Recommended by Ian Donley

  • Ian Donley: THE CAGE WHICH HOLDS A HEART

    This exploration of grief is multifaceted and will leaves audience to ponder how they too have kept themselves from feeling what's only natural.

    This exploration of grief is multifaceted and will leaves audience to ponder how they too have kept themselves from feeling what's only natural.

  • Ian Donley: Morning After the Melee

    This is such an original and beautifully written take on what it's like to live with neurodivergence. Its a timely reminder that everyone has different demons they fight (literally in this case) and all it takes is someone who is patient with us to defeat them.

    This is such an original and beautifully written take on what it's like to live with neurodivergence. Its a timely reminder that everyone has different demons they fight (literally in this case) and all it takes is someone who is patient with us to defeat them.

  • Ian Donley: Family Visitation (Ten Minute)

    "Family Visitation" is a punch to the gut (and a good history lesson for those who have yet to learn their queer history). The conflict between these two characters is subtle yet has a strong impact, making this piece an uncomfortable experience in the best way possible.

    "Family Visitation" is a punch to the gut (and a good history lesson for those who have yet to learn their queer history). The conflict between these two characters is subtle yet has a strong impact, making this piece an uncomfortable experience in the best way possible.

  • Ian Donley: (moths emerging from cocoons) one night in tennessee

    This play expresses many emotions in a cathartic way through two autistic individuals (who are fully fleshed out), giving us a fresh perspective on grief. As an autistic person, I don't see many nuanced representations of autism, and Jordan Elizabeth Henry writes them with clarity.

    This play expresses many emotions in a cathartic way through two autistic individuals (who are fully fleshed out), giving us a fresh perspective on grief. As an autistic person, I don't see many nuanced representations of autism, and Jordan Elizabeth Henry writes them with clarity.

  • Ian Donley: Black Fire

    Ken Love explores a multitude of layers within this play: race, class, and gender. Love expertly weaves through them all to tell a compelling modern Black Lives Matter story while maintaining a level of theatricality that will entice audiences.

    Ken Love explores a multitude of layers within this play: race, class, and gender. Love expertly weaves through them all to tell a compelling modern Black Lives Matter story while maintaining a level of theatricality that will entice audiences.

  • Ian Donley: On This Site in 1782

    This feel-good play is a crowd pleaser with multiples angles that fit together! There are so many fun opportunities for actors in this play. Any theater company would easily find their audiences falling in love (no pun intended) with it.

    This feel-good play is a crowd pleaser with multiples angles that fit together! There are so many fun opportunities for actors in this play. Any theater company would easily find their audiences falling in love (no pun intended) with it.

  • Ian Donley: WINTER'S END (One-Act Version)

    This play was such a joy to read! This felt like Christopher Durang had adapted a Greek mythology for a modern audience. Great character work and the staging presents many funny moments. Audiences would eat this up!

    This play was such a joy to read! This felt like Christopher Durang had adapted a Greek mythology for a modern audience. Great character work and the staging presents many funny moments. Audiences would eat this up!

  • Ian Donley: Give Me Your Skin

    Daneil Prillaman has managed to take one of the most popular storytelling tropes and give a fresh spin on it. The dynamic between these two characters subtly changes, giving it an unpredictable reveal that any audience would appreciate.

    Daneil Prillaman has managed to take one of the most popular storytelling tropes and give a fresh spin on it. The dynamic between these two characters subtly changes, giving it an unpredictable reveal that any audience would appreciate.

  • Ian Donley: Shoots and Blathers

    This sweet and satirical play touches on the need of human connection in (arguably) one of the most inconvenient places to find it in.

    This sweet and satirical play touches on the need of human connection in (arguably) one of the most inconvenient places to find it in.

  • Ian Donley: The Prickly Path

    This play is like a classic SNL skit that does its job in poking fun at its intended subject matter: cults. From rituals that include well-known "dances" to the Guru's clear and familiar manipulative talking points, this play packs a (humorous) punch.

    This play is like a classic SNL skit that does its job in poking fun at its intended subject matter: cults. From rituals that include well-known "dances" to the Guru's clear and familiar manipulative talking points, this play packs a (humorous) punch.