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Lisa Dellagiarino Feriend

Recommended by Lisa Dellagiarino Feriend

  • Hello, My Name Is... by Amy Dellagiarino
    30 Mar. 2021
    “ So, Amy is my sister, but I don’t say nice things about her just because we’re related. In fact, it makes me less inclined to be nice. But, secure in the knowledge that our parents love me best, I can say without nepotism that Amy’s dark comedy about a cult is great. It is very funny and (bonus!) easy to produce, since the whole play takes place in one location. It is strange and silly, weird and wonderful. And dark. A great night of theater by the second-best Dellagiarino. ”
  • PerSEVERance by David Lipschutz
    29 Mar. 2021
    “ Oooh this short virtual play is great! It starts out funny and slowly morphs into scary. What a great use of the virtual medium! It's hard to create suspense in under ten pages, but David Lipschutz has done it and done it well. "PerSEVERance" would be a great addition to any short play festival happening online! ”
  • Maria and Little Joey Have a Baby by George Sapio
    27 Mar. 2021
    “ This short play is fun! A mobster’s daughter runs away from home and has a baby - father unknown- while hiding out. Little Joey finds her and tries to convince her to go home. Engaging, tense, and mysterious (who’s the father??), “Maria and Little Joey Have a Baby” will keep you hooked from start to finish! ”
  • Six Dead Bodies Duct-Taped to a Merry-Go-Round by Dawson Moore
    26 Mar. 2021
    “ I read this one based on the title alone, and boy am I glad I did. This short play is darkly funny, and the characters feel real and relatable even though they're talking about duct taping six dead bodies to a merry-go-round. I would love to see this live, for audience reactions alone. This play is weird and wonderful. ”
  • TBA by Carla Ching
    25 Mar. 2021
    “ What a beautiful play this is! A reclusive writer on the cusp of his big break is working on a book of short, autobiographical stories which are going to make him a star - until things start to go wrong. "TBA" explores the fine line between fact and fiction in such an interesting way, and it doles out information in tiny, tantalizing morsels as the play progresses. Before I knew it, I had reached the end. It hooked me from start to finish! ”
  • Children's Letters To Satan by John Busser
    25 Mar. 2021
    “ Well, this is delightful. It's a collection of children's letters to Santa, only they spelled Santa wrong and they ended up getting delivered to someone very different. If I saw this live, it would be one of those shows where I'm secretly wishing for it to last forever. SO funny. ”
  • The Asylum of Bridesmaids by Rachel Feeny-Williams
    25 Mar. 2021
    “ This short spoof on Animal Planet is so much fun! I love the flowery description of bridesmaid action/activity that the voice over provides, juxtaposed with the much less majestic reality of what the bridesmaids are actually doing. Anyone who has ever found themselves at the same bar as a bachelorette party will be able to appreciate this one! ”
  • Written in the Stars (10-Minute) by Melody DeRogatis
    23 Mar. 2021
    “ I love the dialogue in this short play. Melody DeRogatis does a great job keeping Aris from seeming like a caricature as she explains to Benny that they should stop dating because their star signs are incompatible. I also really liked the note it ended on. Such a funny, sweet play! ”
  • AN ESTUARY by Nick Malakhow
    23 Mar. 2021
    “ There are so many surprises in this lovely play! Every time I thought I knew where it was going, it went somewhere totally different. What a beautiful, bittersweet story about family and identity and lost opportunities. I loved it! ”
  • The Poet, The Spy, and the Dark Lady by Emily McClain
    21 Mar. 2021
    “ There are a lot of stories out there about Shakespeare, but this is one of my favorites. Emily McClain weaves fact, circumstantial evidence, and fiction into a completely engaging story about a trio of lovers - who just happen to be William Shakespeare, Christopher Marlowe, and Emilia Bassano. We see the struggles they each go through individually when they're apart, and how well the complement each other artistically when they're together. I did a lot of googling when I finished reading this, to try to find out how much of it is true. This is historical fiction at its best! ”

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