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Hannah Lee DeFrates

Recommended by Hannah Lee DeFrates

  • Can You Hear Me Now? by Morey Norkin
    23 Mar. 2023
    “ This play has me lol-ing at my computer. Once again, Morey Norkin has written a play so silly and smart at the same time. Perhaps these were the conversations had when creating the first phone, who's to say they weren't? This short piece is full of great dialogue and moments of profundity.
    Get me a cup and a really really long string that reaches producers, because I'll tell-a-you this: CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW is comedic gold and needs to be performed right now. ”
  • To Love Alone by Andrew Martineau
    23 Mar. 2023
    “ Jill and Curt say what everyone else is thinking when buying Valentine's Day cards. Maybe they should write their own...
    I didn't expect a play about buying silly cards to be so deep, but it is. In an aisle full of half-hearted meaning, Martineau gives us poignant dialogue with just the right amount of philosophical pondering. TO LOVE ALONE is light and sweet and leaves us wondering if there might be a happy ending around the corner. Please, someone produce this play!!! ”
  • Aegis by Quinn Xavier Hernandez
    23 Mar. 2023
    “ What if Medusa's snakes were a protective gift rather than a curse?
    I was so lucky to get to see the live production of this play at Lycoming, and it brought me to tears. Hernandez reveals different side of a myth we think we know, one that is sadder and scarier for Medusa, herself. Medusa's story brings light to an unfortunately relevant topic, showing a sad reality of skewed justice and victim-blaming.
    Deeply tragic, poetic, and moving, AEGIS is a piece that everyone needs to see. ”
  • Coffee House Boos by Jacquelyn Floyd-Priskorn
    23 Mar. 2023
    “ Just like a reality show, this play delivers twist after twist after twist. I love that it keeps you guessing until the final punchline. Jacquie Floyd has written something so clever and funny that feels like the plot of a good sit-com, complete with an eccentric cast of characters. I highly recommend this piece and hope to see it onstage. Cheers! *chugs a coffee creamer* ”
  • Spooky U Chronicles: Extra Credit by Christopher Soucy
    23 Mar. 2023
    “ This is a really fun premise: four would-be cultists try to summon up a deity from the beyond...but they're college students, so they get distracted. While creating something spooky, Soucy has also managed to capture the essence of a friend group of young adults. And his characters do have a point: why summon an old world creature, when you can have tapas? ”
  • Table for Thirteen by Christopher Plumridge
    23 Mar. 2023
    “ Holy moley! I love this monologue! What a creative take! And the jokes about the DaVinci painting are hilarious. This monologue is perfect for Easter time! ”
  • Bar Mitzvah Boy by Bruce Karp
    9 Mar. 2023
    “ When you return to a place after a long time, you are flooded with the memories that came from there. This is no different for Larry, who can see the full picture now of a story that began 20 years ago in that same synagogue. Karp has delivered a historical fiction with characters that feel so real and emotions that really punch you in the gut once the realization hits. At its core, this piece is really about remembering the words of the people who listened. ”
  • Adventurers Anonymous by Aly Kantor
    7 Mar. 2023
    “ I absolutely ADORE "You Walk Into a Tavern," so I was delighted to find out that another iteration of these beautiful characters exists. I love love love the well-rounded (or should I say perpetually balanced?) ladies of Sylvie's party and it is so cool to see five distinct voices telling their stories in their own ways. There is so much love, and hope, and self-discovery here, laced into quick-paced adventure dialogue and uplifting monologues (and one song). Chills and tears and lots of warm feelings. I hope these girls achieve their quest and find their way home. Props to Kantor! ”
  • 'A'ohe loa i ka hana a ke aloha (Distance is Ignored by Love): A Tropical Triptych (One Act) by Nora Louise Syran
    7 Mar. 2023
    “ Maybe it wasn't a lifetime, or maybe it was. Helen will hold her memory of her night with Kaleo forever, a night that we get to see as she returns to the place they met on a different night. Bittersweet and beautiful. There is something so special about this play that takes us to Hawaii with our tourist protagonist and lets us grieve with her. ”
  • Great Hollow by Jillian Blevins
    7 Mar. 2023
    “ This play is genius! In most ghost stories, the ghosts feel ethereal or lost. Blevins' ghost is different. She's just chillin'. And I love that for her. The vibes are immaculate. It's a really well-rounded haunting in a seaside cabin during a thunderstorm...and something about that feels safe. I love love love this play! ”

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