Recommended by Maggie Goscinski

  • Maggie Goscinski: Are You Comfortable? by J.Lois Diamond
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    ARE YOU COMFORTABLE? is a shocking and moving piece of work that stands on its own, but the meaning is doubled once you discover that this isn't a work of fiction.

    ARE YOU COMFORTABLE? is a shocking and moving piece of work that stands on its own, but the meaning is doubled once you discover that this isn't a work of fiction.

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  • Maggie Goscinski: Good Guy with a Gun by Philip Kaplan
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    This play is hilarious and horrifying at the same time. You probably know each of these characters in your lives and it's scary as hell. This witty play uses the gameshow to its advantage and keeps things remarkably light while exploring dark, relevant themes.

    This play is hilarious and horrifying at the same time. You probably know each of these characters in your lives and it's scary as hell. This witty play uses the gameshow to its advantage and keeps things remarkably light while exploring dark, relevant themes.

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  • Maggie Goscinski: WHAT WE ARE NOT LOOKING FOR by Rachael Carnes
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    So often the activists are portrayed with such anger and venom, but it's refreshing to here the hope in this, while passionate and bold, the hope cuts through everything, like I think it truly does for most people out to make a true difference. A strong monologue that *finally* rounds out the character of 'activist' we've seen so many times before.

    So often the activists are portrayed with such anger and venom, but it's refreshing to here the hope in this, while passionate and bold, the hope cuts through everything, like I think it truly does for most people out to make a true difference. A strong monologue that *finally* rounds out the character of 'activist' we've seen so many times before.

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  • Maggie Goscinski: The Boy Who Drew Cats by Greg Lam
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    An excellent adaptation of a story I had never heard before. Short and sweet, a great first role for a budding young actor.

    An excellent adaptation of a story I had never heard before. Short and sweet, a great first role for a budding young actor.

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  • Maggie Goscinski: The Edge of a Disappearing Thing by Chelsea Sutton
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    Chelsea Sutton writes so beautifully and this piece is no exception. An exploration of the things we imagine saying to each other when the end is near, and closure that never comes. Someone produce this!

    Chelsea Sutton writes so beautifully and this piece is no exception. An exploration of the things we imagine saying to each other when the end is near, and closure that never comes. Someone produce this!

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  • Maggie Goscinski: Talking to Myself by Cameron Houg
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    This fantasy of nostalgia allows us to wander around in the mind of someone asking the same questions we are: 'Will I be happy?'

    This fantasy of nostalgia allows us to wander around in the mind of someone asking the same questions we are: 'Will I be happy?'

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  • Maggie Goscinski: The Bookstore by Jennifer O'Grady
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    This is a lighthearted, fun little play with a bittersweet ending. This would make a nice addition to a short play festival and appeal to all audience ages.

    This is a lighthearted, fun little play with a bittersweet ending. This would make a nice addition to a short play festival and appeal to all audience ages.

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  • Maggie Goscinski: Absolutely Somewhere by Nora Sørena Casey
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    I love this play. 'ABSOLUTELY SOMEWHERE' achieves that amazing balance of a stream of disconnected people with those tiny threads of connection that exist between everyone and affect us all.

    I love this play. 'ABSOLUTELY SOMEWHERE' achieves that amazing balance of a stream of disconnected people with those tiny threads of connection that exist between everyone and affect us all.

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  • Maggie Goscinski: BICYCLE BUILT FOR TWO by Delvyn Case, Jr.
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    I had the pleasure of directing this play as part of Cold Comfort Theater's One Act Play Festival in Maine in 2018 and savored the depth of story each character was given in such a short piece. One acts often struggle to give actors enough meat to build a person with, but 'BICYCLE BUILT FOR TWO' does this beautifully and harrowingly.

    I had the pleasure of directing this play as part of Cold Comfort Theater's One Act Play Festival in Maine in 2018 and savored the depth of story each character was given in such a short piece. One acts often struggle to give actors enough meat to build a person with, but 'BICYCLE BUILT FOR TWO' does this beautifully and harrowingly.

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  • Maggie Goscinski: Take the Long Way Home by Megan Tripaldi
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    'TAKE THE LONG WAY HOME' is such an honest portrayal of the diversity of emotions people can have around the death of a loved one, and how it can bring out the best and worst of ourselves. Tripaldi does a great job exploring the complexities of grief in such a short amount of time.

    'TAKE THE LONG WAY HOME' is such an honest portrayal of the diversity of emotions people can have around the death of a loved one, and how it can bring out the best and worst of ourselves. Tripaldi does a great job exploring the complexities of grief in such a short amount of time.

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