Recommended by Lisa Dellagiarino Feriend

  • Lisa Dellagiarino Feriend: A Date with Jesus

    I have a soft spot for plays where someone Biblical is portrayed like a regular person, and “A Date with Jesus” definitely hits it. All the little details are so funny. I love that even though Jesus shows up where he was invited (and in a Hugo Boss suit, no less!) no one believes it’s him. Which is absolutely what would happen if Jesus really showed up in a coffee shop. What a clever short this is!

    I have a soft spot for plays where someone Biblical is portrayed like a regular person, and “A Date with Jesus” definitely hits it. All the little details are so funny. I love that even though Jesus shows up where he was invited (and in a Hugo Boss suit, no less!) no one believes it’s him. Which is absolutely what would happen if Jesus really showed up in a coffee shop. What a clever short this is!

  • Lisa Dellagiarino Feriend: Hello, My Name Is...

    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.

    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.

  • Lisa Dellagiarino Feriend: PerSEVERance

    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!

    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!

  • Lisa Dellagiarino Feriend: Maria and Little Joey Have a Baby

    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!

    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!

  • Lisa Dellagiarino Feriend: Six Dead Bodies Duct-Taped to a Merry-Go-Round

    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.

    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.

  • Lisa Dellagiarino Feriend: TBA

    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!

    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!

  • Lisa Dellagiarino Feriend: Children's Letters To Satan

    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.

    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.

  • Lisa Dellagiarino Feriend: The Asylum of Bridesmaids

    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!

    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!

  • Lisa Dellagiarino Feriend: Written in the Stars (10-Minute)

    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!

    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!

  • Lisa Dellagiarino Feriend: AN ESTUARY

    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!

    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!