Recommended by Steven Strafford

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    This play is TERRIFIC. It hits the sweet spot of being hilarious and heartwarming and incisive and zany and perfectly structured. It's SO GOOD. Your theater should produce it yesterday.

    This play is TERRIFIC. It hits the sweet spot of being hilarious and heartwarming and incisive and zany and perfectly structured. It's SO GOOD. Your theater should produce it yesterday.

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    Vince sets up a world and people you instantly enjoy spending time with. And then as the story develops, you start to realize that this play is saying even more than what was first thought. The play is exciting, the kind of play, as an actor, that you desperately want to do, and as a playwright, inspires you to keep writing!

    Vince sets up a world and people you instantly enjoy spending time with. And then as the story develops, you start to realize that this play is saying even more than what was first thought. The play is exciting, the kind of play, as an actor, that you desperately want to do, and as a playwright, inspires you to keep writing!

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    This play moves at a frenetic clip, using comedy as a cover for the deep complications of North American relations. Stark visuals and truly funny discourse about Ray Romano sitcoms make for an entertaining read!

    This play moves at a frenetic clip, using comedy as a cover for the deep complications of North American relations. Stark visuals and truly funny discourse about Ray Romano sitcoms make for an entertaining read!

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    A sweet and funny piece about owning the things that make us "superheroes" in the lives of those who matter most. The piece has comedy with heart, and it would make a great addition to any evening of ten-minute plays.

    A sweet and funny piece about owning the things that make us "superheroes" in the lives of those who matter most. The piece has comedy with heart, and it would make a great addition to any evening of ten-minute plays.

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    What does grief do to a family? And what does fear do to a community? A thoughtful and tender look at plagues, family, class, race, money, and what it means to need the love from someone who may not be able to give it.

    What does grief do to a family? And what does fear do to a community? A thoughtful and tender look at plagues, family, class, race, money, and what it means to need the love from someone who may not be able to give it.

  • Steven Strafford: the weight of it all by Eryn Elyse McVay
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    This is a taut and intense short play that keeps you guessing throughout. Touching on religion, trauma, and the meetings we have on Zoom, this play is entertaining, and at moments, quite harrowing.

    This is a taut and intense short play that keeps you guessing throughout. Touching on religion, trauma, and the meetings we have on Zoom, this play is entertaining, and at moments, quite harrowing.

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  • Steven Strafford: Eight Steps for Total Happiness by Eryn Elyse McVay
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    These monologues paired together manage to make you laugh and achieve genuine poignancy. What McVay does in short time is paint a whole picture of roads taken and the people we were before we took those roads.

    These monologues paired together manage to make you laugh and achieve genuine poignancy. What McVay does in short time is paint a whole picture of roads taken and the people we were before we took those roads.

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  • Steven Strafford: Evelyn & His Brothers by Ivan Mosley
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    Ivan Mosley tackles a lot in this layered show about brothers dealing with grief. A play that speaks on Black masculinity and how it presents during a terrible time in a family. It's an actor's playground of a play!! Should be produced!

    Ivan Mosley tackles a lot in this layered show about brothers dealing with grief. A play that speaks on Black masculinity and how it presents during a terrible time in a family. It's an actor's playground of a play!! Should be produced!

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  • Steven Strafford: Goddess Of The Hunt by Doug DeVita
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    Is it possible for a play to have too much to love? Because I love the dialogue which is quick-witted but still character driven. I love the story which is smart, smart, smart, but delivers on heart as well! Also, as a an actor, I wish I could get to say these words!! A great story, written well. Hope to see this up on its feet one day! (Or be involved!!)

    Is it possible for a play to have too much to love? Because I love the dialogue which is quick-witted but still character driven. I love the story which is smart, smart, smart, but delivers on heart as well! Also, as a an actor, I wish I could get to say these words!! A great story, written well. Hope to see this up on its feet one day! (Or be involved!!)

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  • Steven Strafford: Micronation by Ross Tedford Kendall
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    A fun, fast-paced comic play that really gets to a lot of the undercurrents at play in our world today. Smart, irreverent, with a few turns here and there that are unexpected. Love the use of metaphor without spelling it out for the audience. This play should find homes in short play festivals. Great work!

    A fun, fast-paced comic play that really gets to a lot of the undercurrents at play in our world today. Smart, irreverent, with a few turns here and there that are unexpected. Love the use of metaphor without spelling it out for the audience. This play should find homes in short play festivals. Great work!

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