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Franky D. Gonzalez

Recommended by Franky D. Gonzalez

  • POSITIVE by Emily Krause
    18 Jun. 2018
    “ A slice of life moment in time that leaves you thinking about your place in the world. Krause has a style with her dialogue and soliloquy that leaves you feeling that each of her characters is uniquely human. Each character is distinct and each one in a different place in their life. So much is told in so few lines, from the hectic, high pressure life and situation of Girl, to the universal concerns of Beck, to the bewildered caring of T. Each leave you wondering and wanting a little more. A wonderful slice of life play from Emily Krause! ”
  • Sam and Dede or My Dinner with Andre the Giant by Gino DiIorio
    18 Jun. 2018
    “ A play that explores the unlikely relationship between two massive talents in their respective fields. Endlessly readable and charming through and through, SAM AND DEDE is a play that will draw you right in and transport you into the world of high literature and world wrestling and everything in between. Between two men finding humor in their abilities and inabilities, finding discussions on personal worldviews and seeing, but most of all finding friendship in an often lonely world that view the different under a lens that breeds misunderstanding. DiIorio treats these characters with heart and humor. Read it and smile. ”
  • RED BIKE by Caridad Svich
    12 Jun. 2018
    “ What more can be said about this haunting and absolutely stunning work by playwright extraordinaire Caridad Svich? Poetic beauty? Check. Hypnotic storyline? Double check. Effective and sobering commentary on our western culture at multiple classes? Checkaroo. A moving story from the perspective and wild imaginations of children in danger? Oh my gosh, yes. Why are you reading this recommendation when you can be reading RED BIKE??? Enjoy it. Relish it. See yourself in it. See your family in it. Let yourself wonder what you are doing and what can be done as we watch our culture decaying. Read it now! ”
  • Arbor Falls by Caridad Svich
    12 Jun. 2018
    “ The language is both economical and effectively lyrical in this commentary of modern America's moral compass and depressing hypocrisies. Svich exposes the rot underneath the veneer of small town America and explores the hollow arguments of economic hardship and historical interaction as justification for immoral acts. It's laid out bare here. Religious disillusion, resentment, the struggle to be better, and yes, even love. Svich is creating something special in her AMERICAN PSALM cycle. Taken together with RED Bike you feel the rumblings of something awe-inspiring just over the horizon. I am anxious to read more. I highly recommend this play! ”
  • The Ride (monologue for mature actress) by Diana Burbano
    11 Jun. 2018
    “ There are playwrights with a talent to make the quirky into the devastating. Burbano is one such playwright. Combining at once the nature of joy and sadness, Burbano captures the concept of memory and loss in such a compact monologue. You go through the 80s and reach today like a bike ride down a hill going faster and faster until you're here at this moment breathing deeply and reminiscing on the triumphs and tragedies of life. A wonderful monologue for an actress with experience and courage. Take a moment and read it. It's like life, passing by too quickly. ”
  • Passover Justice by Steven Hayet
    11 Jun. 2018
    “ A fun play which plays on the Passover story in a humorous and charming way. The oldest battle in all history is the story of unyielding parents and plotting children trying to get their way. Playwright Steven Hayet takes that oldest of themes and combines it with a story that's almost as old to create a humorous hybrid of Child against Parent. A fun play that's fun for people of all ages. Check it out! ”
  • We Were Always Our Own Thing by Emily Krause
    8 Jun. 2018
    “ Surviving through hardship and trying to make do with what life has given you takes on a poetic and funny tone with Krause's elegant yet hilarious WE WERE ALWAYS OUR OWN THING. Debates about eating a pineapple, disappointing our parents, storms, and songs come up through this surprisingly dense--for eight pages--play. It bears a few repeated readings, but each reading brings a new chuckle and a new thought to ponder, especially when you reach the end. You are left wondering just what happened, and you don't know if you should be sad or happy, and that's what's most magical here. ”
  • Seeds of Doubt by Gino DiIorio
    8 Jun. 2018
    “ At the heart of this play is the question of what defines action and what defines indifference. Ideologies compete and a compelling story of alienation, parenthood, and resentment form the backdrop of Julie and Simone's story. Gino Dilorio takes us on a journey from this premise that will leave you questioning the ethics of changing the status quo and ponder over what actions are truly justified and which are not. But more than a philosophical meditation, Dilorio takes us on a journey through the lives of two complex and sympathetic women trying to navigate a less than perfect world. Marvelous. ”
  • The City in the City in the City by Matthew Capodicasa
    2 Jun. 2018
    “ There are some premises than make you raise an eyebrow. But when that premise is being handled by a playwright with the talent of Matthew Capodicasa, you know you are going on a journey that is both hilarious and tender. He captures both so well in these characters that you ache to know more, but the enigma in the human condition much like this city is one where the mystery enhances your appreciation of the play. Read it again and again and I promise, you will draw new information, and new conclusions each time. ”
  • Big Bad by Katherine Gwynn
    2 Jun. 2018
    “ A beautiful play that subverts every narrative you ever heard regarding the Little Red Riding Hood fable. Gwynn creates devastatingly effective characters whose storyline can sometimes lead you one way and then completely blow up your assumptions with a new revelation a scene later. Her command of subtlety allows you to go along this journey through the woods never knowing who or what is lurking there. Gwynn's use of shadows and phantoms along with her tight dialogue create a Litte Red Riding Hood story perhaps as it always should have been told, with its dark secrets just beneath the surface. ”

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