Recommended by Jennifer O'Grady

  • Jennifer O'Grady: FOLD [A 1-MINUTE PLAY] by Steven G. Martin
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    I have enormous admiration for Martin's ability to show us so much in just sixty seconds of stage time. FOLD is a beautiful and highly relatable two-hander about grief and love. It also has two wonderful roles for women 40+. Just lovely.

    I have enormous admiration for Martin's ability to show us so much in just sixty seconds of stage time. FOLD is a beautiful and highly relatable two-hander about grief and love. It also has two wonderful roles for women 40+. Just lovely.

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  • Jennifer O'Grady: Talking Points by Steven Hayet
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    Wow, what a fantastic short play--hilarious (I laughed out loud!) but also full of nuance and with delicate, poignant moments that reveal its characters' inner lives and make it very clear that lots more going on beneath the surface. Happy to see it's had many productions and hope it has many more.

    Wow, what a fantastic short play--hilarious (I laughed out loud!) but also full of nuance and with delicate, poignant moments that reveal its characters' inner lives and make it very clear that lots more going on beneath the surface. Happy to see it's had many productions and hope it has many more.

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  • Jennifer O'Grady: Jagged Journey by Elana Gartner
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    Gartner's play is a moving coming-of-age story and a theatrical exploration of living with a disability-in this case, epilepsy, personified by a wonderfully surprising character named Epilepsy. Read and produce it!

    Gartner's play is a moving coming-of-age story and a theatrical exploration of living with a disability-in this case, epilepsy, personified by a wonderfully surprising character named Epilepsy. Read and produce it!

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  • Jennifer O'Grady: The Curious Tale of Marston Moore's Untimely Demise by Christopher Plumridge
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    Hilarious exchange between recently deceased Martson and St. Peter (here, a bored young woman) at the "pearly gates" as they try to figure out how Marston actually died. I also love God as a ten-year-old girl. This would be so much fun to see and to perform!

    Hilarious exchange between recently deceased Martson and St. Peter (here, a bored young woman) at the "pearly gates" as they try to figure out how Marston actually died. I also love God as a ten-year-old girl. This would be so much fun to see and to perform!

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  • Jennifer O'Grady: Speed Dating by Curt Strickland
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    I was fortunate to see a recent production of this lovely and funny short play exploring grief and aging, as two lonely older people attempt speed-dating, with some surprising results.

    I was fortunate to see a recent production of this lovely and funny short play exploring grief and aging, as two lonely older people attempt speed-dating, with some surprising results.

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  • Jennifer O'Grady: "THE PICKUP" - A Ten-Minute Romantic Dramedy by Donald Loftus
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    I was fortunate to see a recent production of this wonderfully surprising short play. So much fun!

    I was fortunate to see a recent production of this wonderfully surprising short play. So much fun!

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  • Jennifer O'Grady: The Flemish Master (from the THE WRINKLE RANCH AND OTHER PLAYS ABOUT GROWING OLD collection) by Debra A. Cole
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    Lovely play about family and preparing for the end of life. Moving and uplifting.

    Lovely play about family and preparing for the end of life. Moving and uplifting.

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  • Jennifer O'Grady: Never Turn Your Back on the Ocean by Lee R. Lawing
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    Set in post-climate-apocalyptic Kauai, Lawing's fantastic play is a wonderful theatrical blend of humor and horror, as three clueless humans, the species responsible for wrecking the earth, encounter a god who has something unexpected in store for them. I would so love to see this on stage!

    Set in post-climate-apocalyptic Kauai, Lawing's fantastic play is a wonderful theatrical blend of humor and horror, as three clueless humans, the species responsible for wrecking the earth, encounter a god who has something unexpected in store for them. I would so love to see this on stage!

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  • Jennifer O'Grady: THE DATING POOL, a one-act play for 5 women plus optional additional characters by Arianna Rose
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    Utter delight of a play from Rose, whose plays I love for their emotional range and theatrical inventiveness. Here, a woman of 61 converses with her various younger selves--and shares some not-so-great news about what's ahead for them--with a fabulous mix of laugh-out-loud humor and great poignancy. With a flexible cast and fantastic roles for women, this would be a blast to perform and will appeal to audiences everywhere. I would love to see it on stage!

    Utter delight of a play from Rose, whose plays I love for their emotional range and theatrical inventiveness. Here, a woman of 61 converses with her various younger selves--and shares some not-so-great news about what's ahead for them--with a fabulous mix of laugh-out-loud humor and great poignancy. With a flexible cast and fantastic roles for women, this would be a blast to perform and will appeal to audiences everywhere. I would love to see it on stage!

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  • Jennifer O'Grady: The Oktavist by Vince Gatton
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    I adore historical plays and love them even more when they're able to lift us out of their period into our own, as Gatton's skillful play does with its beautifully-realized characters and still-vital themes. So much going on beneath the surface of this moving and poetic play. Deserving of many productions!

    I adore historical plays and love them even more when they're able to lift us out of their period into our own, as Gatton's skillful play does with its beautifully-realized characters and still-vital themes. So much going on beneath the surface of this moving and poetic play. Deserving of many productions!

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