Recommended by Michele Miller

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    "Mr Bennet's Bride" provides the much-needed backstory to one of the central mysteries of Jane Austen's most dearly loved novel, "Pride and Prejudice" -- just how is it that the scholarly, sarcastic, and probably introverted Mr Bennet married the loud, extroverted woman who seems to daily plague him with worldly matters? Bravo to this witty, well-written drama that rounds out characters we think we know so well.

    "Mr Bennet's Bride" provides the much-needed backstory to one of the central mysteries of Jane Austen's most dearly loved novel, "Pride and Prejudice" -- just how is it that the scholarly, sarcastic, and probably introverted Mr Bennet married the loud, extroverted woman who seems to daily plague him with worldly matters? Bravo to this witty, well-written drama that rounds out characters we think we know so well.

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    Marc Paykuss' play Trigger Warning reminds us that there is only a hairline between humor and offense. And sometimes we have to truly listen to one another to understand both.

    Marc Paykuss' play Trigger Warning reminds us that there is only a hairline between humor and offense. And sometimes we have to truly listen to one another to understand both.

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    Numbers are simple except when they aren't. Family is simple except it never is. This play gives us familyadding from one to five and then subtracting to four again--beautiful and poignant.

    Numbers are simple except when they aren't. Family is simple except it never is. This play gives us familyadding from one to five and then subtracting to four again--beautiful and poignant.

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    Sigh. So true it's funny, but it's not.

    Sigh. So true it's funny, but it's not.

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    I'm pretty sure I've been to this meeting. And I've been every one of these characters. And my kids are savages. Sometimes. A.J. Ditty has it down. All the glory and the pain, of kids, parenting, Covid, school administration. Yup. Turns out these meetings are even worse on zoom than in person. But the play is spot on and hilarious.

    I'm pretty sure I've been to this meeting. And I've been every one of these characters. And my kids are savages. Sometimes. A.J. Ditty has it down. All the glory and the pain, of kids, parenting, Covid, school administration. Yup. Turns out these meetings are even worse on zoom than in person. But the play is spot on and hilarious.

  • Michele Miller: Fishing by Hilary Bluestein-Lyons
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    A short and sweet vignette about a mother and son relationship that is both real and loving and like the pond itself, calm but with much life hidden under the surface.

    A short and sweet vignette about a mother and son relationship that is both real and loving and like the pond itself, calm but with much life hidden under the surface.

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  • Michele Miller: Feral by Ross Tedford Kendall
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    Having a sister--and a feral cat, and coyotes--this play felt very real to me. The banter between the two women, seemingly on the surface, deftly reveals so much more. I am reminded how important it is to have that person who will sit with you in the dark--where ever, when ever--just accepting that you need to be there.

    Having a sister--and a feral cat, and coyotes--this play felt very real to me. The banter between the two women, seemingly on the surface, deftly reveals so much more. I am reminded how important it is to have that person who will sit with you in the dark--where ever, when ever--just accepting that you need to be there.

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  • Michele Miller: Every 10 minute play in 10 minutes by Ken Levine
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    I was just about to write a ten-minute play but why bother--Ken Levine has encapsulated them all with wit and humor. A fun romp with familiar tropes. Looking forward to seeing this one on stage.

    I was just about to write a ten-minute play but why bother--Ken Levine has encapsulated them all with wit and humor. A fun romp with familiar tropes. Looking forward to seeing this one on stage.

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  • Michele Miller: A Play Within a Play Within a Play by Hilary Bluestein-Lyons
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    It is difficult to write a meta-play-within-a play without the hand of the playwright coming through a too clearly or being a bit too twee but Hilary Bluestein-Lyons manages to pull it off--twice! The play is well-paced and there are just enough hints so we are taken in by the scenario at first but soon are carried along to the sweet, delectable ending.

    It is difficult to write a meta-play-within-a play without the hand of the playwright coming through a too clearly or being a bit too twee but Hilary Bluestein-Lyons manages to pull it off--twice! The play is well-paced and there are just enough hints so we are taken in by the scenario at first but soon are carried along to the sweet, delectable ending.

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  • Michele Miller: Wolves At The Door by Ali MacLean
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    This play was on my reading list for a long time and I procrastinated reading it because I knew I would find it devastating for the topic of mass shooting alone. And I was right. But I also overwhelmed by the evocative writing and how well Ali MacLean was able to draw us into the hearts of these characters. The play not only shows us the obvious horror of this appalling and unnatural death but the horrible and inhumane aftermath. As these parents are grieving they must deal with a deluge of others who reach out to them for their

    This play was on my reading list for a long time and I procrastinated reading it because I knew I would find it devastating for the topic of mass shooting alone. And I was right. But I also overwhelmed by the evocative writing and how well Ali MacLean was able to draw us into the hearts of these characters. The play not only shows us the obvious horror of this appalling and unnatural death but the horrible and inhumane aftermath. As these parents are grieving they must deal with a deluge of others who reach out to them for their

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