Recommended by Michele Clarke

  • Michele Clarke: Welcome to the Fair by Straton Rushing
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    Oh boy, this play. 'Humor is what happens when we're told the truth quicker and more directly than we're used to.' -- George Saunders

    Oh boy, this play. 'Humor is what happens when we're told the truth quicker and more directly than we're used to.' -- George Saunders

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  • Michele Clarke: Scaredy Kat Presents by Janine Sobeck Knighton
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    If your theater serves young audiences, produce this excellent and triumphant piece! Easily the most endearing, believable characters, plot and dialogue involving young characters I've ever read. And the best treatment of a challenging situation faced by an increasing number of young people. What an enormous service this play will be for any community hoping to develop empathy and understanding. Brava.

    If your theater serves young audiences, produce this excellent and triumphant piece! Easily the most endearing, believable characters, plot and dialogue involving young characters I've ever read. And the best treatment of a challenging situation faced by an increasing number of young people. What an enormous service this play will be for any community hoping to develop empathy and understanding. Brava.

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  • Michele Clarke: What's in the Basement, Honey? by Bethany Dickens Assaf
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    A magnificent metaphor of a play! With so many layers and juxtapositions that I happily lost count! Brava.

    A magnificent metaphor of a play! With so many layers and juxtapositions that I happily lost count! Brava.

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  • Michele Clarke: The Resurrectionists by Robert J. LeBlanc
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    I did not have "the moral equivalence of grave robbing and murder" on my NPX bingo card! This is a thoroughly delightful romp through the perils of 1828 London. And yes, please, let's see this with two women!

    I did not have "the moral equivalence of grave robbing and murder" on my NPX bingo card! This is a thoroughly delightful romp through the perils of 1828 London. And yes, please, let's see this with two women!

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  • Michele Clarke: You Think You Know by Rachel Feeny-Williams
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    Even after the delicious twist, I didn't want YOU THINK YOU KNOW to end. These are enticing characters and there surely is more story to tell!

    Even after the delicious twist, I didn't want YOU THINK YOU KNOW to end. These are enticing characters and there surely is more story to tell!

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  • Michele Clarke: Laundry Day by Neil Radtke
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    A great demonstration of how one-minute plays are almost tailor made for life's moments of truth.

    A great demonstration of how one-minute plays are almost tailor made for life's moments of truth.

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  • Michele Clarke: The List by Michael Blackston
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    This would be a fantastic competition piece for high school drama groups. A very fresh take on parents as antagonists. Clever cast sizing - with a terrific use of greek chorus. The pacing is excellent. Masterful scene changes - weaving effortlessly through flashbacks, time changes, and more. And well-choreographed walk-throughs between longer scenes that keep everything moving. Sure, all this means it's basically directed from the page, but there's still plenty of room for actors and director to make it their own. This is a must-read.

    This would be a fantastic competition piece for high school drama groups. A very fresh take on parents as antagonists. Clever cast sizing - with a terrific use of greek chorus. The pacing is excellent. Masterful scene changes - weaving effortlessly through flashbacks, time changes, and more. And well-choreographed walk-throughs between longer scenes that keep everything moving. Sure, all this means it's basically directed from the page, but there's still plenty of room for actors and director to make it their own. This is a must-read.

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  • Michele Clarke: Birthday Beer by Jacquelyn Floyd-Priskorn
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    Schedule this one into your calendar when your audience needs to restore its faith in humanity... or roommates... or friends... well, you get the idea. :)

    Schedule this one into your calendar when your audience needs to restore its faith in humanity... or roommates... or friends... well, you get the idea. :)

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  • Michele Clarke: Terra Cotta, or What We Leave Behind by Aly Kantor
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    Get ready. There's a gut punch of a twist at the end of this thought-provoking two-hander.

    Get ready. There's a gut punch of a twist at the end of this thought-provoking two-hander.

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  • Michele Clarke: Song and Dance Man by Debra A. Cole
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    Debra Cole has created a new genre - Cringe Cute! This would be a terrific scene in a full-length about planning a wedding.

    Debra Cole has created a new genre - Cringe Cute! This would be a terrific scene in a full-length about planning a wedding.

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