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Recommended by Toby Malone

  • An Abstinent Orgy; or Two Pigeons Fighting Over a Hotdog by Bailey Jordan Garcia
    13 Feb. 2021
    “ A glimpse into a not-so-unbelievable future, where contact is forbidden but sex education is back on the books to highlight the importance of abstinence, in one of the most disheartening environments of all: an online group project. Written with realistic cadences and nuanced characters, this is an interesting piece that promises a lot in its full version. ”
  • Steam by Samantha Marchant
    13 Feb. 2021
    “ A zippy one-minute disaster play that reminded me of those old Goofy how-to cartoons, with the stentorian radio voice-over telling you who you should be while the reality unravels before our eyes. As our hapless hero both attempts to prepare for a date and clean up cat vomit, it's ultimately self-acceptance that wins the day. Plenty of fun. ”
  • Elsewhere by Adam Szymkowicz
    13 Feb. 2021
    “ A beautifully twisted take on familial relationships, possessiveness and perception: an exploration of a pair of sisters' patterns of behavior and their stark consequences. Well structured, heightened and filled with dark humor, there's a streak of menace that lies throbbing under the surface and by the time it emerges it's already too late. Great stuff. ”
  • Untragically Ever After by Evan Baughfman
    11 Feb. 2021
    “ A delight of a piece for young audiences (you know, the ones dealing with pu-ber-ty) who question in their ninth grade classrooms as to why someone didn't just tell Romeo to pause for a few minutes. The heroic teen Kylie takes on the task, staying Romeo's hand and... stealing his heart? How's he's going to explain THAT to the recently awakened Juliet? Plenty of fun. ”
  • A Clean Bathroom by Rachel Luann Strayer
    11 Feb. 2021
    “ This one's a real gem: a piece that starts out as a domestic comedy ("I'm cleaning the bathroom! No you can't pee in here") and then takes a many-layered turn when we realize just WHY Charlize is scrubbing so frantically. A human, heartbreaking piece that explores the aftermath of impulsive decisions. ”
  • Stiletto Envy by Eliana Pipes
    11 Feb. 2021
    “ A beautiful, compact moment in time that sensitively explores assumptions and fears around labels and identity, with an evocative setting and plenty of physicality for directors and actors to play with. 'Stiletto Envy' challenges preconceptions and offers a touching moment of understanding when laying out the many different nuances in the LGBTQIA+ rainbow. ”
  • James of Nazareth by Lisa Dellagiarino Feriend
    10 Feb. 2021
    “ What an incredible, beautiful, audacious thing Lisa Dellagiarino Feriend has achieved! Not only to tell the story of Jesus Christ from the perspective of his younger brother James, but to do it with such wit, skill, and compassion that it becomes an incredibly poignant, immediate, wonderful narrative, heartbreaking and real. This really knocked me for a loop. What bravery and talent. It's too bad the subject matter might scare off producers afraid of the blowback that an edgy Jesus story might bring, but it's absolutely their loss. I'm going to recommend this to everyone. ”
  • Duck, Duck, Goose by Max Langert
    9 Feb. 2021
    “ It's always a joy when a playwright can give you exactly what's advertised in the title but also completely surprise you. It's two ducks hanging out at a pond, until one of them is spotted by a goose. WIth dance numbers. Regardless of what kind of duck Diane is, she's got plenty going for her! ”
  • Who Really Killed the Radio Star? by Luke A. Habjan
    9 Feb. 2021
    “ What a ride! This is a dynamic love letter to music, as DD tries to unravel whether or not the Buggles were correct: if video indeed killed the radio star, why does he love the music on the radio still? Wonderfully reminiscent, energetic, and contemplative, the energy of actors-as-radios blasting the greatest hits of the last fifty years is a joy to behold. This would be plenty of fun staged. ”
  • Welcome (short play) by David Hansen
    9 Feb. 2021
    “ A zippy short that leaves more questions than answers, which is often sometimes exactly what you need, that also works in the context of the claustrophobia of being cooped up in a confined space as the universe zips by. The urge to burst out to greet it is sometimes irresistible. ”

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