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Paul Calandrino

Recommended by Paul Calandrino

  • RIPPLE by Rachael Carnes
    7 Apr. 2019
    “ It takes a special playwright to reimagine a super massive cosmic event as a rehearsal for a 10-minute play. It takes even more creative pluck to recast two black holes on the verge of merging as two actors (people, essentially) wary of the vulnerability and intimacy required of them onstage. You have to listen to the sound effect linked to at the end of the script. An amazing coda to an amazing play. ”
  • JOIN THE MOVEMENT by Rachael Carnes
    6 Apr. 2019
    “ This is the leggings play to end all leggings plays. I have a leggings play, too, that also involves dressing and undressing on stage, but it's nowhere near as uproarious as this. I agree with Asher Wyndham's assessment of Carnes' unique voice and comic excellence. Bravo! ”
  • ELEVEN by Rachael Carnes
    6 Apr. 2019
    “ This is such a sweet, funny, heartbreaking, heartwarming, and true play about growing up and letting go, and not letting go and not growing up. A whole evening of plays like this would explain a whole lot about the love and angst inside families. Wonderful work. ”
  • CORNUCOPIA by Rachael Carnes
    6 Apr. 2019
    “ This play had me at the opening stage direction and throttled me with laughter the entire way through. So many great lines. A great holiday play. ”
  • CONTRAPPOSTO by Rachael Carnes
    6 Apr. 2019
    “ "Contrapposto" reminds us that the #Me-Too Movement started at least as early as 1485. A hilarious bout between two icons, Venus makes the case for women's power and dignity that we all know is true, but is lost in men's idealization of them. "My body placed there," she says, "divorced from head and heart, an open invitation." Tragic, funny, brilliant. ”
  • WABI SABI by Rachael Carnes
    6 Apr. 2019
    “ Rachael Carnes' "Wabi Sabi" is a tender, funny, and psychologically astute view into the minds and hearts of teens searching for identity and connection in the midst of change. I love Rachael's dialogue and am impressed with her command of tea ceremony! A delight. ”