Recommended by James McLindon

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    This play is so simple, so lovely, and so profound, a play about loneliness, loss and the healing power of connection.
    Saw it at the Boston Theater Marathon and hope I come across a production of it again. It deserves a lot of them.

    This play is so simple, so lovely, and so profound, a play about loneliness, loss and the healing power of connection.
    Saw it at the Boston Theater Marathon and hope I come across a production of it again. It deserves a lot of them.

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    Saw this play at the Boston Theater Marathon and it is hands down one of the funniest, smartest pieces that I've ever seen there. All that and a powerful message as well. Deserves many, many productions.

    Saw this play at the Boston Theater Marathon and it is hands down one of the funniest, smartest pieces that I've ever seen there. All that and a powerful message as well. Deserves many, many productions.

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    Saw this play in a festival and loved it. It's a delightful play, full of small surprises, wit and compassion, and more than the sum of its parts. An idea that could have been a mere skit becomes much more, a play, with complicated and unpredictable characters. Deserves a lot of productions. Well done.

    Saw this play in a festival and loved it. It's a delightful play, full of small surprises, wit and compassion, and more than the sum of its parts. An idea that could have been a mere skit becomes much more, a play, with complicated and unpredictable characters. Deserves a lot of productions. Well done.

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    This play is a quiet gem, surprising and beautiful in equal measure. May it see a lot of productions.

    This play is a quiet gem, surprising and beautiful in equal measure. May it see a lot of productions.

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    Funny and then funnier and even funnier, this piece manages also to comment on the questionable morals of Western museums with a power that sneaks up on you. By bringing such institutions' plundering ways out of the distant past and into the present, it manages to drive home a serious point about the damage being done and the pain inflicted. (And the docent's euphemistic descriptions of the cultural appropriations described is alone worth the price of admission

    Funny and then funnier and even funnier, this piece manages also to comment on the questionable morals of Western museums with a power that sneaks up on you. By bringing such institutions' plundering ways out of the distant past and into the present, it manages to drive home a serious point about the damage being done and the pain inflicted. (And the docent's euphemistic descriptions of the cultural appropriations described is alone worth the price of admission

  • James McLindon: Locker Room Talk by John Holleman
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    This is a small but satisfying play that will thwart all your expectations. It's about finding community when you've been alone, wisdom and inexperience, and help in unexpected places. All the while it resolutely veers away from cliche and towards what feels like real life. I very much enjoyed it and wish it many productions.

    This is a small but satisfying play that will thwart all your expectations. It's about finding community when you've been alone, wisdom and inexperience, and help in unexpected places. All the while it resolutely veers away from cliche and towards what feels like real life. I very much enjoyed it and wish it many productions.

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  • James McLindon: HATCHED (10MP) by Michael Towers
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    A lovely two-hander that takes its time, breathes, and then delivers a beautiful ending that feels as earned as it does organic and unforced. It deserves a lot of productions.

    A lovely two-hander that takes its time, breathes, and then delivers a beautiful ending that feels as earned as it does organic and unforced. It deserves a lot of productions.

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  • James McLindon: SCRAP GOAT by R. D. Murphy
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    A modern take on a medieval practice, updated for the scoundrels of our present age, this play is the sort that amply rewards a second read by showing you all the clever touches you missed the first time through. If you've been waiting for a play about the monetization of sin, look no further. A fun and satisfying read that deserves more productions!

    A modern take on a medieval practice, updated for the scoundrels of our present age, this play is the sort that amply rewards a second read by showing you all the clever touches you missed the first time through. If you've been waiting for a play about the monetization of sin, look no further. A fun and satisfying read that deserves more productions!

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  • James McLindon: Louisiana Shoal by Mildred Inez Lewis
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    This is an apocalyptic play, laced with hope, beautifully told, with a message that only science and courage will deliver us from the twin scourges of environmental degradation and global warming.

    This is an apocalyptic play, laced with hope, beautifully told, with a message that only science and courage will deliver us from the twin scourges of environmental degradation and global warming.

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  • James McLindon: Sparrowfall by Ruben Carbajal
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    Sparrowfall is as wonderfully beautiful as it is wonderously sparse, the beginning, middle, and ending of a relationship in just six pages. Beautifully told. I would love to see a production.

    Sparrowfall is as wonderfully beautiful as it is wonderously sparse, the beginning, middle, and ending of a relationship in just six pages. Beautifully told. I would love to see a production.

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