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Steven Strafford

Recommended by Steven Strafford

  • The Fierce Urgency Of Now (Radio Script) by Doug DeVita
    21 Aug. 2021
    “ This story grabs you right from the beginning and refuses to let you go. A dark but tender story about trying to find your way through this painful modern world. Having read this and another piece by DeVita, I am thrilled to know his work. DeVita gives us queer characters the world they inhabit, that feels fresh, funny, and fully felt! ”
  • Goddess Of The Hunt by Doug DeVita
    21 Aug. 2021
    “ 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!!) ”
  • Micronation by Ross Tedford Kendall
    21 Aug. 2021
    “ 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! ”
  • I'll Be Here by Philip Middleton Williams
    21 Aug. 2021
    “ A lovely short piece about grief. Getting to have that conversation we all long for and rarely have with our parents is played out here to sweet effect. Also, lovely to see sobriety and queerness woven in without fuss, just as part of a greater narrative in a father/son relationship. ”
  • Hoax (Short Play) by Debbie Lamedman
    21 Aug. 2021
    “ Something is brewing underneath this conversation, and it ends up being the biggest piece of news one can get. A simple neighborly conversation, the one you want to avoid turns into something much more despairing in this short play that speaks to our world we live in now. ”
  • what the Gods gave me by Eryn Elyse McVay
    30 May. 2021
    “ A macabre tale told with humor and energy. Set in a Victorian-era, but using modern language, you'll come for the creepy vibe and stay for the smart examination of feminism and religious dogma. Also..this is the kind of play where the twists have twists and then there's another twist!
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  • Abigail, For Now by Jackie Martin
    27 Feb. 2021
    “ At turns difficult, touching, funny, and unsettling. This piece asks us to live in an uncomfortable place of not knowing..and I loved that feeling! Hope this play is added to many seasons! ”
  • Rushing by Danielle Mohlman
    27 Feb. 2021
    “ Looking at rape culture in a way that is harrowing, yes, but also entertaining, Mohlman addresses so many issues that shape our world today, but the play never feels pedantic. It is an exciting read with so much heightened theatricality that I wish I could see this play in person! a wonderful play. ”
  • Go Like Saints by Skye Robinson Hillis
    4 Jan. 2021
    “ What would you do if you needed to sacrifice those closest to you for your own safety? Skye Robinson Hillis takes us inside the Red Scare and gives us a fully human portrait of what it means to walk the high road. The dialogue is fast-paced and fun (the whole time I kept hoping I'd get to read it aloud some day) She also centers women (both straight and queer) in Hollywood in a way that feels like an untold story. Highly recommend. ”
  • How Sweet The Sound by Eryn Elyse McVay
    14 Nov. 2020
    “ McVay creates a world separate enough from our own to fascinate us, but alike our own enough to be chilling. Gothic horror is the cloak around the very human question, "What would I do if given the chance to sacrifice another for my own good fortune?" I would love to see this world come to life! ”

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