Recommended by Lisa Dellagiarino Feriend

  • Lisa Dellagiarino Feriend: A Hit and Miss Christmas by Emma Wood
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    "A Hit and Miss Christmas" is a funny and, at times, very poignant play about a theater company and theater people at a crossroads, figuring out who and what they want to be going forward. The company members wrestling between sticking with classics that have been done to death versus trying something new rings very true. I felt like I knew these people, and I enjoyed spending this time with them. This was a lovely read!

    "A Hit and Miss Christmas" is a funny and, at times, very poignant play about a theater company and theater people at a crossroads, figuring out who and what they want to be going forward. The company members wrestling between sticking with classics that have been done to death versus trying something new rings very true. I felt like I knew these people, and I enjoyed spending this time with them. This was a lovely read!

    ”
  • Lisa Dellagiarino Feriend: Easy as Pie by Melanie Coffey
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    I love this play. The dialogue is smart and fast, and the characters are complex. Everything about the story - from the frustration that sparks May's decision, to the aftermath of her actions - feels entirely plausible. As someone who is tired of watching extremely qualified women lose elections to less qualified men, this was a nice piece of revenge fantasy - and a good reminder that getting a woman in the White House is really just the beginning of the fight.

    I love this play. The dialogue is smart and fast, and the characters are complex. Everything about the story - from the frustration that sparks May's decision, to the aftermath of her actions - feels entirely plausible. As someone who is tired of watching extremely qualified women lose elections to less qualified men, this was a nice piece of revenge fantasy - and a good reminder that getting a woman in the White House is really just the beginning of the fight.

    ”