Recommended by Debra A. Cole

  • Debra A. Cole: Playing on the Periphery: Monologues and Scenes For and About Queer Kids by Scott Sickles
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    I had the true honor of attending a performance of this in Kansas City, Missouri with WHIM PRODUCTIONS.

    SCOTT SICKLES' characters Daphne, Bertram, Zoey, and Robert are queer kids learning to navigate a complicated and often unkind world, but together, they create pure magic in their support and love of one another.

    Although the monologues and scenes could stand alone, it is their running threads that makes them pure genius. Audiences are moved by the honesty of children and the ability to create family wherever it is safe and supported.

    SCOTT SICKLES has created a world that all should...

    I had the true honor of attending a performance of this in Kansas City, Missouri with WHIM PRODUCTIONS.

    SCOTT SICKLES' characters Daphne, Bertram, Zoey, and Robert are queer kids learning to navigate a complicated and often unkind world, but together, they create pure magic in their support and love of one another.

    Although the monologues and scenes could stand alone, it is their running threads that makes them pure genius. Audiences are moved by the honesty of children and the ability to create family wherever it is safe and supported.

    SCOTT SICKLES has created a world that all should experience.

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  • Debra A. Cole: Like A Potted Plant, a monologue by Sam Heyman
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    Consistency. Everyone, including plants, needs it. SAM HEYMAN has shared the voice of a worker who has had enough and refuses to be silent about his/her/their needs. Sunlight... Water... Peace... We all need it.

    Consistency. Everyone, including plants, needs it. SAM HEYMAN has shared the voice of a worker who has had enough and refuses to be silent about his/her/their needs. Sunlight... Water... Peace... We all need it.

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  • Debra A. Cole: I'm A Fire Sign (But I Take Medication For That) by Sam Heyman
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    SAM HEYMAN has written a beautiful monologue of self-discovery with I'M A FIRE SIGN (BUT I TAKE MEDICATION FOR THAT). As a Cancer myself...a water sign... I feel everything, but with this, I TRULY FEEL audiences, of all signs, will truly relate to the inner fire that burns in all of us.

    SAM HEYMAN has written a beautiful monologue of self-discovery with I'M A FIRE SIGN (BUT I TAKE MEDICATION FOR THAT). As a Cancer myself...a water sign... I feel everything, but with this, I TRULY FEEL audiences, of all signs, will truly relate to the inner fire that burns in all of us.

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  • Debra A. Cole: Whoa! (a monologue) by Scott Sickles
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    SCOTT SICKLES gives us a private moment of revelation, not meant for our consumption, that is both awkward and tender. The beauty of discovery is real in this private monologue that will have audiences talking. JUST LOVELY.

    SCOTT SICKLES gives us a private moment of revelation, not meant for our consumption, that is both awkward and tender. The beauty of discovery is real in this private monologue that will have audiences talking. JUST LOVELY.

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  • Debra A. Cole: THE FIRST PANCAKE by Adam Richter
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    I adore this clever, raw, and uncomfortable one minute. The title is genius, and the back and forth is perfection. Bravo, ADAM RICHTER!

    I adore this clever, raw, and uncomfortable one minute. The title is genius, and the back and forth is perfection. Bravo, ADAM RICHTER!

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  • Debra A. Cole: Showers by Rachel Feeny-Williams
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    What an absolutely haunting piece of theatre. For some, safety comes from not taking chances... not going outside... This mother and daughter are caught in a loop of safety that is truly devastating. Wonderful work, RACHEL FEENY-WILLIAMS.

    What an absolutely haunting piece of theatre. For some, safety comes from not taking chances... not going outside... This mother and daughter are caught in a loop of safety that is truly devastating. Wonderful work, RACHEL FEENY-WILLIAMS.

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  • Debra A. Cole: Ghosts by Rachel Feeny-Williams
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    Yes. Yes. Yes. This female driven short crime drama will have audiences gasping. No spoilers... but just know... this is a wonderful read and needs to be on the stage.

    Yes. Yes. Yes. This female driven short crime drama will have audiences gasping. No spoilers... but just know... this is a wonderful read and needs to be on the stage.

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  • Debra A. Cole: One Wish Each by Rex McGregor
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    What a treat it was to hear this read at a weekly playwright's group. Only REX MCGREGOR can take the old "genie with three wishes" and turn it on its head! What a delightful comedy that will have audiences twisting and turning with each minute.

    What a treat it was to hear this read at a weekly playwright's group. Only REX MCGREGOR can take the old "genie with three wishes" and turn it on its head! What a delightful comedy that will have audiences twisting and turning with each minute.

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  • Debra A. Cole: PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT by Melissa Milich
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    A charming one minute of theatre. MELISSA MILCH has created a piece that will have audiences talking long after the minute has come and gone.

    A charming one minute of theatre. MELISSA MILCH has created a piece that will have audiences talking long after the minute has come and gone.

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  • Debra A. Cole: An Endangered Species by Aly Kantor
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    This one minute is perfection. Strong characters... Escalating plot.... Satisfying resolution. YES!

    This one minute is perfection. Strong characters... Escalating plot.... Satisfying resolution. YES!

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