Recommended by Jessi Pitts

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    Cannot stop recommending this show to anyone within earshot. I was so fortunate to catch the Artemis Theatre Project's take on Chick Fight in Seattle last month, and WOW. It's rare that a show reminds me so acutely why theatre is such an incomparable medium. Truly one of the best shows I've seen in years.

    Cannot stop recommending this show to anyone within earshot. I was so fortunate to catch the Artemis Theatre Project's take on Chick Fight in Seattle last month, and WOW. It's rare that a show reminds me so acutely why theatre is such an incomparable medium. Truly one of the best shows I've seen in years.

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    Guerzon's commentary on the startling epidemic of "empathy burnout" in academic spaces is pitch-perfect. This show refuses to cast any one character as the villain, instead choosing to explore what happens when pressure comes to a boiling point for educators and students alike. This darkly comic drama utilizes the fantastic to explore concepts far more terrifying than vampires.

    Guerzon's commentary on the startling epidemic of "empathy burnout" in academic spaces is pitch-perfect. This show refuses to cast any one character as the villain, instead choosing to explore what happens when pressure comes to a boiling point for educators and students alike. This darkly comic drama utilizes the fantastic to explore concepts far more terrifying than vampires.

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    I have yet to meet a Gina Femia script I didn't immediately fall in love with. So enamored with the honesty of the dialogue, the deep sense of character for even the most minor roles, and the humor with which hard topics are tackled. Hopeful and never irreverent, this show invites its characters to air out their loneliness, and to become active participants in their own lives again.

    I have yet to meet a Gina Femia script I didn't immediately fall in love with. So enamored with the honesty of the dialogue, the deep sense of character for even the most minor roles, and the humor with which hard topics are tackled. Hopeful and never irreverent, this show invites its characters to air out their loneliness, and to become active participants in their own lives again.

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    An absolute delight from beginning to end. j’s play engages in conversation with theatre of the absurd, while retaining a stunning originality and distinctive voice. These are characters that actors will be begging to bring to life. By far one of my favorite plays of the year.

    An absolute delight from beginning to end. j’s play engages in conversation with theatre of the absurd, while retaining a stunning originality and distinctive voice. These are characters that actors will be begging to bring to life. By far one of my favorite plays of the year.

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    This is a beautifully done play that highlights the unavoidability of a young love that can’t stay how it’s always been, no matter how many times the apologies are reset or reworked. The repeated use of nettles and tomatoes evokes the fresh feeling of summer and all the heartache that comes with it. A truly excellent ten minute play.

    This is a beautifully done play that highlights the unavoidability of a young love that can’t stay how it’s always been, no matter how many times the apologies are reset or reworked. The repeated use of nettles and tomatoes evokes the fresh feeling of summer and all the heartache that comes with it. A truly excellent ten minute play.

  • Jessi Pitts: what the Gods gave me by Eryn Elyse McVay
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    A chilling gothic tale inspired from Brontëan traditions, McVay's play is an excitingly different look into being caught in the web of a familial cult. The Victorian setting contrasts with the use of modern language, and reminds the reader/watcher of the timelessness of its subject matter. Another excellent work from Eryn.

    A chilling gothic tale inspired from Brontëan traditions, McVay's play is an excitingly different look into being caught in the web of a familial cult. The Victorian setting contrasts with the use of modern language, and reminds the reader/watcher of the timelessness of its subject matter. Another excellent work from Eryn.

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  • Jessi Pitts: Eight Steps for Total Happiness by Eryn Elyse McVay
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    Two very excellent monologues highlighting the never ceasing growing pains of being alive. Very smartly written.

    Two very excellent monologues highlighting the never ceasing growing pains of being alive. Very smartly written.

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  • Jessi Pitts: Apocalypse Roadtrip by Wren Aubrey Latham
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    Nothing like the apocalypse to remind you of what really matters; talking about dumb stuff with your friends. Latham's method of using humor to cope with tragedy is expertly written, and every line packs a punch. The story snaps you right back into place the second you get too comfortable. An excellent ten minute!!

    Nothing like the apocalypse to remind you of what really matters; talking about dumb stuff with your friends. Latham's method of using humor to cope with tragedy is expertly written, and every line packs a punch. The story snaps you right back into place the second you get too comfortable. An excellent ten minute!!

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  • Jessi Pitts: The Tragic Ecstasy of Girlhood by Kira Rockwell
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    This is a piece that hurts in the best ways. Rockwell's characters are delightfully human, making their traumas and experiences all the more difficult to stomach. A wonderful play about with a hopeful and bittersweet end.

    This is a piece that hurts in the best ways. Rockwell's characters are delightfully human, making their traumas and experiences all the more difficult to stomach. A wonderful play about with a hopeful and bittersweet end.

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  • Jessi Pitts: lasting beauty by J. Chavez
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    A glance into how difficult it is to talk about depression, and how people who claim to understand can't take the brutal truth of it all.

    A glance into how difficult it is to talk about depression, and how people who claim to understand can't take the brutal truth of it all.

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