Recommended by Hannah Lee DeFrates

  • Hannah Lee DeFrates: Just Like In The Movies

    I would love to see a Hallmark movie actually end this way. Wouldn't that be a neat twist?!
    Like always, Swenson's dialogue is top-tier. This play would be so funny to see live and I hope I get a chance to. It's a winner for a reason!

    I would love to see a Hallmark movie actually end this way. Wouldn't that be a neat twist?!
    Like always, Swenson's dialogue is top-tier. This play would be so funny to see live and I hope I get a chance to. It's a winner for a reason!

  • Hannah Lee DeFrates: The Mirror

    Who knew that a bathroom mirror could be so powerful?
    Swenson reminds us that mirrors are the only place where we can truly perceive ourselves, and what we see may well be up to us.
    After reading this play, I am full-on sobbing (I'd say "ugly crying" but I don't think Mirror would approve of that).
    THE MIRROR is beautiful and inspiring, and shows us the three characters (and the audience) that the people they want to be have been inside of them all along.
    Please don't pass up a chance to interact with this gorgeous play.

    Who knew that a bathroom mirror could be so powerful?
    Swenson reminds us that mirrors are the only place where we can truly perceive ourselves, and what we see may well be up to us.
    After reading this play, I am full-on sobbing (I'd say "ugly crying" but I don't think Mirror would approve of that).
    THE MIRROR is beautiful and inspiring, and shows us the three characters (and the audience) that the people they want to be have been inside of them all along.
    Please don't pass up a chance to interact with this gorgeous play.

  • Hannah Lee DeFrates: Made by Thumb

    "You have no right to use reality against me this way! For God’s sake, man, this is the theatre!"
    Oh my gosh! This play cracks me up. Sickles uses the power of meta to his advantage in this hilarious melodrama. Not only are the characters incredible, but the banter works so well. And they're right, ants are scary.
    I do hope that Nonetta is wrong about one thing, though, because I want to see these characters get a chance to yell ANTS! onstage for all to hear.

    "You have no right to use reality against me this way! For God’s sake, man, this is the theatre!"
    Oh my gosh! This play cracks me up. Sickles uses the power of meta to his advantage in this hilarious melodrama. Not only are the characters incredible, but the banter works so well. And they're right, ants are scary.
    I do hope that Nonetta is wrong about one thing, though, because I want to see these characters get a chance to yell ANTS! onstage for all to hear.

  • Hannah Lee DeFrates: Can You Hear Me Now?

    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.

    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.

  • Hannah Lee DeFrates: To Love Alone

    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!!!

    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!!!

  • Hannah Lee DeFrates: Aegis

    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.

    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.

  • Hannah Lee DeFrates: Coffee House Boos

    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*

    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*

  • Hannah Lee DeFrates: Spooky U Chronicles: Extra Credit

    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?

    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?

  • Hannah Lee DeFrates: Table for Thirteen

    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!

    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!

  • Hannah Lee DeFrates: Bar Mitzvah Boy

    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.

    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.