Recommended by Ian Donley

  • Untouchable: Stories Untold
    24 Apr. 2024
    Shakir has developed a play where reality and fantasy walk alongside each other hand-in-hand. The story goes from a thriller to supernatural horror through various little details that add on to the tension without giving it all away.
  • HE
    24 Apr. 2024
    Amari Shakir writes this play poetically without ever letting go of the characters. The pacing of the play has a distinct musicality to it that you can't help but be drawn into it.
  • After the War is Over
    24 Apr. 2024
    Arthur M. Jolly writes with precision to the point where you feel elated one moment and heartbroken the next. A talented writer knows how to balance this dichotomy, and Arthur does it well here.
  • Waiting in the Rain
    24 Apr. 2024
    This is an adorable short play with plenty of material to work off of for two lucky actresses!
  • Sweeping with the Enemy
    24 Apr. 2024
    "Sweeping with the Enemy" is like MMA meets Dance Moms in the best way possible! This would be a treat to see live!
  • I Guess This Is Growing Up
    24 Apr. 2024
    "I Guess This Is Growing Up" is a somber yet humorous play about what happens when we grow up and what we wish we can do to help our younger selves turn out better than we could ever dream of.
  • My Daughter's a Demon!
    24 Apr. 2024
    "My Daughter's a Demon!" combines horror and comedy and transforms it into a fresh depiction of one of horror's famous tropes.
  • Romeo & Her Sister
    23 Apr. 2024
    "Romeo & Her Sister" is an electrifying play filled with rich characters and a touching story. This play examines how the theater can be both a safe haven and a hell on earth. Blevins knows just when to pull the audience's heartstrings, and when to jolt them. It goes from feeling intimate to larger than life. This would be a really wonderful piece to produce for any theater small or big.
  • Last Call
    23 Apr. 2024
    "Last Call" is a relatable and theatricality comedy about how we handle what life throws at us (or not).
  • The Prince's Shadow
    23 Apr. 2024
    Jillian Blevins' "The Prince's Shadow" gives us a deconstructed look at one of Shakespeare's famous rulers. Blevin's takes Henry V to examine the role masculinity plays not simply in Shakespeare's world, but through our own, and translates it beautifully in less than ten pages.

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