Recommended by Bryan Stubbles

  • Bryan Stubbles: Baptisms for the Dead by Ezra Jackson-Smith
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    Jackson-Smith captures the essence of contemporary Utah Mormondom as it is. The scenic structure (14 scenes in 28 pages) works perfectly and be an answer to those who claim to need one play, one location. The play is accurate, speaks truth and contains three dimensional characters. Great work.

    Jackson-Smith captures the essence of contemporary Utah Mormondom as it is. The scenic structure (14 scenes in 28 pages) works perfectly and be an answer to those who claim to need one play, one location. The play is accurate, speaks truth and contains three dimensional characters. Great work.

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  • Bryan Stubbles: The Chocolate Affair by Stephanie Alison Walker
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    Always partial to animorphic candy, I loved this play. It certainly earned its spot in the Smith & Kraus anthology. The comedy comes fast and furious. The play never lets up. Wish it could continue...

    Always partial to animorphic candy, I loved this play. It certainly earned its spot in the Smith & Kraus anthology. The comedy comes fast and furious. The play never lets up. Wish it could continue...

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  • Bryan Stubbles: HENRY, LOUISE and HENRI by Kathleen Cahill
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    Fun portrait of naive Yanks in France - who play to the stereotypical extremes...one hates all things French apprently and one is totally in love with France and a certain Matisse. Mild-mannered comedy with a good punchline. Worth a read.

    Fun portrait of naive Yanks in France - who play to the stereotypical extremes...one hates all things French apprently and one is totally in love with France and a certain Matisse. Mild-mannered comedy with a good punchline. Worth a read.

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  • Bryan Stubbles: Imagine Freedom by Vickie Williams
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    A very sympathetic study of Susie King Taylor - really captures the pain that comes with war and racism. A good study of nostalgia, hope and loss. Williams breathes life into Taylor. The era resonates as well. Recommended.

    A very sympathetic study of Susie King Taylor - really captures the pain that comes with war and racism. A good study of nostalgia, hope and loss. Williams breathes life into Taylor. The era resonates as well. Recommended.

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  • Bryan Stubbles: Cookie Cutter Christmas by Lindsay Partain
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    An interesting and enjoyable read. Very heartfelt. In-depth characterization. Interesting use of the mother's memory and repeating the same lines to different effect. Highly recommended.

    An interesting and enjoyable read. Very heartfelt. In-depth characterization. Interesting use of the mother's memory and repeating the same lines to different effect. Highly recommended.

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  • Bryan Stubbles: Socks by Kate Danley
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    Pretty nutty entertainment here. If you want a screwball comedy on speed, here ya go. Wild stuff.

    Pretty nutty entertainment here. If you want a screwball comedy on speed, here ya go. Wild stuff.

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  • Bryan Stubbles: TWENTYNINE PALMS - monologue for a girl in trouble on the eve of her sixteenth birthday by Deanne Stillman
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    Worthy encapsulation of emotion, trauma and genealogy in one tough little monologue. Highly recommended. I'm not familiar with the source material, but enjoyed the monologue quite a bit.

    Worthy encapsulation of emotion, trauma and genealogy in one tough little monologue. Highly recommended. I'm not familiar with the source material, but enjoyed the monologue quite a bit.

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  • Bryan Stubbles: Namesake by Brianna Barrett
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    Wonderfully pleasant and humorous. Barrett does a good job of mixing history and humor. Love the location and time. Recommended as a comedy or for anyone interested in history or a good female role. Happy I read it.

    Wonderfully pleasant and humorous. Barrett does a good job of mixing history and humor. Love the location and time. Recommended as a comedy or for anyone interested in history or a good female role. Happy I read it.

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  • Bryan Stubbles: Arguing With Toasters by Matthew Weaver
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    I read an earlier draft (I think) of this and it was absolutely one of the funniest things I've ever read whilst making poignant observations about our society. I usually don't recommend work that already has a recommend, but this deserves it.

    I read an earlier draft (I think) of this and it was absolutely one of the funniest things I've ever read whilst making poignant observations about our society. I usually don't recommend work that already has a recommend, but this deserves it.

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  • Bryan Stubbles: Frostbite by Nina Mansfield
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    I caught this in Seoul a couple of weekends ago. What a sickeningly hilarious (or is it "hilariously sick"?) play this is. But, alas, the cannibalism-while-alive, while enjoyable and oddly satisfying, isn't what the play is REALLY about. Yes, there are topics more serious (and funnier) than cannibalism and this play whacks it out of the park. So glad I saw it.

    I caught this in Seoul a couple of weekends ago. What a sickeningly hilarious (or is it "hilariously sick"?) play this is. But, alas, the cannibalism-while-alive, while enjoyable and oddly satisfying, isn't what the play is REALLY about. Yes, there are topics more serious (and funnier) than cannibalism and this play whacks it out of the park. So glad I saw it.

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