Recommended by Mildred Inez Lewis

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    What a powerful, big play. Chillingly real and dreamlike at the same time. From its beautifully executed fluid structure, to its visceral examination of violence. It has lyrical and devatating language ("people in gas masks and those big plastic puffy suits". The Man is completely transformed by language alone.

    This play is America: violence and class, media and theater. It's intellectually and artistically ambitious in all the best ways. "[F]ood just fallin' from the sky this whole time."

    What a powerful, big play. Chillingly real and dreamlike at the same time. From its beautifully executed fluid structure, to its visceral examination of violence. It has lyrical and devatating language ("people in gas masks and those big plastic puffy suits". The Man is completely transformed by language alone.

    This play is America: violence and class, media and theater. It's intellectually and artistically ambitious in all the best ways. "[F]ood just fallin' from the sky this whole time."

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    This play presents as an intriguing high stakes mystery, but its power comes from a profound investigation of love. It delves into not just romantic and sexual love, but also the too often neglected bonds between siblings.

    It's got the deft gender play of M. Butterfly without the problematics.

    This play presents as an intriguing high stakes mystery, but its power comes from a profound investigation of love. It delves into not just romantic and sexual love, but also the too often neglected bonds between siblings.

    It's got the deft gender play of M. Butterfly without the problematics.

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    A Zoom performance of this play, selectively chosen for PlayGround-San Francisco's alumni reading series revealed a comedy with beautiful language from Shakespeare and the playwright. Don't just stop at the comedy. There's plenty of insight into the human condition. It questions capitalism, exposes sexism and deals with the travails of art making.

    Note that the reading had a brilliant, multicultural cast. All this play needs are good actors.

    A Zoom performance of this play, selectively chosen for PlayGround-San Francisco's alumni reading series revealed a comedy with beautiful language from Shakespeare and the playwright. Don't just stop at the comedy. There's plenty of insight into the human condition. It questions capitalism, exposes sexism and deals with the travails of art making.

    Note that the reading had a brilliant, multicultural cast. All this play needs are good actors.

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    Caught this excellent, smart play at Central Works (which extended its run) with a stellar cast. It's sheds light on our current political climate, but it also captures the intense emotions and ideas of smart teens trying to figure it all out.

    There are smart observations about the transformative power of art, particularly theater and rock and roll.

    Caught this excellent, smart play at Central Works (which extended its run) with a stellar cast. It's sheds light on our current political climate, but it also captures the intense emotions and ideas of smart teens trying to figure it all out.

    There are smart observations about the transformative power of art, particularly theater and rock and roll.

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    This beautifully captures a world I immediately recognized as someone who grew up on the west side. This is just lovely, lovely work. Inventive overlap between theater and screen.

    This beautifully captures a world I immediately recognized as someone who grew up on the west side. This is just lovely, lovely work. Inventive overlap between theater and screen.

  • Mildred Inez Lewis: OTP by Elise Wien
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    Beautifully written teen girls, Ceci and Michelle stick with you. It also evokes an Internet period that is fast receding writing fan fiction during Tumblr's ascendancy. Unlike many plays about the digital era, the language is rich, evocative and poetic without breaking the reality of the story.

    Beautifully written teen girls, Ceci and Michelle stick with you. It also evokes an Internet period that is fast receding writing fan fiction during Tumblr's ascendancy. Unlike many plays about the digital era, the language is rich, evocative and poetic without breaking the reality of the story.

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  • Mildred Inez Lewis: BloodSuckingLeech by Amy Tofte
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    Beautifully done and very timely. Terrific roles for women over thirty, always a consideration.

    Beautifully done and very timely. Terrific roles for women over thirty, always a consideration.

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  • Mildred Inez Lewis: I'm Gonna Need You to Log off for Me by Daniel Prillaman
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    Don't miss the delightful language play in this piece. "quandaries in your portfolio that I would be remiss if I did not address." Great juxtaposition with the breaking news topic. There's also the pathos of a mediocre artist trying to make a go of it by hook or crook. Evidently that's not limited to us humans. Wonderful, sharp piece.

    Don't miss the delightful language play in this piece. "quandaries in your portfolio that I would be remiss if I did not address." Great juxtaposition with the breaking news topic. There's also the pathos of a mediocre artist trying to make a go of it by hook or crook. Evidently that's not limited to us humans. Wonderful, sharp piece.

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  • Mildred Inez Lewis: Great Western Wanderlust by Eric Eberwein
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    This play is an evergreen. It is a terrifically fun ride. Greg and Kristi are keepers.

    This play is an evergreen. It is a terrifically fun ride. Greg and Kristi are keepers.

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  • Mildred Inez Lewis: The Ones Who Adapt by Greg Lam
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    What a terrific play. Layers and nuances not often seen in a ten minute piece. It will make you think about the assumptions we have and distinctions we make between aliens and humans in so many contexts.

    What a terrific play. Layers and nuances not often seen in a ten minute piece. It will make you think about the assumptions we have and distinctions we make between aliens and humans in so many contexts.

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