Recommended by Brynn Hambley

  • INFERNA
    28 Feb. 2024
    A beautiful piece that demonstrates how evangelical Christianity as well as patriarchal theatrical spaces can be hotbeds of abuse, without going down the doom and gloom route. This feminist work has such a consistent message of hope in the face of a world that often tells anyone who isn't a cis white man to sit down and shut up. INFERNA is a great example of impactful autobiographical work, and shows that not all one-person shows have to only have one actor! I would love to see this on stage one day.
  • CHINESE REPUBLICANS
    16 Feb. 2024
    This play is a phenomenal character study. I loved seeing how these women, all from a similar culture, turned out so differently-- and most importantly, WHY. So well thought out, not a word seemed misplaced. I am excited to one day see this staged!
  • Lily Ineffable
    7 Feb. 2024
    A beautiful usage of myth to discuss important and relevant issues of the modern day. I absolutely adored the relationship between Lily and Lilith-- how Lilith's story helps Lily to process her own. It was lovely to see depicted older femmes supporting and listening to younger ones through something as unfortunately common and traumatic as Lily's experience. The playwright convincingly writes a young girl processing a difficult and awful experience without "trauma dumping". As a survivor, this play felt really healing.
  • Deep Blue: A Dysphoria
    22 Jan. 2024
    I read this as part of my mission to read more short plays, so I can better learn how to write them. And wow, was this play a joy to read. I loved the hope present in it, from how Nadia supports Corey to how honest Corey is about all his feelings regarding this complicated topic. I'm so happy to see more works taking on this conversation about gender in a graceful way, full of self-love and understanding.
  • Man and Moon
    22 Jan. 2024
    A gorgeous piece exploring change, loss, grief, and death through the eyes of two people who have experienced so much hurt and yet still hold so much hope. What an unlikely and yet perfect pairing these two characters make-- they are so different and yet their differing experiences are what make the similar ones all the more significant. MAN AND MOON feels like when you fell asleep in the car as a child and your parent carried you to bed. Necessary reading for anyone coping with big life changes.
  • To Be A Monarch Butterfly, To Return To A Home That Never Was
    28 Dec. 2023
    This piece is lyrical and touching, written in what I would personally call free verse poetry. Daniel wrote words I had only previously thought before, and it was an emotional moment to realize that others feel as I do. A beautiful manifesto on the necessity of change.
  • correspondents
    20 Nov. 2023
    A darkly funny foray into experimentalism and audience participation. Dialogue is beautiful, convincing of the time period being referenced, and pleasant to read. This play presents two juicy and challenging roles for actors and/or improvisers to really stretch their legs, as it were. I greatly enjoyed how the two characters began to overlap and bleed together towards the end. I would so enjoy being a part of this production or in the audience! This is the genre/type of show that I love to see and create-- experimental, engaging, and deeply thoughtful.
  • Betta Oh (The Dead Pet Plays)
    29 Aug. 2022
    A short but sweet script about loss, attachment, and those parts of life where you just feel sort of stuck. I hope that Daniel expands upon this work eventually!
  • small town icons
    18 Jun. 2022
    While reading this play I was reminded of my own teenager-hood as a young wannabe actor in a small town overrun by "Christians". This play made me laugh, made me gasp, and reminded me of the anger I still harbor from those days. Visceral, phenomenal, and sorely needed in a time where so many of us have religious and social traumas. I can't wait to see this play on a stage!
  • JOHN DESERVES TO DIE
    14 Jun. 2022
    John Deserves to Die says everything I've always wanted to say about how I've felt regarding a LOT of men in education and rehearsal rooms. It also says everything I've always thought about the misogynistic nature of Mamet's work. No spoilers, but the ending will have you standing on your chair shouting "HELL YES GIRL GET HIM!" A very validating piece for anybody who identifies as a femme in the theatre world.

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