Recommended by Lisa Dellagiarino Feriend

  • Lisa Dellagiarino Feriend: AGENT OF CHANGE by Greg Burdick
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    I was lucky enough to catch ATC Studio's reading of this play. It does a great job showing how we've failed our veterans instead of preaching about how we've failed our veterans. It's also got some great roles for older actors and some fabulous monologues that could stand on their own. Heavy, lovely work.

    I was lucky enough to catch ATC Studio's reading of this play. It does a great job showing how we've failed our veterans instead of preaching about how we've failed our veterans. It's also got some great roles for older actors and some fabulous monologues that could stand on their own. Heavy, lovely work.

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  • Lisa Dellagiarino Feriend: Sex In Strange Places And Other Self Help Guidance For Couples Over 50 Who Want To Stay Together by Christopher Plumridge
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    I read this one for the title (naturally) and it did not disappoint! Janet is feeling restless in her sex life, so she bought the titular book, read it in a day, and is ready for new adventures with Malcolm - who is engrossed in a far less racy book of his own. The back and forth rings very true for two people who have been together for decades, and you can't help but root for Janet and Malcolm to have bold new adventures which lead to their inclusion in Janet's book's sequel. Lots of fun!

    I read this one for the title (naturally) and it did not disappoint! Janet is feeling restless in her sex life, so she bought the titular book, read it in a day, and is ready for new adventures with Malcolm - who is engrossed in a far less racy book of his own. The back and forth rings very true for two people who have been together for decades, and you can't help but root for Janet and Malcolm to have bold new adventures which lead to their inclusion in Janet's book's sequel. Lots of fun!

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  • Lisa Dellagiarino Feriend: (A Day in) The Life of Pie by Christopher Plumridge
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    "The door was slightly ajar, but mostly it was a door." This short noir spoof is full of dad jokes and (spoken) song lyrics, and it is too much fun. John Pie, PI, follows the clues as he tries to figure out who killed X, Kay's father. Not only is this play a fantastic genre spoof, but the amount of word play it contains makes it feel like it was a joy to create and would be a blast to perform. It doesn't take itself seriously, it's just here to have fun. And it is. So much fun.

    "The door was slightly ajar, but mostly it was a door." This short noir spoof is full of dad jokes and (spoken) song lyrics, and it is too much fun. John Pie, PI, follows the clues as he tries to figure out who killed X, Kay's father. Not only is this play a fantastic genre spoof, but the amount of word play it contains makes it feel like it was a joy to create and would be a blast to perform. It doesn't take itself seriously, it's just here to have fun. And it is. So much fun.

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  • Lisa Dellagiarino Feriend: (A Day in) The Life of Pie by Morey Norkin and Christopher Plumridge
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    "The door was slightly ajar, but mostly it was a door." This short noir spoof is full of dad jokes and (spoken) song lyrics, and it is too much fun. John Pie, PI, follows the clues as he tries to figure out who killed X, Kay's father. Not only is this play a fantastic genre spoof, but the amount of word play it contains makes it feel like it was a joy to create and would be a blast to perform. It doesn't take itself seriously, it's just here to have fun. And it is. So much fun.

    "The door was slightly ajar, but mostly it was a door." This short noir spoof is full of dad jokes and (spoken) song lyrics, and it is too much fun. John Pie, PI, follows the clues as he tries to figure out who killed X, Kay's father. Not only is this play a fantastic genre spoof, but the amount of word play it contains makes it feel like it was a joy to create and would be a blast to perform. It doesn't take itself seriously, it's just here to have fun. And it is. So much fun.

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  • Lisa Dellagiarino Feriend: Joan's Arc by Emily Hageman
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    Oh wow. This play about a teenage girl struggling after her best friend dies in a school shooting is so, so good. There's plenty of sadness, but there's also humor as well. I love the way the group text is represented on stage, and Emily Hageman absolutely nails teenage voices. This is a wonderful study on grief and grappling with the discovery that sometimes in this world wrong wins.

    Oh wow. This play about a teenage girl struggling after her best friend dies in a school shooting is so, so good. There's plenty of sadness, but there's also humor as well. I love the way the group text is represented on stage, and Emily Hageman absolutely nails teenage voices. This is a wonderful study on grief and grappling with the discovery that sometimes in this world wrong wins.

