Recommended by Cherielyn Ferguson

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    This play grabs you and doesn't let go. By the end you've been taken through every argument in favor of a woman's bodily autonomy as well as through the regressive counter-arguments thrown at us from the other side. Fear the Violinist received a terrific reading at the Lanford Wilson festival, one that showed us how important such plays are in these troubled times.

    This play grabs you and doesn't let go. By the end you've been taken through every argument in favor of a woman's bodily autonomy as well as through the regressive counter-arguments thrown at us from the other side. Fear the Violinist received a terrific reading at the Lanford Wilson festival, one that showed us how important such plays are in these troubled times.

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    What a fun mash-up with something for everyone. A Midsummer Night's Eve's lovers, along with Puck and Bottom, get mixed in with the mythical creatures of the Pacific Northwest and Loch Ness. Funny from start to finish, the play offers six fully-rounded characters that are sure to be fun for actors to perform and enjoyed by a lucky audience.

    What a fun mash-up with something for everyone. A Midsummer Night's Eve's lovers, along with Puck and Bottom, get mixed in with the mythical creatures of the Pacific Northwest and Loch Ness. Funny from start to finish, the play offers six fully-rounded characters that are sure to be fun for actors to perform and enjoyed by a lucky audience.

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    This is a hoot! Talk about detail-- this play has plenty and that's what makes it so good. Once you hear a 90-year-old dad say to his daughter "Looking at it gives me a warm feeling... in my pants", you're on alert and ready to find out where it goes from there. The Caddie is edgy and written for adult audiences, but it's grounded in fully-realized characters and there's not a one-liner to be found. Theatres with senior actors on tap should take advantage of all The Caddie offers.

    This is a hoot! Talk about detail-- this play has plenty and that's what makes it so good. Once you hear a 90-year-old dad say to his daughter "Looking at it gives me a warm feeling... in my pants", you're on alert and ready to find out where it goes from there. The Caddie is edgy and written for adult audiences, but it's grounded in fully-realized characters and there's not a one-liner to be found. Theatres with senior actors on tap should take advantage of all The Caddie offers.

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    Flying Brooms for Sale is several things at once. It's funny, suspenseful, and strangely charming. Or charmingly strange? Lolly presents Deborah with a challenging question: does she want to fly nor not? These two characters held me throughout with their distinct personalities and well-crafted dialog. I read on because I had to know what Deborah decides. The play also poses the question all good plays should ask, which is-- what would I do?

    Flying Brooms for Sale is several things at once. It's funny, suspenseful, and strangely charming. Or charmingly strange? Lolly presents Deborah with a challenging question: does she want to fly nor not? These two characters held me throughout with their distinct personalities and well-crafted dialog. I read on because I had to know what Deborah decides. The play also poses the question all good plays should ask, which is-- what would I do?

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    This is delightful! Totally original, smart, funny-- I could go on. I was carried from beginning to end with important questions: Is the Quimbly in the cage? Once it's freed from its cage, will they find it? What will Quimbly mania lead these townspeople to do? Who believes and who doesn't? The play offers eight well-developed roles-- even the parts of Townspeople 1 and 2 give actors a chance to shine. Any theatre would to well to welcome the Quimbly to its stage.

    This is delightful! Totally original, smart, funny-- I could go on. I was carried from beginning to end with important questions: Is the Quimbly in the cage? Once it's freed from its cage, will they find it? What will Quimbly mania lead these townspeople to do? Who believes and who doesn't? The play offers eight well-developed roles-- even the parts of Townspeople 1 and 2 give actors a chance to shine. Any theatre would to well to welcome the Quimbly to its stage.

  • Cherielyn Ferguson: The Isabel Sanchez Memorial Elementary School Proudly Presents Its (First) Annual Talent Show! by Katelin Wilcox
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    Great dialog and an engaging journey held my interest from beginning to end. Two moms from divergent backgrounds work their way from friendly introductions through misunderstanding and sharp words to reach a conclusion that satisfies both their needs. This is a timely play as we navigate an unbalanced world of haves and have-less. Featuring two well-drawn parts for women, it also offers the possibility of a simple set which makes this play easily produceable.

    Great dialog and an engaging journey held my interest from beginning to end. Two moms from divergent backgrounds work their way from friendly introductions through misunderstanding and sharp words to reach a conclusion that satisfies both their needs. This is a timely play as we navigate an unbalanced world of haves and have-less. Featuring two well-drawn parts for women, it also offers the possibility of a simple set which makes this play easily produceable.

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  • Cherielyn Ferguson: Schrödinger's Gun by Greg A. Smith
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    Schrödinger's Gun held my attention at every moment with its well-defined characters, crisp dialog, and presence of high stakes from the get-go. Is there a gun in the briefcase or not? The consequences of a police-training session tell us where we've been and are, and probably will still be in the future. Well done!

    Schrödinger's Gun held my attention at every moment with its well-defined characters, crisp dialog, and presence of high stakes from the get-go. Is there a gun in the briefcase or not? The consequences of a police-training session tell us where we've been and are, and probably will still be in the future. Well done!

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  • Cherielyn Ferguson: Ghost of Shabbos Past by Sam Heyman
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    Ghost of Shabbos Past gives us Benjamin, who's long carried the worry that he hasn't lived up to his deceased grandfather's expectations. Fortunately, Benjamin gets a second chance when his grandfather appears in the form of the Shabbos ghost. Do they kibbitz or schmooze? Either way, this is a play everyone will relate to, because who hasn't had the same worries? Two strong roles for actors make this an easy and wise addition to any program of short plays.

    Ghost of Shabbos Past gives us Benjamin, who's long carried the worry that he hasn't lived up to his deceased grandfather's expectations. Fortunately, Benjamin gets a second chance when his grandfather appears in the form of the Shabbos ghost. Do they kibbitz or schmooze? Either way, this is a play everyone will relate to, because who hasn't had the same worries? Two strong roles for actors make this an easy and wise addition to any program of short plays.

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  • Cherielyn Ferguson: I'll Get There by Donald Cooper
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    Mothers and daughters--that's a fraught relationship for sure. But one worth exploring in depth. I'll Get There gives us all sides of the mother/daughter thing: the misunderstandings, intentional and accidental; the hidden barbs underneath bland conversation; the hopes each woman has for a better connection. That sounds pretty serious, but this is laugh-out-loud funny. And it offers a terrific role for an older actor in the character of Mom.

    Mothers and daughters--that's a fraught relationship for sure. But one worth exploring in depth. I'll Get There gives us all sides of the mother/daughter thing: the misunderstandings, intentional and accidental; the hidden barbs underneath bland conversation; the hopes each woman has for a better connection. That sounds pretty serious, but this is laugh-out-loud funny. And it offers a terrific role for an older actor in the character of Mom.

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  • Cherielyn Ferguson: Coyote with Anvil on Tightrope -- A Toon Dramedy Inspired by Chuck Jones and Salvador Dali by Bill Triplett
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    We all need a Director in our afterlife like the one in Coyote with Anvil on Tightrope. Those things we regret not doing? Those fears that keep us from being fully alive? The Director could take care of all of that for us. In the end Camille embraces what she can be and goes for it. This is a play where I think-- wow, I would never have thought of that. I'm glad Bill Triplett did.

    We all need a Director in our afterlife like the one in Coyote with Anvil on Tightrope. Those things we regret not doing? Those fears that keep us from being fully alive? The Director could take care of all of that for us. In the end Camille embraces what she can be and goes for it. This is a play where I think-- wow, I would never have thought of that. I'm glad Bill Triplett did.

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