Recommended by Sam Heyman

  • She Sells Sea-Shells
    7 Mar. 2022
    In She Sells Sea-Shells, Samantha Marchant expertly blends whimsy, nostalgia and a sense of foreboding. Although nailing the technical elements of this play might be tricky, the pay off is glorious.
  • DAUGHTERS of ABRAHAM
    6 Mar. 2022
    Daughters Of Abraham is a thoughtful, poignant play about two characters extending hands — and more than hands, their whole selves — across lines of difference, and finding the ways in which they relate to one another. Goldman-Sherman’s protagonists are well drawn, and their perspectives on each other’s circumstances evoke strong feelings without being overly sensational. Excellent work!
  • altitude
    6 Mar. 2022
    There's plenty to love about 'altitude,' Daniel Prillaman's stoner Odd Couple abduction opus, and plenty more things to get lost in within his script. This Waiting-under-the-influence-for-Godot style story is packed with laughter, absurdity, fourth wall breaks and F-bombs, ingredients which, in Prillaman's more than capable hands, come together to create an experience like no other. I know audiences will love it as much as you will love reading it.
  • That Moment When ...
    5 Mar. 2022
    That Moment When… is the sort of experimental play that many writers attempt, but rarely succeed at executing. It is both an intimate, meet-cute and an exhaustive character study, explored through movement. Actors skilled in subtlety and directors with an eye for the nuance of movement and body language could have a field day with this play—I would love to be in the audience to see how this play could be interpreted, and the feeling produced by one of the wordiest, wordless play I’ve encountered.
  • /ärt/
    5 Mar. 2022
    Having just had the pleasure to read this play aloud with Steve over Zoom, I can say without hyperbole, that this is one of the most hilarious short plays I’ve encountered. It is both farcical and cutting, unabashed in its characterizations and utterly satisfying. I loved every minute of /ÄRT/ and you will too.
  • Neighbor Jane
    1 Mar. 2022
    Neighbor Jane is a play that keeps you on your toes, off-balance and searching for the right footing. Tina Esper manages to expertly balance supernatural intrigue with compelling human drama, keeping you guessing about who and what to believe until the very end.
  • Things Didn't Cost As Much Then (Beauregard and Zeke #5)
    27 Feb. 2022
    Beauregard and Zeke — and by extension, Scott Sickles — are the gift that keeps on giving. Reading through this play aloud, I was struck by the delicacy and depth of feeling that Sickles has imbued these young men with. There’s so much to love here, as with the other plays in this series, and I can’t wait to see where these two go next!
  • CHANGELING
    27 Feb. 2022
    I was treated to a reading of CHANGELING, and within pages I felt transported by Monica Cross’s timeless, storybook-plucked verse dialogue. There’s something marvelous and heartfelt about the conversation between LostMother and ForestChild, which manages to be grounded and relatable while also feeling firmly planted in the realm of faefolk and Grimmsian parables. There’s a lot to glean from this piece, and I’m excited to see theater audiences fall in love with it.
  • Earth People (a one-minute play)
    27 Feb. 2022
    A sweet, mournful bedtime tale - Earth People sneaks into your heart and sticks itself to a deep place you didn’t know you had in you.
  • Two-Hander
    27 Feb. 2022
    I love all the pieces of this story, which builds inevitably to a powerful, searing conclusion - Two-Hander dramatizes the competitive, codependent, occasionally caustic relationship between two artists trying to make a name for themselves. Sometimes the people who should support us most are the ones who tear us down, and Reynolds understands this well. Like the name suggests, this is a solid play for two actors and would no doubt pose a compelling challenge for a director to tackle.

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