Recommended by Shellen Lubin

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    I was there for the reading by the National Theatre Conference when this play was honored with the Stavis Award for 2025 directed by Janet Hayatshahi. It's a beautiful, haunting play with so much to work and play with (terrific reading). The relationship between the son and his mother is complex and funny and ultimately heart-wrenching. And the two "dramaturgs" who demand changes and play out the scenes in their very theatrical way ultimately do bring the son/writer to something greater. Wow!

    I was there for the reading by the National Theatre Conference when this play was honored with the Stavis Award for 2025 directed by Janet Hayatshahi. It's a beautiful, haunting play with so much to work and play with (terrific reading). The relationship between the son and his mother is complex and funny and ultimately heart-wrenching. And the two "dramaturgs" who demand changes and play out the scenes in their very theatrical way ultimately do bring the son/writer to something greater. Wow!

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    I directed this play in the EAT Festival in Fall of 2018, and it is a bright, fast-paced, warm and witty encounter that leaves the audience not just a little bit enchanted. Alan as a character takes this play a notch above other brief romantic comedies, but his student's theory of love takes it up two notches.

    I directed this play in the EAT Festival in Fall of 2018, and it is a bright, fast-paced, warm and witty encounter that leaves the audience not just a little bit enchanted. Alan as a character takes this play a notch above other brief romantic comedies, but his student's theory of love takes it up two notches.

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    This is a great, fun, vicious 10-minute play, that I loved directing for the Urban Stages Slogan Plays Festival. Dara O'Brien packs a witty and articulate punch with this political comedy in verse.

    This is a great, fun, vicious 10-minute play, that I loved directing for the Urban Stages Slogan Plays Festival. Dara O'Brien packs a witty and articulate punch with this political comedy in verse.

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    This play is richly drawn and beautifully crafted. There are surprises, and even when shocking, they are completely believable. Great roles for women, and one imaginative crow which could be manifested in a number of different ways. This play has great possibilities for production.

    This play is richly drawn and beautifully crafted. There are surprises, and even when shocking, they are completely believable. Great roles for women, and one imaginative crow which could be manifested in a number of different ways. This play has great possibilities for production.

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    Naked Influence is a compelling and challenging play that draws its characters deftly and with complexity, and draws us along through the story with questions and surprises every step of the way. I saw the excellent production at Capital Rep in Albany, and highly recommend this play--it deserves more production!

    Naked Influence is a compelling and challenging play that draws its characters deftly and with complexity, and draws us along through the story with questions and surprises every step of the way. I saw the excellent production at Capital Rep in Albany, and highly recommend this play--it deserves more production!

  • Shellen Lubin: Pillow of Tears by Lynda Crawford
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    Pillow of Tears is a beautiful short play, written with both delicacy and drama. I have directed two readings of the play--one at 13th Street Repertory Theatre (In Her Name festival) and one at the Jefferson Market Library (Julia's Reading Room of LPTW), both in NYC, with very different casts, and both times it was equally effective and moving. I highly recommend this play.

    Pillow of Tears is a beautiful short play, written with both delicacy and drama. I have directed two readings of the play--one at 13th Street Repertory Theatre (In Her Name festival) and one at the Jefferson Market Library (Julia's Reading Room of LPTW), both in NYC, with very different casts, and both times it was equally effective and moving. I highly recommend this play.

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