Recommended by Aly Kantor

We are all a million different people, and nobody knows that better than a talented playwright - and who contains more multitudes than the brilliant Adam Szymkowicz? This play illuminates the fact that no two people experience another individual in quite the same way. I found myself thoroughly engaged, puzzling through which lines could conceivably be delivered by the same "character." It's a poetic piece full of infinite possibilities for casting and staging - simultaneously melancholy, human, and hopeful. I can imagine that any high school student would be able to relate to these characters and build empathy through performance.

This is a lovely ten-minute historical piece about an engagement gone wrong. It centers a smart, motivated female character that any young actress would be thrilled to portray. She's both focused and feisty and I loved her from page one! The dialogue does a lot to set the context and paint the 1940's small-town setting for the reader. I enjoyed eavesdropping on this small - yet equally monumental - moment in these characters' lives!

I can't believe what is accomplished in just seven succinct pages! We're introduced to four distinct characters and a clever, fully-solvable murder mystery! I am impressed with the playwright's ability to make character motivations so clear in such a small time frame! A very fun read!

I loved knowing the story by heart and still finding surprises on every page! From the very first line, I was taken by the language - it is so playful and vital! The anachronisms are all carefully considered and help make the story accessible. The gorgeous stage directions are rich and can be interpreted in so many unique and visually stunning ways. The reader is constantly steeped in visual metaphor, and the doubling of Iphigenia and Cassandra is particularly brilliant. This is certainly a compelling new women-centered Oresteia for the 21st century!

We all talk to the voices in our heads. In Clara Thomas Bailey, Svich manifests them into three distinct characters, providing the complete picture of an individual that could be any of us. It is a melancholy portrait of what it is to always be waiting for the next bit of not-yet-catastrophic bad news... yet somehow made me feel less alone. The underlying anxiety in this afternoon with Clara (and Thomas and Bailey) is relatable and urgent. This is a deep piece that will be a satisfying challenge for a creative and empathetic director. I hope to see it staged!