Recommended by Alexander Perez

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    Osmundsen's blade cuts both ways in Seen/Headrush; Love that is tender and sweet, heartbreak that feels inevitable, all at the mercy of the tyranny of our shifting moods. There are no winners or losers, only lessons learned and the bruising that comes along with them.

    Osmundsen's blade cuts both ways in Seen/Headrush; Love that is tender and sweet, heartbreak that feels inevitable, all at the mercy of the tyranny of our shifting moods. There are no winners or losers, only lessons learned and the bruising that comes along with them.

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    Osmundsen takes aim at well-meaning allyship in this madcap farce. Between censored stand up routines, missing iPads, and the looming impact of exposing one’s Bum Bum, the play finds space to connect audiences to the real frustration behind stifled autistic voices in supposed advocacy spaces.

    Osmundsen takes aim at well-meaning allyship in this madcap farce. Between censored stand up routines, missing iPads, and the looming impact of exposing one’s Bum Bum, the play finds space to connect audiences to the real frustration behind stifled autistic voices in supposed advocacy spaces.

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    A wry but charming lampoon on autistic identity both from within and in regards to societal expectations. Smith furtively expresses the push and pull every autistic person feels when masking for the sake of others in a way that is accessible to those who may not fully relate on paper.

    A wry but charming lampoon on autistic identity both from within and in regards to societal expectations. Smith furtively expresses the push and pull every autistic person feels when masking for the sake of others in a way that is accessible to those who may not fully relate on paper.

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    There's a tenderness to Chana and Isaac's panic that cuts deep. Gideon himself is aware big change is coming but cannot fully grasp the enormity of his situation. A tragic but inspiring piece that speaks to the importance of resistance, care, and family that accepts the entirety of you.

    There's a tenderness to Chana and Isaac's panic that cuts deep. Gideon himself is aware big change is coming but cannot fully grasp the enormity of his situation. A tragic but inspiring piece that speaks to the importance of resistance, care, and family that accepts the entirety of you.

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    Kane expertly blends reality and dream logic to present us with a touching portrait of coping through connection, even across species. A beautiful meditation on grief and the healing power of shared experiences. We may not have the big answers, but we have one another.

    Kane expertly blends reality and dream logic to present us with a touching portrait of coping through connection, even across species. A beautiful meditation on grief and the healing power of shared experiences. We may not have the big answers, but we have one another.

  • Alexander Perez: Monkeys in a Zoo by Danielle Wirsansky
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    A gripping tale about an unappreciated war hero caught in uniquely grave circumstances. Wirsansky's language elevates exposition from rote to poetic with vivid imagery and skyscraper high stakes as our protagonist finds themselves cornered after a near-fatal crash and at the mercy of her captors.

    A short scene that packs a huge punch. She certainly was not the last.

    A gripping tale about an unappreciated war hero caught in uniquely grave circumstances. Wirsansky's language elevates exposition from rote to poetic with vivid imagery and skyscraper high stakes as our protagonist finds themselves cornered after a near-fatal crash and at the mercy of her captors.

    A short scene that packs a huge punch. She certainly was not the last.

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  • Alexander Perez: Agnes In American History, or The Roots are Rotten by Kyle Smith
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    A time-warping romp through some of history's grossest men that sees the titular Agnes reckon with how much suffering our nation's history of scoundrels caused those who came before us. Are we still doomed to repeat history if we're re-traumatized by learning it?

    A time-warping romp through some of history's grossest men that sees the titular Agnes reckon with how much suffering our nation's history of scoundrels caused those who came before us. Are we still doomed to repeat history if we're re-traumatized by learning it?

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  • Alexander Perez: Man Up by Kyle Smith
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    Rare is the play that sells itself in the opening stage directions. A blend of intimacy, shame, and resentment result in a palpable atmosphere rife with intimacy, shame, and resentment. Even in the dark we posture for our brothers in arms, burying genuine emotion under the boot of competition.

    Smith's play is a tale of queer peril in the heart of the tiled jungle where young men become monstrous versions of themselves in the name of a dying paradigm. Yet somehow, hope is the last man standing.

    Rare is the play that sells itself in the opening stage directions. A blend of intimacy, shame, and resentment result in a palpable atmosphere rife with intimacy, shame, and resentment. Even in the dark we posture for our brothers in arms, burying genuine emotion under the boot of competition.

    Smith's play is a tale of queer peril in the heart of the tiled jungle where young men become monstrous versions of themselves in the name of a dying paradigm. Yet somehow, hope is the last man standing.

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  • Alexander Perez: We'd Rather Know If You Weren't Coming Back by Dave Osmundsen
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    For all of mankind's fascination with novel amusements, nothing quite hits like a good ghost story. While the majority of the action surrounds the local folklore of Crichton-by-the-Sea, the fantastic and phantasmic emerge by way frighteningly personal connections to the characters themselves.

    Like all good campfire emcees, Osmundsen spools out details at a deliberate pace, keeping the audience engaged instead of trying to puzzle it out for themselves.

    Tender, heartbreaking, and ultimately redemptive; "We'd Rather Know If You Weren't Coming Back" makes monsters of our worst days while...

    For all of mankind's fascination with novel amusements, nothing quite hits like a good ghost story. While the majority of the action surrounds the local folklore of Crichton-by-the-Sea, the fantastic and phantasmic emerge by way frighteningly personal connections to the characters themselves.

    Like all good campfire emcees, Osmundsen spools out details at a deliberate pace, keeping the audience engaged instead of trying to puzzle it out for themselves.

    Tender, heartbreaking, and ultimately redemptive; "We'd Rather Know If You Weren't Coming Back" makes monsters of our worst days while reminding us that the silver bullet is in our possession.

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  • Alexander Perez: My Brother Jake by Dave Osmundsen
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    A remarkable piece that peels back the nitty-gritty of what it means to be a disabled artist, the weight of representing a multi-faceted community, and the limits of what polite society is willing to stomach before writing them off.

    The brothers are two sides of the same coin but where Ethan's reflection in Jake's shine gives him hope of what could be, the inverse strikes fear into Jake's heart to a degree he's not prepared to reconcile with.

    Gorgeous.

    A remarkable piece that peels back the nitty-gritty of what it means to be a disabled artist, the weight of representing a multi-faceted community, and the limits of what polite society is willing to stomach before writing them off.

    The brothers are two sides of the same coin but where Ethan's reflection in Jake's shine gives him hope of what could be, the inverse strikes fear into Jake's heart to a degree he's not prepared to reconcile with.

    Gorgeous.

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