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Dana Leslie Goldstein

Recommended by Dana Leslie Goldstein

  • Closedbook by Kelly McBurnette-Andronicos
    29 Mar. 2020
    “ This short gem is laugh-out-loud funny with an undercurrent of poignance. And it has so much room for flexibility in the style a production could take. The play stands alone, but its premise is compelling enough that it could be just the gateway into a longer work or an ongoing series. I want more Nos!!!!
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  • A Poison Squad of Whispering Women by Kelly McBurnette-Andronicos
    6 Feb. 2020
    “ Wow! The historical context, the comic elements, the moral ambiguity, the specificity of the characters, the very high stakes, the subject matter, the use of language, the evocative atmosphere - all these things made this play a great read and an important piece of theater. This is yet another play by Kelly McBurnette-Andronicos that I really want to see fully staged! ”
  • #CaseyandTommyGetHitched by Molly Wagner
    3 Feb. 2020
    “ As an audience member of a certain age, who doesn't understand the current usage of #, I can safely say that "#CaseyandTommyGetHitched" is so funny, so human, so smart and so emotionally honest that your level of knowledge of technology or millennial-speak is beside the point. It gives you a window into the concerns and quirks of five twenty-somethings, who are all distinct and relatable. This play is a non-stop good time, while also making you feel. ”
  • One Month Along by Franky D. Gonzalez
    3 Feb. 2020
    “ "One Month Along" by Franky Gonzalez is much more than a loving homage to Pinter's "Betrayal". His characters have layers of past damage, mingled with self-reflection, that help you care about their choices and missteps from the very first scene (which is the end of their story chronologically). Funny, sad, poetic and thoughtful, "One Month Along" makes you wish it would start over again as soon as it ends, so you can take it all in one more time, knowing how it all began. ”
  • Second Death of a Mad Wife by Kelly McBurnette-Andronicos
    3 Feb. 2020
    “ Kelly McBurnette-Andronicos' "Second Death of a Mad Wife" is one of the most original theater pieces I've ever experienced. The line between truth and fiction is deliberately gauzy, and it's a pleasure to be led through the unreliable memories of Bunny Maybrick, as she relates to her possibly sinister teenage caretaker, her few remaining possessions, and her cats (embodied by alternately funny, judgmental, caring and cruel performers). I would love the opportunity to see this play in what would undoubtedly be a rich and macabre full production. ”
  • The Mimosa War by Maximillian Gill
    3 Feb. 2020
    “ Both chilling and funny, Maximillian Gill's "The Mimosa War" paints a picture of New York City life that is frighteningly familiar and realistic, even though it takes place after our next civil war. The characters are specific and three-dimensional, and the relationships between them are deep. This is a highly enjoyable political satire that never preaches, and also never goes where you expect it to. ”