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Alexander Perez

Recommended by Alexander Perez

  • How My Grandparents Fell in Love by Cary Gitter
    15 Mar. 2022
    “ The spark of romance here is pure and filled with that anxious joy new love brings. Gitter's characters transcend the page thanks to expertly paced dialogue that manages to provide us with crucial world and character details without sacrificing the narrative. Mixing modern vernacular with 1933 Poland is a stroke of pure genius. Guaranteed to put a smile on your face. ”
  • You Only Need it to Work Once by Tariq Hamami
    15 Mar. 2022
    “ A spectacularly paced and hysterical monologue that barrels forward with joyous inertia aided by a painfully relatable lead and artfully slick descriptions and asides. This is one of those shows you can see in your head as clear as a 4K TV while reading it. Would love to see this done by a capable actor. ”
  • A Right Way to Fold a Fitted Sheet by Robin Berl
    15 Mar. 2022
    “ Simple, sweet, and potent. Berl expertly invites us into this home on the verge of either a miracle or tragedy without making the reader feel like they need to catch up with the given circumstances to care.
    Life can be needlessly brutal. A tender, loving nightmare that invites hope in the face of despair. ”
  • AT THE END OF THE HALL(under construction) by Luis Roberto Herrera
    25 Feb. 2022
    “ Herrera proves himself a master of unease and the sort of horror that can only come from within. Trauma, regret, and sorrow coalesce into a singularly nightmarish journey through varying states of consciousness. Morning comes eventually, but is it just another dream?

    Death is the end is the beginning is the end is the beginning again.

    ”
  • Beautiful People In a Living Room Doing Nothing by Alec Seymour
    17 Feb. 2022
    “ A hysterical absurdist romp that takes to task aesthetic, status, and the hollow nothings we fill our days with in a (mostly) futile effort to break free of the perfectly beautiful and agonizingly mundane merry-go-round that is existence. ”
  • That Must Be the Entrance to Heaven or, The Dawn Behind the Black Hole by Franky D. Gonzalez
    14 Feb. 2022
    “ A tightly constructed epic that pits ambition, talent, destiny, and grit in a no holds barred battle of wills. Gonzalez's would be champions are phenomenally constructed contradictions that use their battered minds as masterfully as they throw fists. When all is said and done, one must wonder if winning is the same as victory. By the time the final bell rings out, it is evident that there are much more pertinent dangers to overcome than the other guy in the ring. ”
  • Karla, Sam, and Mel (Are Going Straight to Hell) by Chris Reisig
    2 Feb. 2022
    “ A razor sharp comedy that treats it's subjects with equal parts care and abandon. Even with such difficult themes at play, there are painful laughs and moments of tenderness to be had in between the psych ward flashbacks and gnawing regret.
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  • Small Jokes About Monsters by Steven Strafford
    24 Jan. 2022
    “ An expertly crafted dramedy that basks in the glory of tormented family ties in the face of everything left unsaid. The love is as strong as the hate. So strong is the hate that it turns into love again. This play takes no prisoners and cares not if it's sublimely timed tonal shifts give you whiplash. Buckle up buttercup. ”
  • Expectations by Jennifer O'Grady
    13 Jan. 2022
    “ A lovely piece that pushes the heights of the "less is more" philosophy that drives the heart of every successful short. Not only does this piece bring to life previously unknown (to me anyway) historical information, it also serves as a heart wrenching tale of betrayal, dismissal, and reconciling past hopes with the bleak reality that follows. ”
  • Only Small Actors by Dave Osmundsen
    16 Nov. 2021
    “ If you ever attended theater camp as someone who wasn't "lead" material, let this be your trigger warning for this piece. Only Small Actors sucks us back in time to when the cast list for Bye-Bye Birdie Jr. meant the difference between life and death, when Theater Camp politics could break your spirit, when love first blooms and it's not quite what you expected it to be.

    This play, like the theater, hurts as much as it offers hope. People grow up, but do they change? ”

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