Recommended by Jack Seamus Conley

  • Jack Seamus Conley: Weaving a Tapestry (ten-minute play) by Enid Cokinos
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    Cokinos has rendered a beautiful take on the complexities of grief, mother-daughter relationships, the question of how you know your life decisions are right, and moving on from the past. The metaphors of chairs and upholstery are masterfully rendered, and although I won't spoil it, I did not see the ending coming! This piece would be a great addition to a short play festival, and I'd love to see it performed someday.

    Cokinos has rendered a beautiful take on the complexities of grief, mother-daughter relationships, the question of how you know your life decisions are right, and moving on from the past. The metaphors of chairs and upholstery are masterfully rendered, and although I won't spoil it, I did not see the ending coming! This piece would be a great addition to a short play festival, and I'd love to see it performed someday.

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  • Jack Seamus Conley: OMG! The Deity Dish by John Mabey
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    In this short comedic piece Mabey has rendered a witty, incisive, and truly hilarious take on internet culture. This script would be easy to adapt to a digital or physical space, and the experimental nature of the work makes it a pleasure to experience. This piece also makes excellent use of the YouTube format and would be an especially wonderful fit for a digitally based theater festival, though I'd also love to see it rendered "live" in a physical space. Highly recommend.

    In this short comedic piece Mabey has rendered a witty, incisive, and truly hilarious take on internet culture. This script would be easy to adapt to a digital or physical space, and the experimental nature of the work makes it a pleasure to experience. This piece also makes excellent use of the YouTube format and would be an especially wonderful fit for a digitally based theater festival, though I'd also love to see it rendered "live" in a physical space. Highly recommend.

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  • Jack Seamus Conley: For This Panic Attack by Audrey Lang
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    Other recommendations have aptly captured the skill, accuracy, and care with which Lang captures a panic attack in this short piece, though I do want to shout this out again as something that's one of this work's strongest attributes. Lang also renders a believable, refreshing, and endearing family in the characters of Milo, Hannie, and Nix, and I can't help but love them in part because they are so human. Beautiful work that is a great fit for a short play festival.

    Other recommendations have aptly captured the skill, accuracy, and care with which Lang captures a panic attack in this short piece, though I do want to shout this out again as something that's one of this work's strongest attributes. Lang also renders a believable, refreshing, and endearing family in the characters of Milo, Hannie, and Nix, and I can't help but love them in part because they are so human. Beautiful work that is a great fit for a short play festival.

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  • Jack Seamus Conley: THE WEIRD SISTERS GO ROGUE (one-act) by Dwayne Yancey
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    Love this piece! Incredibly creative female-centric take on Macbeth that is sure to delight Shakespeare lovers, witch enthusiasts, and appreciators of parody/comedy alike. I'm always enthralled by pieces that give additional voices to the more "minor" characters in well known tales, and "The Weird Sisters Go Rogue" does not disappoint.

    Love this piece! Incredibly creative female-centric take on Macbeth that is sure to delight Shakespeare lovers, witch enthusiasts, and appreciators of parody/comedy alike. I'm always enthralled by pieces that give additional voices to the more "minor" characters in well known tales, and "The Weird Sisters Go Rogue" does not disappoint.

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  • Jack Seamus Conley: MISS MITCHELL’S COMET (full-length) by Dwayne Yancey
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    Fascinating and well-rendered story about an important but not-well-enough-known figure in scientific history. The use of the supporting actor to play the whole cast of characters in Maria's life is an excellent move and really brings the focus on what matters: centering Maria Mitchell in a world that doesn't give her achievements enough credit. Fabulous piece, and I always love seeing amazing historical women centered.

    Fascinating and well-rendered story about an important but not-well-enough-known figure in scientific history. The use of the supporting actor to play the whole cast of characters in Maria's life is an excellent move and really brings the focus on what matters: centering Maria Mitchell in a world that doesn't give her achievements enough credit. Fabulous piece, and I always love seeing amazing historical women centered.

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  • Jack Seamus Conley: Bird Brains Puts The Dog To Sleep by Persephone Hudson
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    I've had the pleasure of seeing this piece produced twice-- once digitally and once live-- and it is thoughtful, poetic, and moving all in one. The abstract / surreal nature of the piece is a wonderful complement to the very real history behind the central topic being discussed (i.e. the AIDS crisis). This piece is more than worth the read whether you're interested in a different-than usual theatrical look at the AIDS crisis, a refreshingly intimate piece of Trans* theater, or just wanting a piece that will make you feel something. I highly recommend this piece.

    I've had the pleasure of seeing this piece produced twice-- once digitally and once live-- and it is thoughtful, poetic, and moving all in one. The abstract / surreal nature of the piece is a wonderful complement to the very real history behind the central topic being discussed (i.e. the AIDS crisis). This piece is more than worth the read whether you're interested in a different-than usual theatrical look at the AIDS crisis, a refreshingly intimate piece of Trans* theater, or just wanting a piece that will make you feel something. I highly recommend this piece.

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  • Jack Seamus Conley: The Home for Retired Canadian Girlfriends by John Bavoso
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    This is a truly fun and hilarious play that offers a fascinating and fresh take on a common queer community trope (i.e. the "Canadian Girlfriend"). Beneath the witty surface, however, also lie some thought-provoking and touching messages about identity, finding oneself, and the bravery to stray from the path laid before you. Highly recommend.

    This is a truly fun and hilarious play that offers a fascinating and fresh take on a common queer community trope (i.e. the "Canadian Girlfriend"). Beneath the witty surface, however, also lie some thought-provoking and touching messages about identity, finding oneself, and the bravery to stray from the path laid before you. Highly recommend.

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