Recommended by Rich Rubin

  • Rich Rubin: WINDBERRY CREEK

    An engrossing exploration of complex family dynamics, told with incredible insight, humor and humanity.
    There are no false notes here, just glorious writing and an emotional honesty that cuts to the bone. Highly recommended!

    An engrossing exploration of complex family dynamics, told with incredible insight, humor and humanity.
    There are no false notes here, just glorious writing and an emotional honesty that cuts to the bone. Highly recommended!

  • Rich Rubin: YONCALLA

    An extremely smart, theatrical and important play, thrilling on multiple levels. YONCALLA looks back at history, but also speaks with the urgency of today. The writing is stellar throughout, with dialogue that consistently crackles and monologues that are poetic and often profound. Hopefully, YONCALLA will be widely produced, both in Oregon (OSF, please take a look!) and beyond.

    An extremely smart, theatrical and important play, thrilling on multiple levels. YONCALLA looks back at history, but also speaks with the urgency of today. The writing is stellar throughout, with dialogue that consistently crackles and monologues that are poetic and often profound. Hopefully, YONCALLA will be widely produced, both in Oregon (OSF, please take a look!) and beyond.

  • Rich Rubin: Near Nellie Bly

    A bold and thrilling work of theater -- multilayered, cinematic and extremely powerful. In addition to presenting the fascinating, nineteenth century story of Anne Neville and Nellie Bly, the play's time-shifting structure touches on both the distant past and the distant future. It's a wild ride, but we know from the start that we're in the hands of a master playwright. Highly recommended!

    A bold and thrilling work of theater -- multilayered, cinematic and extremely powerful. In addition to presenting the fascinating, nineteenth century story of Anne Neville and Nellie Bly, the play's time-shifting structure touches on both the distant past and the distant future. It's a wild ride, but we know from the start that we're in the hands of a master playwright. Highly recommended!

  • Rich Rubin: Ossietzky - A Peace Play

    A profound and thrilling play about a fascinating historical figure whose name is today unrecognized by most of us. In the hands of a less talented writer, this easily could have been a well-intentioned but overly preachy biopic. Instead, it's powerfully alive and totally compelling from start to finish, with crackling dialogue and ingenious theatricality. Highly recommended!

    A profound and thrilling play about a fascinating historical figure whose name is today unrecognized by most of us. In the hands of a less talented writer, this easily could have been a well-intentioned but overly preachy biopic. Instead, it's powerfully alive and totally compelling from start to finish, with crackling dialogue and ingenious theatricality. Highly recommended!

  • Rich Rubin: The Great God of the Dark Storm Cloud

    A uniquely imaginative retelling of the Hecuba tale, set in modern-day New Orleans. The writing is both powerful and poetic, and the stunning conclusion leaves one breathless at the end.

    A uniquely imaginative retelling of the Hecuba tale, set in modern-day New Orleans. The writing is both powerful and poetic, and the stunning conclusion leaves one breathless at the end.

  • Rich Rubin: THE DELAYS

    An exquisitely crafted play about the wondrous complexity of human relationships, set in an airport gift shop over a span of twenty years. The Delays is both funny and poignant, and stays with you long after the final bows.

    An exquisitely crafted play about the wondrous complexity of human relationships, set in an airport gift shop over a span of twenty years. The Delays is both funny and poignant, and stays with you long after the final bows.

  • Rich Rubin: Mate: The Untouchable Bobby Fischer

    A brilliant exploration of a strange and intriguing figure, the iconic Bobby Fischer. Imaginative, touching, funny, and beautifully crafted from first page to last.

    A brilliant exploration of a strange and intriguing figure, the iconic Bobby Fischer. Imaginative, touching, funny, and beautifully crafted from first page to last.

  • Rich Rubin: Florence Fane in San Francisco

    A whip-smart play about a fascinating character, actually about several fascinating characters. Meticulously researched, it's also fast, funny and -- dare I say it? -- highly informative. Don't let the "informative" part scare you, though. Most of all, it's hugely entertaining, a real treat for actors and audience alike.

    A whip-smart play about a fascinating character, actually about several fascinating characters. Meticulously researched, it's also fast, funny and -- dare I say it? -- highly informative. Don't let the "informative" part scare you, though. Most of all, it's hugely entertaining, a real treat for actors and audience alike.

  • Rich Rubin: Theory of Nothing

    An extremely smart and entertaining play that combines physics and complicated family dynamics. Funny, poignant and more than occasionally profound.

    An extremely smart and entertaining play that combines physics and complicated family dynamics. Funny, poignant and more than occasionally profound.

  • Rich Rubin: < 3

    A sad, funny play with great understanding and compassion for the foibles and underlying humanity of each of its characters. As is always the case with Sara's work, the dialogue is both character-revealing and immensely entertaining.

    A sad, funny play with great understanding and compassion for the foibles and underlying humanity of each of its characters. As is always the case with Sara's work, the dialogue is both character-revealing and immensely entertaining.