Recommended by Kaela Mei-Shing Garvin

  • Kaela Mei-Shing Garvin: Bury the Rest by Skye Robinson Hillis
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    I had the chance to hear a reading of this play at the Kennedy Center Region III conference, and I'm still thinking about it. This is a well-crafted play about not only topical issues but the nature of change itself, populated with memorable characters. I'm excited to see the life that this play has in the future: it's a timely and necessary work.

    I had the chance to hear a reading of this play at the Kennedy Center Region III conference, and I'm still thinking about it. This is a well-crafted play about not only topical issues but the nature of change itself, populated with memorable characters. I'm excited to see the life that this play has in the future: it's a timely and necessary work.

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  • Kaela Mei-Shing Garvin: Like Hyacinth Flowers by Kaia L
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    A beautiful, lyrical myth retelling. We love a happy queer ending!!!! Kaia has done a lovely job with texture, language, and character in her play. The imagery in the work is lush and gorgeous. A stunning play from a writer you'll want to follow.

    A beautiful, lyrical myth retelling. We love a happy queer ending!!!! Kaia has done a lovely job with texture, language, and character in her play. The imagery in the work is lush and gorgeous. A stunning play from a writer you'll want to follow.

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  • Kaela Mei-Shing Garvin: Tinker Rising by Hollis Beck
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    A smart, funny, and action-packed queer play! Hollis does a great job pitting good against evil, value systems against each other, and populating this work with dynamic, compelling characters. A fun romp that has something to say. We love a work/life balance narrative filled with superheroes & a lil romance!

    A smart, funny, and action-packed queer play! Hollis does a great job pitting good against evil, value systems against each other, and populating this work with dynamic, compelling characters. A fun romp that has something to say. We love a work/life balance narrative filled with superheroes & a lil romance!

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  • Kaela Mei-Shing Garvin: DREAM HOU$E by Eliana Pipes
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    A funny, sharp, deep play about families and the cost of gentrification. The playwright has crafted specific, compelling characters and a beautiful environment in the titular hou$e. I love the moments of surrealism in the play and its reality-TV elements serve the play in heightening it. Great roles for 3 female actors-- you'll laugh, your jaw will drop, you might cry, who knows!!

    A funny, sharp, deep play about families and the cost of gentrification. The playwright has crafted specific, compelling characters and a beautiful environment in the titular hou$e. I love the moments of surrealism in the play and its reality-TV elements serve the play in heightening it. Great roles for 3 female actors-- you'll laugh, your jaw will drop, you might cry, who knows!!

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  • Kaela Mei-Shing Garvin: Julio Ain't Goin' Down Like That by C. Julian Jiménez
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    A gorgeous, moving play that showcases the beauty in queerness, simultaneously a celebration and an intense call to action. Wonderful opportunities for an ensemble of queer actors (mostly of color!) in this work. Its strong imagery and inventive structure serve the play through a nonlinear telling of a true story. Timely and powerful.

    A gorgeous, moving play that showcases the beauty in queerness, simultaneously a celebration and an intense call to action. Wonderful opportunities for an ensemble of queer actors (mostly of color!) in this work. Its strong imagery and inventive structure serve the play through a nonlinear telling of a true story. Timely and powerful.

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  • Kaela Mei-Shing Garvin: The Paper Dreams of Harry Chin by Jessica Huang
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    This is a memory play, a ghost play, a play about paper sons and the ramifications of immigration policy. A deeply political work but not on the nose, a deeply moving play but not overwrought. Great roles for actors and opportunities for beautiful design moments. On the whole, it's theatrical, accessible, and lyrical. I'm a huge fan.

    This is a memory play, a ghost play, a play about paper sons and the ramifications of immigration policy. A deeply political work but not on the nose, a deeply moving play but not overwrought. Great roles for actors and opportunities for beautiful design moments. On the whole, it's theatrical, accessible, and lyrical. I'm a huge fan.

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  • Kaela Mei-Shing Garvin: The Book of Mountains and Seas by Yilong Liu
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    What a beautiful play about grief and friendship. The script is well laid-out, rhythmic in the way it parses through dialogue. The characters are vivid, the dialogue is snappy, and the premise compelling. The strength of this play lies in its emotional truth as Raymond and Andrew reckon with each other through the man they loved and lost.

    What a beautiful play about grief and friendship. The script is well laid-out, rhythmic in the way it parses through dialogue. The characters are vivid, the dialogue is snappy, and the premise compelling. The strength of this play lies in its emotional truth as Raymond and Andrew reckon with each other through the man they loved and lost.

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