lawing's surreal, often frightening, and always fascinating "Rooster Poker." The sibling relationships are clearly drawn, the parents are as beautifully confusing as parents often are to their children, and the tension (as well as quite a few laughs) rises steadily to the kicker final scene, with another neat twist at the end. ”
  • You're Not the Type by Julie Weinberg
    21 Oct. 2019
    “ “You’re Not The Type” is Julie Weinberg doing what she does best: mining insecurity for comic gold, and in Vivian Lande she has created one of the most outlandish, outrageous, and obtusely hilarious divas in her canon. That she makes her sympathetically vulnerable is also a Weinbergian strength, and the contrast is delicious. And funny. ”
  • Bad Daughter by Julie Weinberg
    20 Oct. 2019
    “ I love this play; Weinberg dissects family dysfunction with expert precision, and there is so much comedic truth in every line one can’t help but both gasp from the shock of recognition, and howl with laughter at how brilliantly she nailed it. ”

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