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  • Lisa Dellagiarino Feriend: Hammer of God by David Robson
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    What I like so much about this piece is the boy who shows up every so often to remind us that this is Paul's version of events, and that we're all the heroes in our own stories, and therefore unreliable narrators. As a mostly one-person play, this would be a fun challenge for an actor - and a fun challenge for an audience, who would be reminded periodically throughout that this may not be exactly how it all happened in real life, forcing the audience to think critically and draw their own conclusions.

    What I like so much about this piece is the boy who shows up every so often to remind us that this is Paul's version of events, and that we're all the heroes in our own stories, and therefore unreliable narrators. As a mostly one-person play, this would be a fun challenge for an actor - and a fun challenge for an audience, who would be reminded periodically throughout that this may not be exactly how it all happened in real life, forcing the audience to think critically and draw their own conclusions.

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  • Lisa Dellagiarino Feriend: 0% Chance of Visibility (a 10 minute musical comedy) by Marj O'Neill-Butler and Arianna Rose by Marj O'Neill-Butler
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    Oh my gosh, this is great. A short musical about two women in their 60s, with one helping the other remember how to enjoy life and not let the world make her feel invisible. There are so few good roles for women in their 60s. What a gift this play is. The songs are fun, and there's not a single conversation in the whole play about anybody's grandchildren. It's all about them. Lovely!

    Oh my gosh, this is great. A short musical about two women in their 60s, with one helping the other remember how to enjoy life and not let the world make her feel invisible. There are so few good roles for women in their 60s. What a gift this play is. The songs are fun, and there's not a single conversation in the whole play about anybody's grandchildren. It's all about them. Lovely!

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  • Lisa Dellagiarino Feriend: ZERO PERCENT CHANCE OF VISIBILITY short-form musical by Arianna Rose and Marj O'Neill-Butler by Arianna Rose and Marj O'Neill-Butler
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    Oh my gosh, this is great. A short musical about two women in their 60s, with one helping the other remember how to enjoy life and not let the world make her feel invisible. There are so few good roles for women in their 60s. What a gift this play is. The songs are fun, and there's not a single conversation in the whole play about anybody's grandchildren. It's all about them. Lovely!

    Oh my gosh, this is great. A short musical about two women in their 60s, with one helping the other remember how to enjoy life and not let the world make her feel invisible. There are so few good roles for women in their 60s. What a gift this play is. The songs are fun, and there's not a single conversation in the whole play about anybody's grandchildren. It's all about them. Lovely!

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  • Lisa Dellagiarino Feriend: Marie Antionette and the Magical Negros by Terry Guest
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    Wow. This play uses what's possible in live theater to the fullest. It takes the story of Marie Antoinette and weaves in other moments in history - mostly American, but also Haitian and French - to tell a highly theatrical story about activism and complacency. What a wonderful play.

    Wow. This play uses what's possible in live theater to the fullest. It takes the story of Marie Antoinette and weaves in other moments in history - mostly American, but also Haitian and French - to tell a highly theatrical story about activism and complacency. What a wonderful play.

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  • Lisa Dellagiarino Feriend: The Impracticality of Modern-Day Mastodons by Rachel Teagle
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    I want to see this so badly. I want to see how the mastodon is created, and I want to hear the sound effects (a sound designer would have a field day with this play!) All of a sudden, everyone becomes what they wanted to be when they grew up, and the play does a fantastic job capturing child-like wonder and improbabilities among a group of adults (who are all now spies, ballerinas, astronauts, etc.) Jess wanted to be a mastodon when she grew up, and the play explores the feeling of not quite belonging, among so much more.

    I want to see this so badly. I want to see how the mastodon is created, and I want to hear the sound effects (a sound designer would have a field day with this play!) All of a sudden, everyone becomes what they wanted to be when they grew up, and the play does a fantastic job capturing child-like wonder and improbabilities among a group of adults (who are all now spies, ballerinas, astronauts, etc.) Jess wanted to be a mastodon when she grew up, and the play explores the feeling of not quite belonging, among so much more.

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