Recommended by Kate Herlihy

  • Kate Herlihy: 100 Things I Never Said To You by Adam Szymkowicz
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    I enjoy all of Szymkowicz's writing, but this is by far by favorite of their pieces! It is such a creative way to approach grief, love, loss, and shock while still maintaining a sense of balance through a sense of lightness. It is as honest and complex as people are, especially while enduring the grieving process, and is a beautiful read that's profound and meaningful.

    I enjoy all of Szymkowicz's writing, but this is by far by favorite of their pieces! It is such a creative way to approach grief, love, loss, and shock while still maintaining a sense of balance through a sense of lightness. It is as honest and complex as people are, especially while enduring the grieving process, and is a beautiful read that's profound and meaningful.

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  • Kate Herlihy: The Long Christmas Journey to Wellesley and Weston by John Minigan
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    I really loved this piece! The specificity in each individual character, the strong familial ties, and constant evolution of their states of being was such a unique and beautiful way to approach the idea of time. it's filled with love and loss, making for such a cathartic and relatable play on many levels.

    I really loved this piece! The specificity in each individual character, the strong familial ties, and constant evolution of their states of being was such a unique and beautiful way to approach the idea of time. it's filled with love and loss, making for such a cathartic and relatable play on many levels.

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  • Kate Herlihy: Grown-Ass Louis by Bruce Walsh
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    I loved this play! it was so different from other 10-minute plays I've read, but the approach to confronting grief and how it lingers while aging was really cool. I liked how it was set in a dream-scape atmosophere and how things blended together in a way that was clear, yet confusing at the same time, much like how coming to terms with loss is.

    I loved this play! it was so different from other 10-minute plays I've read, but the approach to confronting grief and how it lingers while aging was really cool. I liked how it was set in a dream-scape atmosophere and how things blended together in a way that was clear, yet confusing at the same time, much like how coming to terms with loss is.

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  • Kate Herlihy: Where the Fireworks Come From by Michael Pisaturo
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    This play was simply beautiful due to the honesty and vulnerability that was expressed from real, 3-dimensional characters who are at a cross roads when it comes to the next chapter of their lives. I loved reading this and could easily feel the love, pain, and confusion radiating through each moment of dialogue. It encapsulated the nuances of figuring out sexuality, growing up in a small towns with broader plans, and what to do while trying to bridge the two together

    This play was simply beautiful due to the honesty and vulnerability that was expressed from real, 3-dimensional characters who are at a cross roads when it comes to the next chapter of their lives. I loved reading this and could easily feel the love, pain, and confusion radiating through each moment of dialogue. It encapsulated the nuances of figuring out sexuality, growing up in a small towns with broader plans, and what to do while trying to bridge the two together

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  • Kate Herlihy: Closing Doors by John Minigan
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    This piece was so powerful, compelling, and really struck a major chord with me. I see and can understand both arguments from the characters, but am heartbroken over how one's duty to protecting and saving a child physically and emotionally even during a drill was being reprimanded. It goes to show the society we live in and how prevalent those situations are where teachers are continuing to put themselves on the line for the sake of children. It was beautifully written to show the complexity of this reoccurring issue

    This piece was so powerful, compelling, and really struck a major chord with me. I see and can understand both arguments from the characters, but am heartbroken over how one's duty to protecting and saving a child physically and emotionally even during a drill was being reprimanded. It goes to show the society we live in and how prevalent those situations are where teachers are continuing to put themselves on the line for the sake of children. It was beautifully written to show the complexity of this reoccurring issue

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  • Kate Herlihy: CrossTalk by Eliana Pipes
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    This play was so fun to read and at the same time was relatable when talking about our own relationships with phones and technology! The dialogue was lively and the characters and their relationship were so real, even through Cee as a cellphone personified.

    This play was so fun to read and at the same time was relatable when talking about our own relationships with phones and technology! The dialogue was lively and the characters and their relationship were so real, even through Cee as a cellphone personified.

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