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Franky D. Gonzalez

Recommended by Franky D. Gonzalez

  • BoiToi3000 by Katherine Gwynn
    8 Jan. 2019
    “ A humorous play that blinds sci-fi, romantic comedy, and the use of ASL on the stage. Playwright Katherine Gwynn creates a world for the reader that helps us adjust to the futuristic setting in the most inventive of ways and also provides a template for what theatre can truly achieve when committed to diversity of backgrounds and experiences. A perfect play for an ASL friendly production or festival (which the American stage is desperately in need of). Read the play and marvel at how masterfully Gwynn has created both a fun, pioneering work with lots of potential for theatre companies. ”
  • One For Me by Ellen Koivisto
    5 Jan. 2019
    “ A commentary and an indictment of this world's cruelty, toxic ambition, and greed. There are no winners in Koivisto's world, only chaos, excuses, and ultimately suffering. A very poignant short play that is biting in satire and will leave you thinking and strike you in a way you never thought you could be stricken. ”
  • Letter of the Law by Steven Hayet
    4 Jan. 2019
    “ Steven Hayet shows the depths of a mother's love and guidance to her daughter on the road to a successful career. It's a play with a lot of heart, laughs, and snark. It also shows parenting at its finest during the holidays. The gift Sydney gets may not be what she wanted but her mother had the foresight to know it's what she needed. It's a fun play that is perfect for any holiday series of shows. ”
  • Denial by Steven Hayet
    4 Jan. 2019
    “ Hayet takes the famous Shaggy song and turns it into a new play about owning up for one's misdeeds. Hayet fills us in on the playbook of the powerful and how they attempt to evade any reckoning for their past and also speaks at the conscience of so many who deny, deny, deny even in the face of overwhelming evidence. It's a play that embodies much more than the five-minute runtime appears to offer. ”
  • I’m a Chef on a Reality Cooking Show and You’re Damn Right I’m Going to Make Risotto! by Steven Hayet
    4 Jan. 2019
    “ Steven Hayet has such a great command of pop culture and reality television monologue, I'm almost convinced he's the secret writer of many of these reality shows. This monologue gives us the essential template of every cheap attempt by a reality to show to get sympathy for a contestant. Best yet, it'll give you a chuckle or two as you have the formula thrown right back at you from every cooking competition show ever, while still remaining fresh and giving this template an air of originality. ”
  • McIntosh by Steven Hayet
    4 Jan. 2019
    “ There's a bit of a warm smile you get as these students bring even the smallest roles in a school play into the highest of stakes. Steven Hayet creates the kind of backstory you expect from theatre schoolkids and stands up for the kids finding joy in their imagination and turning a lesser role into something amazing. It's a fun play with some really great dialogue and rhythm. It would completely fit any school play event. ”
  • Interview with a Dinosaur by Dominica Plummer
    29 Dec. 2018
    “ You think you know what's happening until the twist comes and makes you laugh out loud to find out the truth. It's the kind of play you want to see staged just to see how a theatre company can pull it off. A fantastical, and really enjoyable piece that throws curveballs and new twists from start to finish. ”
  • Yarn and Anarchy — a Christmas play by Dominica Plummer
    29 Dec. 2018
    “ An action-thriller in ten minutes or less. Dominica has all of the hallmarks of a big-budget Hollywood movie, with punchy back and forth dialogue between the professor and her former student. There are subtleties and hints of the past that would be a delight for a director and actors to explore when tackling this fun and funny play. ”
  • Rattler by Lindsay Kennedy
    24 Dec. 2018
    “ This play is relentless in the examinations of social mores and dynamics that are usually written off as "just the way it is." Lindsay Adams creates a play that has its moments of humor but never losing the the gravity of a mother's love being tested by the alleged crimes of a son. It's a play that makes you reevaluate preconceived notions along with Jen as you take this journey with her. The play has wonderful levels and dialogue that actors and directors can grasp quickly and bring to life almost effortlessly. ”
  • Required Reading by Emily Hageman
    23 Dec. 2018
    “ A quirky and hilarious exploration of what the characters of an unread story feel when the reader is distracted. Two stories in two different worlds, bound together in the most unlikely ways create this mime piece. Yes, a mime play is the medium that explores teenage love and a medieval quest of true love and bravery. It's the kind of play that you want to see mounted to see how the director and technical team pull off the logistics while the actors pull of the acting in this brief but highly entertaining play. ”

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