Recommended by Rachel Bublitz

  •

    So blown away reading this script. It's such a detailed, slice of life play. It gives us an incredibly focused look into the lives of the protagonist, the folks she's calling, and the dead man she's calling about, all in a one person show! Highly recommend this show. It's funny and sad in all the best ways.

    So blown away reading this script. It's such a detailed, slice of life play. It gives us an incredibly focused look into the lives of the protagonist, the folks she's calling, and the dead man she's calling about, all in a one person show! Highly recommend this show. It's funny and sad in all the best ways.

  •

    Funny and beautifully honest. The characters feel so alive, Gardner captures that yearning for friendship and connection so painfully well. I'd love to see this staged.

    Funny and beautifully honest. The characters feel so alive, Gardner captures that yearning for friendship and connection so painfully well. I'd love to see this staged.

  •

    Ooof. What a punch to the gut. I love the integration of memory and the quickness in which we move through time and space. The characters are distinct, and at times, totally heartbreaking. What society did to women for so long! And simply for emotions! What society still does to women. A brilliant history play that demands better for women.

    Ooof. What a punch to the gut. I love the integration of memory and the quickness in which we move through time and space. The characters are distinct, and at times, totally heartbreaking. What society did to women for so long! And simply for emotions! What society still does to women. A brilliant history play that demands better for women.

  •

    I count myself very lucky to have caught the Golden Thread production of "Drowning in Cairo." Such rich and complex characters, with a story that pulls at you from every imaginable angle. I mourn for the young joy I wish the characters were able to have. Funny and bitter sweet, with many images that will stay with me for a long time. I highly recommend reading or seeing a production of this play if you are given the opportunity!

    I count myself very lucky to have caught the Golden Thread production of "Drowning in Cairo." Such rich and complex characters, with a story that pulls at you from every imaginable angle. I mourn for the young joy I wish the characters were able to have. Funny and bitter sweet, with many images that will stay with me for a long time. I highly recommend reading or seeing a production of this play if you are given the opportunity!

  • Rachel Bublitz: BABA by Denmo Ibrahim
    “

    WOW. What a gorgeous script. I was entranced every step of the way, one of the best one-person shows I've ever read. It is so utterly charming, hilarious, and heart breaking. I hope that I can catch it one day live and in person.

    WOW. What a gorgeous script. I was entranced every step of the way, one of the best one-person shows I've ever read. It is so utterly charming, hilarious, and heart breaking. I hope that I can catch it one day live and in person.

    ”
  • Rachel Bublitz: After Hubris by Molly Olis Krost
    “

    An inventive short wrapped around the moment before. When everything has been the same for very very long, and in a moment, it may never be the same again. There's beautiful imagery and lines that just knock you back into yourself. A fantastic take on a classic myth.

    An inventive short wrapped around the moment before. When everything has been the same for very very long, and in a moment, it may never be the same again. There's beautiful imagery and lines that just knock you back into yourself. A fantastic take on a classic myth.

    ”
  • Rachel Bublitz: The Deliverance by Daysha Veronica
    “

    THE DELIVERANCE weaves family, history, curses, and farming together to create a theatrically stunning evening of theater. It jumps off the page, I would love to see it fully realized on stage. As epic as "The Grapes of Wrath," but adds in the intersectionality of race with poverty for an even harder punch of truth.

    THE DELIVERANCE weaves family, history, curses, and farming together to create a theatrically stunning evening of theater. It jumps off the page, I would love to see it fully realized on stage. As epic as "The Grapes of Wrath," but adds in the intersectionality of race with poverty for an even harder punch of truth.

    ”
  • Rachel Bublitz: Storm Still by Gab Reisman
    “

    An imaginative re-telling of LEAR with a lot of heart. I thought the parallels between these sisters' lives and the classic play were clean and vibrant, especially those about memory loss, abuse, and death. As a lonely kid, whose first Shakespeare play was LEAR, I would have jumped to play this reoccurring game.

    An imaginative re-telling of LEAR with a lot of heart. I thought the parallels between these sisters' lives and the classic play were clean and vibrant, especially those about memory loss, abuse, and death. As a lonely kid, whose first Shakespeare play was LEAR, I would have jumped to play this reoccurring game.

    ”
  • Rachel Bublitz: Mestiza, or Mixed by Melissa Leilani Larson
    “

    Complex and so nuanced, even in this early draft. A exploration through identity and relationships, and how those translate into the art we make. I am so excited to see and hear more of this play as it is developed.

    Complex and so nuanced, even in this early draft. A exploration through identity and relationships, and how those translate into the art we make. I am so excited to see and hear more of this play as it is developed.

    ”