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Meredith Bartmon

Recommended by Meredith Bartmon

  • Therapy by Jena Rashid
    1 Sep. 2023
    “ A gleefully dark comedy about the power of women in typically male professions - and no it's not the profession you're thinking of. Therapy has the suspenseful energy of a true crime podcast and the characters are great fun to play. Jena is an excellent emerging playwright and I look forward to following her work. ”
  • The Apiary by Kate Douglas
    1 Sep. 2023
    “ Sweeney Todd with bees. The Apiary is unsettling in its observation of the human condition, thought provoking in its vision of the near future, and beautiful in its theatrical vision. Audiences at the Urbanite Theatre Modern Works Festival were deeply moved and completely entranced by the story and characters. I can't wait to see this play fully realized. It's an incredible opportunity for creative design work. ”
  • THE EQUIVALENT OF SENSATION, full-length play for 5 Women by Arianna Rose
    24 Oct. 2022
    “ In this vibrant portrait, the art collector becomes a curator of the blooming color of Etta Cone's inner life. Rose explores Etta’s permanent state of urgent becoming and challenges ideas of patriarchy through bodily freedom. Rose's Cone sisters didn’t put their art on a pedestal to never be touched – they use it, they wear it, they drape themselves in it. A woman is also more than something to be marveled at. Rose's characters are sensual beings. They do not break easily and ‘if it breaks, it breaks.” Better to break by living than to die on a pedestal. ”
  • Rough Assembly by Michael Yawney
    24 Oct. 2022
    “ The atmosphere of this character driven drama surrounding the release of Robert Altman's film Nashville reminds me of some of Sam Shepard's plays which put American culture in the 70s under a lens. Independent, ambitious and grand Pauline and Bob are wonderfully unlikable but you still root for them because they feel like underdogs in this vivid rendering of 1975 NYC and Hollywood. I find the generational relationship between mother and daughter an especially vibrant and resonant aspect of the play. Their climactic fight is full of emotionally impactful and insightful family trauma. ”
  • THIS IS A MORTALITY PLAY SET IN AN OFFICE DEPOT by Haley Nelson
    12 May. 2021
    “ If you love absurdist comedy then this wonderfully alive play about death and retail might be for you. If you've ever been a millennial, loved a millennial or had a millennial provide you with customer service then this play might be for you. This story flirts with the big themes that haunt young people across all possible universes and then centers the gloriously mundane humanity at the center of those existential crises we've all been trudging through. I think you will fall in love with Adrien, Karlee and Tina, even though Tina is a little bit scary. 10/10 would recommend. ”
  • Thunderclap by Tamara Kissane
    12 May. 2021
    “ The 19th Amendment was a Thunderclap - one of the biggest democratizing events in US history. But now our Democracy hangs by a thread. This wonderfully theatrical, super funny short play explores how different generations of women grapple with the responsibility of civic engagement. Mom Rachel wants to build on the equity won by suffragists while teenager Alice believes voting is an illusion of power weaponized to comfort society into believing we live in a representative democracy and the only way to respond is to disengage. Between Gen X and Gen Z, American democracy hangs in the balance.  ”
  • Two Minutes After Dawn by Vinecia Coleman
    14 Oct. 2020
    “ Every time I interact with this exquisitely crafted play, I find something more deeply resonant. Coleman explores family and memory, big dreams and small rooms, exhaustion and ambition, and fear and love in a way that will meet any audience where they’re at. The characters and relationships are infinitely recognizable - whether it’s the rituals of a mother and daughter as child becomes parent, the uncanny instinct siblings have to press buttons, or the slow toxic divergence of husband and wife. Otherworldly and grounded, timeless and timely, haunting and enlightening - I highly recommend this play. ”
  • ADRIFT by Donna Warfield
    28 Aug. 2020
    “ Adrift has a wonderful pair of relatable characters in a hilariously extreme situation. I'm totally rooting for the two misfits throughout. The dialogue is well paced, the high stakes world around them is crystal clear, and Donna has a lot of fun upending gender stereotypes as well. This piece has so much opportunity for physical comedy gold as well as really poignant human interaction. I would highly recommend it for any short play program. ”
  • Vegan-tarian by Brian Cohen
    28 Aug. 2020
    “ The only thing more fun than watching this play is watching it a second time. The final reveal made my jaw drop in delighted horror on first viewing while the second time revealed all the wonderful bread crumbs that Brian uses to set up the world of the play. I'm really drawn to the absurd world he has imagined. The dialogue (and stage directions) are so juicy for the actors to sink their teeth into and will be such a great ride for the audience. I would recommend this to any short play program. ”
  • MRS. EINSTEIN by Kathleen Cahill
    21 Aug. 2020
    “ An intricately woven theatrical exploration of time and the woman who helped define it. When you look back at history, cause and effect seem obvious - Mileva's contribution was lost before it even began. But when you are stuck in the present, on the linear plane of human existence - time moving stubbornly forward - choices are more complicated, more human. By weaving Mileva's knowing narration with her linear timeline, Cahill has explored the science (and tragic love story) of Mileva Maric and Albert Einstein through brilliantly layered dramatic form. I can't wait to see this fully staged.
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