Recommended by Brandon Urrutia

  • Alba

    by Alejandro Rodriguez

    I once heard a quote about how a kind grandmother is just a bad mom attempting to get into Heaven. However Rodriguez proves with Alba that there is no black and white when it comes to motherhood. Decisions are made because they need to be made for the good of the family. To keep the home intact. Rodriguez has breathed new life into an already fiery piece, and. does so masterfully. A read I could just not put down.

    I once heard a quote about how a kind grandmother is just a bad mom attempting to get into Heaven. However Rodriguez proves with Alba that there is no black and white when it comes to motherhood. Decisions are made because they need to be made for the good of the family. To keep the home intact. Rodriguez has breathed new life into an already fiery piece, and. does so masterfully. A read I could just not put down.

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    Grief grabs a hold of you and never lets you go. You wake up with it, you sleep with it, you eat breakfast with it. But what do you do when it enters your open window and stares you in the face? Vargas has cleverly put us in this world and I am so glad to see how this is reacted to. The Pretender is not just commonplace, but also a wonderful metaphor for dealing with a loss. By the end I am sitting alongside Meche on that couch, I would LOVE to see this staged!!

    Grief grabs a hold of you and never lets you go. You wake up with it, you sleep with it, you eat breakfast with it. But what do you do when it enters your open window and stares you in the face? Vargas has cleverly put us in this world and I am so glad to see how this is reacted to. The Pretender is not just commonplace, but also a wonderful metaphor for dealing with a loss. By the end I am sitting alongside Meche on that couch, I would LOVE to see this staged!!

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    I have been a fan this play for a long time now, Kerr's use of time for the degradation of Marc and Jess' really shines through the text. Kerr has weaved a story worth reading, seeing, and seeing again. I hope this play receives all the accolades it deserves.

    I have been a fan this play for a long time now, Kerr's use of time for the degradation of Marc and Jess' really shines through the text. Kerr has weaved a story worth reading, seeing, and seeing again. I hope this play receives all the accolades it deserves.

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    I am a fan of Art.
    Prillaman has made me a fan of those who guard it.
    Art Duty is a terrific piece that explores every facet of craving nonexistence as well as being comfortable in the not knowing.
    I cannot wait to see it on its feet.

    I am a fan of Art.
    Prillaman has made me a fan of those who guard it.
    Art Duty is a terrific piece that explores every facet of craving nonexistence as well as being comfortable in the not knowing.
    I cannot wait to see it on its feet.

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    I read the play a while ago, however it has remained constant on my mind since. Heyman has encompassed a true world that exists inside Alex’s mind and it is one that I see in my day to day as a teacher with students searching for their own place in the world. I fully suggest you read this play.

    I read the play a while ago, however it has remained constant on my mind since. Heyman has encompassed a true world that exists inside Alex’s mind and it is one that I see in my day to day as a teacher with students searching for their own place in the world. I fully suggest you read this play.

  • Brandon Urrutia: All-of-the-above Jesus by Noah Mannix
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    Love lives in the moments that we share with one another. Love GROWS in absence. All-of-the-above Jesus illustrates a beautiful tale of absence defined relationships and how we can grow so far apart from one another yet still feel the pull when a name is mentioned. I would absolutely love to see this piece staged.

    Love lives in the moments that we share with one another. Love GROWS in absence. All-of-the-above Jesus illustrates a beautiful tale of absence defined relationships and how we can grow so far apart from one another yet still feel the pull when a name is mentioned. I would absolutely love to see this piece staged.

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  • Brandon Urrutia: XOXOLOLA by Rachel Beth Greene
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    The human body is a beautiful thing, it tells stories, creates life and thrives in unbelievable situations.
    However, Greene's XOXOLOLA reminds us that the human body is also attached to a person. A person with desires and fears known all too well by the audience.
    I've been a fan of this work for months and was lucky enough to finally see it live.
    I found myself in tears in the last scene.
    This play should be bound in a collection of theatre for the modern age.

    The human body is a beautiful thing, it tells stories, creates life and thrives in unbelievable situations.
    However, Greene's XOXOLOLA reminds us that the human body is also attached to a person. A person with desires and fears known all too well by the audience.
    I've been a fan of this work for months and was lucky enough to finally see it live.
    I found myself in tears in the last scene.
    This play should be bound in a collection of theatre for the modern age.

    ”
  • Brandon Urrutia: Erosion by Erin Proctor
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    Budget Cuts. Real, scary and an effective way to break out of a prison made for eternity.
    Proctor's short two hander is a great piece for those with no boulder to push as well as for short play festivals to produce.

    Budget Cuts. Real, scary and an effective way to break out of a prison made for eternity.
    Proctor's short two hander is a great piece for those with no boulder to push as well as for short play festivals to produce.

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  • Brandon Urrutia: AS I EAT THE WORLD by Luis Roberto Herrera
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    Gordito and Flaco were two nicknames I had always feared being given growing up around my Cuban grandparents. Herrera does an absolutely excellent job at tying in that fear with the reality of living in a latinx household. Truly showing how food is not only a language of love, but also an object of fear.

    Gordito and Flaco were two nicknames I had always feared being given growing up around my Cuban grandparents. Herrera does an absolutely excellent job at tying in that fear with the reality of living in a latinx household. Truly showing how food is not only a language of love, but also an object of fear.

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  • Brandon Urrutia: We're Here by Megan Rivkin
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    Rivkin has delivered a gem. With this play the present world of Man and the world we hear from Woman can clash but also mesh into one another. I particularly love the nature of of Woman and how she's found a way to be open and vulnerable to these strangers of Midtown. This part would be an honor for any actor.

    Rivkin has delivered a gem. With this play the present world of Man and the world we hear from Woman can clash but also mesh into one another. I particularly love the nature of of Woman and how she's found a way to be open and vulnerable to these strangers of Midtown. This part would be an honor for any actor.

    ”