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Miranda Jonté

Recommended by Miranda Jonté

  • Do You Get It by Philip Middleton Williams
    31 Oct. 2021
    “ Straightforward. Poignant. Far too relatable, hitting the same notes relating to why I can’t rewatch The Wonder Years- my guts can only go through that once.
    I love how the simpleness of this piece captures the horror, grief and pining. Williams’ lack of ostentation, his choice of just the facts, are all the more powerful, and beautifully present the senseless tragedy of it all. ”
  • Things Are Looking Up by Vince Gatton
    22 Aug. 2021
    “ The beauty is in the mundane here, among the sometimes-stocked and sometimes-sparse shelves of the local 7-11, while nurses on break connect and commiserate over little and maybe not-so-little things. It's in the seeming throwaway details of passing conversation that most-telling bits are divulged, and this little slice of life is hammer punched by one of the best, most subtly rumbling mic drops of a reveal I have had the goosebumped pleasure to encounter. Not everyone can do understated horror like Gatton can, and Vince Gilligan would be envious. ”
  • Bob's Last Day by Rachel Feeny-Williams
    19 Aug. 2021
    “ This is such a lovely, lovely ode to a life in and love for the theater, dedication to one’s craft, and the magic that happens on, and off, the stage.
    What a warm hug. ”
  • The Brief Lifespan of a Butterfly (Monologue) by Debbie Lamedman
    17 Jul. 2021
    “ A great monologue for an actor is one that is a conversation and Lamedman has penned a fabulous conversation full of discovery. Discovery of what’s real and self respect. A great monologue has the actor riding big waves and small ones, has them paddling out into the surf.
    This is a great monologue. ”
  • You Have Earned Bonus Stars by Vince Gatton
    14 Jul. 2021
    “ Bonus Stars starts in awesomely constructed chaos which is equal parts frantic & quiet. Gatton has managed to make a 'road trip buddy story' into a quest steeped in discovery & morals, helmed & anchored by the beautifully drawn Danielle. From its first moments I felt each disremembrance of Jimmy like an arrow piercing my soul. Gatton creates in Danielle a moral compass amid trauma; a testament to Gatton's ability to convey what is kind & what is not in mere seconds - and later on, he introduces unexpected shades of gray that do color everyday life.
    *GREAT MONOLOGUES HERE!* ”
  • Hey by Vince Gatton
    12 Jul. 2021
    “ Absolutely lovely. The dynamic and character’s worlds are so very clear in their possibility and precipice, and individual stories, respectively. I always marvel at a playwright’s imagination in non-literal use of things, such as mannequins, to illustrate a greater, bigger happening.
    And, a mother’s love is everything, it is steadfast, the location, vocation, class rank file be damned.
    YES. ”
  • Gag Economy by John Busser
    14 Jun. 2021
    “ Like in A long Overdue Talk with Henry, the protagonist of Gag Economy pulses with rage, though hers is more explicit here, and for good reason. Busser's work is layered and dark and angry, though always under a veil of humor which it makes that much more palpable. The character of Woman- a great role for an actor- is acting justifiably or so she believes, exacting a vigilante justice on those in society who piss on the little guy. An immensely satisfying piece that left me with slight questioning of myself in THAT it was both horror and gratifying. Yes. ”
  • SEEN by Neil Radtke
    4 Jun. 2021
    “ AGGHHH!!! This is FABulous! The humor is clever and the pace fast (this combo in one of the many great one-liners made me spit out my coffee). SEEN feels like a very fast ride whose end you do not see coming- and the weightiness, the seriousness of the final moments is invigorating. While it could have felt like blow of lead in lesser hands, instead it excites. Big time. Fun, smart, and YES. ”
  • APEX PREDATOR by Rachael Carnes
    1 May. 2021
    “ Oh. F%^*.
    This got ugly early. But slowly. And steadily. Goosebumps.
    Oh.
    F%^*. ”
  • Cold Dead Heart by Maximillian Gill
    1 May. 2021
    “ LOVE LOVE LOVE. I easily fell under the spell of this perfect New York love story. Cold Dead Heart is clever, smart and full of longing.
    ‘Can’t my name be on the lease?’ let me know what I was in for, eliciting a snort laugh as I sat in the local pharmacy lobby post-vaccination.
    The desires of these characters are so clear, or so we think, until the reveal of the reason for resistance. Gill has a way with making non-humans, whether bottles, the wind, or vampires, so very relatable and moving.
    Yes. ”

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