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Jennifer O'Grady

Recommended by Jennifer O'Grady

  • The Hour of Feeling by Mona Mansour
    10 Apr. 2019
    “ This has long been one of my favorite plays. Highly, highly recommend.
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  • the wolf you feed by Darcy Parker Bruce
    9 Apr. 2019
    “ I had the pleasure of hearing a partial reading of this and was so excited that I went and read the rest. It's a wonderfully theatrical play with some really fascinating characters (including wolves!) that expertly balances humor with the darker subject matter of its main character's story. It's a totally engrossing play and I would love to see this on stage. ”
  • NO LITTLE WOMEN by Emma Goldman-Sherman
    9 Apr. 2019
    “ I love this smart and funny play--the voices of the girls and their reactions to the novel sound so real, as does the teacher (who reminds me a lot of of an English teacher I know)--and so much happens in these few pages. This would make a totally wonderful addition to any short-play fest and would be great for schools too. ”
  • YOU MOTHER by Annie LaRussa
    25 Mar. 2019
    “ An extraordinarily suspenseful and ultimately heartbreaking confrontation between two mothers dealing in very different ways with traumatic losses due to a school shooting. ”
  • ReactaCap by Dara O'Brien
    23 Mar. 2019
    “ I had the pleasure of hearing the 29th Street reading of this play recently, and what fun it is! This is a fast-paced comedy with great roles for women and much to say about gender discrimination in business. The audience loved it! ”
  • Batman Vs. The Joker at the Laundromat by Emily Hageman
    22 Mar. 2019
    “ Super-funny play from Hageman that's a marvelous parody of superheroes (Batman in particular, who seems to have no actual super abilities) plus a sly commentary on toxic masculinity and "buddy" relationships, that also (brilliantly) manages to be poignant as well. I love that it's set in a laundromat of all places. A complete delight. ”
  • OCTOPUS KID: A BEACH MONOLOGUE by Asher Wyndham
    19 Mar. 2019
    “ An incredibly moving, inventive monologue (with flashes of very funny and poignant humor) delivered by a child who goes to great lengths to get beachgoers to listen to his urgent message about how adult selfishness and carelessness are harming the world he's growing up in. Made me tear up, and would be wonderful to see in performance--I doubt there would be a dry eye. ”
  • The Tower (5 minute) by Diana Burbano
    15 Mar. 2019
    “ Terrific two-hander--in just a few pages Burbano's characters, one of whom is famous, tell us so much, both by what they say and what they don't say, about their contrasting ideas of power and success. This play keeps unfolding after you stop reading it. ”
  • El Yunque in English by Nelson Diaz-Marcano
    26 Feb. 2019
    “ A terrific and timely solo play set after the devastating hurricane in Puerto Rico. I love stage directions that are fun to read and that also convey character in a few choice words, and Diaz-Marcano's stage directions do all that and are just one reason why I love this unusual and moving short play. ”
  • A Sound Came Flashing by Michael Goodwin Hilton
    15 Feb. 2019
    “ Oh wow what a wonderful two-hander. As a parent I can so relate to this story, but you don't need to be a parent (not by any means!) to feel the urgency of these characters and understand their suddenly completely divergent goals. It's hard to know whom to root for, father or son, which is part of the beauty of this piece. I just love the port-a-john, and the ending is so poignant and moving. A marvelous play. ”

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