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Recommended by Arthur M Jolly

  • Family Holiday by DC Cathro
    22 Jun. 2023
    “ If you're looking for a perfect family comedy that upends the well-worn "coming out to your family" trope with wit, style and hysterical pacing, DC Cathro has crafted a beautiful and original gem of a play with Family Holiday. It's heart-warming, screamingly funny - and carries the core belief that acceptance and love transcends all. ”
  • Becalmed: a ten-minute play by Liz Duffy Adams
    29 Mar. 2023
    “ Stunning, profound, enigmatic - this is everything you want in a ten-minute play. It's a fiercely original look at Caliban, Ariel, and Miranda after The Tempest has passed, in every meaning of the phrase - but this is no mere playful take on Shakespeare's world; this is a scathing and devastating view of society, sexuality, and power. Beautifully done. ”
  • Paint it Yellow by Jessi Pitts
    22 Feb. 2023
    “ Wow. This beautiful play left me with tears in my eyes - just a perfect little slice of life, delving into deep, complex emotions and doing so with a deft touch. The layers to Gio and Fern, in their evolving relationship in the midst of family upheaval - and the parallels with generational disconnect and the legacy of family trauma is handled so well. This is a fantastic play. ”
  • Fish Stories by Lainie Vansant
    9 Jan. 2023
    “ It's rare enough to read an original take on a biblical story - and this wonderful story of two contemporaneous followers of Jesus hearing about one of the miracles s is both original and exciting. It is neither preachy or polemic, and I can see it being at home in a production of Religious plays or in a collection of Atheistic plays - there is so much depth and nuance crammed into a deceptively simple ten minute encounter that I am sure it will spark much discussion and provoke much thought. ”
  • THE CASE OF THE STOLEN MOON by Monica Cross
    9 Jan. 2023
    “ Fascinating, highly original and an intriguing blend of futuristic sci-fi and ancient, moon-worshipping spiritualism in its most primal form. This is a wonderful play, leaving the audience with a lot to discuss on the way home - and, that rarest of emotions to strike in the moment - a sense of wonder awakened. I love the line "Her voice inside my head was like glass shattering, beautiful and full of pain." and this play is filled with moments like that. Excellent. ”
  • Moon in a Barrel by Rand Higbee
    14 Dec. 2022
    “ Charming and whimsical, with plenty of opportunities for physical slapstick and conflict of character - this short play would be a lovely addition to an evening of folk tales, or a collection of plays with family friendly humor to delight all ages. ”
  • Trash by Kate Mulley
    30 Nov. 2022
    “ Powerful, edgy, tense and so beautifully written, this play handles dysfunctional sexual dynamics with a deft touch, and the portrayal of the power imbalance between a teacher and the students he preys on is incisive, bold and forthright. Mulley brings her characters to vivid life, avoiding stereotypes and cliché in favor of nuance and depth. ”
  • I've Never Been Catcalled by August Forman
    1 Oct. 2022
    “ A fun and funny play - but with some wonderful depth to the characters, and a glimpse into a larger world sure to provoke discussion in the audience afterwards. Lines like "Don’t downplay your experiences just because you don’t think they fit some required standard" resonate. ”
  • Somewhere In Between (or) The Ghost of Molly Malone by Aoise Stratford
    26 Aug. 2022
    “ I saw the production of this play some twenty years ago in San Francisco - and still remember it vividly. It's an amazing play - and well worth bringing back! Simple staging, a lively challenge for a smaller cast playing multiple characters - and lyrical, poetic language that brings the different worlds to life, flitting backwards and forwards between centuries. Any audience members who don't know the song of Molly Malone will know it by the end - and the haunting story of "the tart with the cart"! ”
  • The Wedding Recessional I Imagine My Parents Had in 1971 (2 minutes) by Marcia Eppich-Harris
    15 Jul. 2022
    “ Dark humor? Deep tragedy? This wonderfully insightful play skates that line - but for me, in spite of its funny moments, it resonates much more profoundly with the tragic side - a two minute glimpse into a suffocating marriage that will drag on for years. This says so much about a patriarchal society, family expectations and stoic resignation in the face of them... and does so with a deft touch. ”

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