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Kane Normandy

Recommended by Kane Normandy

  • AFFINITY LUNCH MINUTES by Nick Malakhow
    22 Apr. 2022
    “ You know those plays that are like a pressure cooker, where they're really fresh but need some time, heat and steam to come out a perfect meal? This is one of those plays that is super important right now to read but when we (hopefully) see it hit a major stage soon, it will have grown even further in its impact and will bring in all those hungry patrons ready to feast upon how fabulous it is. Truly a wonderful, wonderful play. ”
  • SEEING EYE by Nick Malakhow
    22 Apr. 2022
    “ This is an amazing play with three characters who are an actor's playground to work with. Truly rich, thoughtful, inquisitive text that rabbit holes down into important and timely conversations around intersectionality. ”
  • rabbit by Riley Elton McCarthy
    22 Apr. 2022
    “ This play is absolutely bonkers in the best way; you have a bunch of Lord of the Flies style queer kids roaming the woods playing God or maybe waiting for God to return but it's NOT Waiting for Godot, it's definitely more Lord of the Flies but goodness me, the poetry is beautiful. I wish I knew how to explain this play in a better way but it's one of those "read it for yourself" kind of situations where nothing I will say can make it sound any better (tldr; it's amazing). ”
  • Daxton on the Night Shift at 7/11 by Riley Elton McCarthy
    22 Apr. 2022
    “ I am a diehard Scott Pilgrim fan and this play is kind of making me think twice about it? Maybe Scott Pilgrim is kind of f*cked more than I thought? Riley has written three absolutely hilarious characters-- with strong bisexual representation! You get a space cowboy, an incompetent overnight cashier, and a (RETIRED!) manic pixie dream girl in a 7/11... what could possibly go wrong? Spoiler alert: Everything. Everything goes wrong. And also maybe f*ck Scott Pilgrim but also f*ck him. ”
  • Daxton on the Night Shift at 7/11 by Riley Elton McCarthy
    22 Apr. 2022
    “ I am a diehard Scott Pilgrim fan and this play is kind of making me think twice about it? Maybe Scott Pilgrim is kind of f*cked more than I thought? Riley has written three absolutely hilarious characters-- with strong bisexual representation! You get a space cowboy, an incompetent overnight cashier, and a (RETIRED!) manic pixie dream girl in a 7/11... what could possibly go wrong? Spoiler alert: Everything. Everything goes wrong. And also maybe f*ck Scott Pilgrim but also f*ck him. ”
  • Southern Bedfellows by Riley Elton McCarthy
    22 Apr. 2022
    “ I have so many questions starting with why the hell haven't we seen this play on some kind of off-broadway stage? Why don't we actually produce more trans writers? Between the two trans characters growing up in the south, we are painted visceral and stunning stage pictures that I am dying to see illustrated by two talented actors who are given the world to play with in Riley Elton McCarthy's text. I love the visual motifs in this play as well as what lurks underneath in the subtext. ”
  • SHARON AND MELINA by Riley Elton McCarthy
    22 Apr. 2022
    “ Oh how I cannot wait to see this production at The Tank. Riley's play about queer legacy, friendship, and the AIDS epidemic is absolutely gorgeously written, with beautiful flowing monologues and fast-paced, sharp-tongued dialogue, it truly never slows in pace and tackles "fictionalized" versions of our favorite glam rock stars as they contemplate the legacies they leave behind for our queer generations now and yet to come. Elton John's journey particularly across the play of survivor's guilt is heavy but necessary. ”
  • The Lesbian Play by Riley Elton McCarthy
    22 Apr. 2022
    “ Huge fan of Riley's work; though Ivories to me is more emotionally personal, The Lesbian Play is equally as impactful. I can very easily see this show being a mainstay in college curriculum for the next ten years or so, with its all female and trans cast it speaks directly to the now and doesn't shy away from checking its own blind spots in the privilege dynamics between its characters. This play is outrageous, hilarious, and bone-chilling all at once. Whoever plays Mimi has to be a powerhouse performer. ”
  • Ivories by Riley Elton McCarthy
    22 Apr. 2022
    “ Quite honestly this is one of my favorite plays I have ever had the pleasure of reading. I am simply obsessed with the bisexual representation in this play and the dynamic between these three bisexual friends who may all be a little more into each other than they let on. I don't think any other horror play quite achieves how emotionally damaging and terrifying this story is; but without any spoilers, the ending is really what makes this play work. Adding Gwyn to my dream roles slash future Tony winning role? ”
  • How to Quit Writing by Joseph Bardin
    22 Apr. 2022
    “ Oh, this is so deeply funny and joyous to read. I'd really love to see a production of this that truly embraces the bounces between each writer and push the merits of the egotistical writer, the self conscious writer, and the different embodiments we face as writers in order to continue our craft. This was really exciting, I loved it. ”