Recommended by Marcia Eppich-Harris

  • Marcia Eppich-Harris: Uncomfortable [a 1-minute monologue] by Steven G. Martin
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    I saw this play at the Fat Turtle Theatre Quaranteeny Festival. It is a heartbreaking indictment of the people who see no evil, speak no evil, hear no evil. One word can say an awful lot. This is a powerful play.

    I saw this play at the Fat Turtle Theatre Quaranteeny Festival. It is a heartbreaking indictment of the people who see no evil, speak no evil, hear no evil. One word can say an awful lot. This is a powerful play.

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  • Marcia Eppich-Harris: Jill and Jack by Jan Probst
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    Jill and Jack confronts the sisyphean tasks that our nursery rhyme characters must carry out over the centuries with banal precision. However, with Jill in the leading role and taking control, the ever-bruised-and-broken pair have a chance to change their lives. It's a delight to read and would be even better to see!

    Jill and Jack confronts the sisyphean tasks that our nursery rhyme characters must carry out over the centuries with banal precision. However, with Jill in the leading role and taking control, the ever-bruised-and-broken pair have a chance to change their lives. It's a delight to read and would be even better to see!

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  • Marcia Eppich-Harris: aMUSEd by Megan Ann Jacobs
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    I saw aMUSEd at IndyFringe a while back, and it's a very funny show. It's a play that is both modern and pulls from mythology in order to create a world that revolves around stories. Sebastian, the muse in the play, shows us that art relies on several things -- pushing through when things are difficult, the need to talk it out, and the willingness to be vulnerable. There's a lot to learn here in terms of the human spirit and the creation of art, and it's a lot of fun along the way.

    I saw aMUSEd at IndyFringe a while back, and it's a very funny show. It's a play that is both modern and pulls from mythology in order to create a world that revolves around stories. Sebastian, the muse in the play, shows us that art relies on several things -- pushing through when things are difficult, the need to talk it out, and the willingness to be vulnerable. There's a lot to learn here in terms of the human spirit and the creation of art, and it's a lot of fun along the way.

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  • Marcia Eppich-Harris: Shades (a ten minute play) by Mark Harvey Levine
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    Shades is a multidimensional piece about art, color, the difference one change can make, and the comic effects of looking at the same scene in different ways. Levine's comedy within a nostalgic world is both impressionistic and poignant. It's laugh-out-loud funny and also breaks your heart -- a rare talent.

    Shades is a multidimensional piece about art, color, the difference one change can make, and the comic effects of looking at the same scene in different ways. Levine's comedy within a nostalgic world is both impressionistic and poignant. It's laugh-out-loud funny and also breaks your heart -- a rare talent.

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  • Marcia Eppich-Harris: Saver (a ten minute play) by Mark Harvey Levine
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    This is a lovely little piece about saving things from our past, so we can savor our memories of when the items gave meaning to our lives. (The pun, saver/savor, in the title is surely intentional.) Arthur and Irene's love and a perfect moment are recalled through the items hoarded in a packed away suitcase. In this play, Levine captures the sweetness of nostalgia and its private delights.

    This is a lovely little piece about saving things from our past, so we can savor our memories of when the items gave meaning to our lives. (The pun, saver/savor, in the title is surely intentional.) Arthur and Irene's love and a perfect moment are recalled through the items hoarded in a packed away suitcase. In this play, Levine captures the sweetness of nostalgia and its private delights.

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