Recommended by Georgia Xanthopoulou

  • Georgia Xanthopoulou: Narcissa, Narcissa by Aly Kantor
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    Aly Kantor reimagines the myth of Narcissus. While reading the play, I had the sense that I was in a theatrical workshop watching trauma being constructed in front of me and Narcissa negotiating with it. Highly poetic and deeply symbolic.

    Aly Kantor reimagines the myth of Narcissus. While reading the play, I had the sense that I was in a theatrical workshop watching trauma being constructed in front of me and Narcissa negotiating with it. Highly poetic and deeply symbolic.

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  • Georgia Xanthopoulou: Taps (a monologue) by Scott Sickles
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    A highly minimalistic and atmospheric play, framed in a historical context. The TAP sound creates the rhythm, while the human dread creates the tension. Haunting.

    A highly minimalistic and atmospheric play, framed in a historical context. The TAP sound creates the rhythm, while the human dread creates the tension. Haunting.

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  • Georgia Xanthopoulou: Chimes (one-minute play) by Matthew Weaver
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    I'm impressed by how much meaning these three lines can carry about communication and the illusion of connection... and how silence destroys that illusion.

    I'm impressed by how much meaning these three lines can carry about communication and the illusion of connection... and how silence destroys that illusion.

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  • Georgia Xanthopoulou: The People You Meet in Heaven by Lisa Dellagiarino Feriend
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    How much -or how little- do our desires really belong to us? This play gives a hilarious answer!

    How much -or how little- do our desires really belong to us? This play gives a hilarious answer!

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  • Georgia Xanthopoulou: MICHELLE MUELLER: A MONOLOGUE by Asher Wyndham
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    Asher Wyndham, with a very tightly woven text, begins with a casual conversation and, within just a few lines, masterfully places us into a world before we even have time to realize what has unfolded. A deep confession and, at the same time, a social commentary on a society unable to cleanse itself. Sharp and powerful.

    Asher Wyndham, with a very tightly woven text, begins with a casual conversation and, within just a few lines, masterfully places us into a world before we even have time to realize what has unfolded. A deep confession and, at the same time, a social commentary on a society unable to cleanse itself. Sharp and powerful.

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  • Georgia Xanthopoulou: CREAK by Jacquelyn Floyd-Priskorn
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    I loved this play! Where do threat and fear really lie? A subtle commentary on the digital world, witty, playful, and bittersweet.

    I loved this play! Where do threat and fear really lie? A subtle commentary on the digital world, witty, playful, and bittersweet.

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  • Georgia Xanthopoulou: A Good Story by Bruce Karp
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    Bruce Karp pens a taut psychological thriller with intense emotional shifts. The good son transforms within just a few words. A slow-burning, gripping piece.

    Bruce Karp pens a taut psychological thriller with intense emotional shifts. The good son transforms within just a few words. A slow-burning, gripping piece.

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  • Georgia Xanthopoulou: Circus Jerks by Dan West
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    It may be a play about clowns, or it may not be. Dan West sheds light on characters whose aim is to make us laugh while they live their own drama behind their masks. The clowns become a vehicle for symbolism and allegory, opening a whole new world of quiet tragedies behind smiles.

    It may be a play about clowns, or it may not be. Dan West sheds light on characters whose aim is to make us laugh while they live their own drama behind their masks. The clowns become a vehicle for symbolism and allegory, opening a whole new world of quiet tragedies behind smiles.

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  • Georgia Xanthopoulou: Dead Mother by Ken Love
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    Ken Love pens this atmospheric psychological drama in which the imaginary blends with reality. Death, guilt, dread, and family trauma are exposed behind the "giant watchful eyes". I loved the poetic images for their emotional depth.

    Ken Love pens this atmospheric psychological drama in which the imaginary blends with reality. Death, guilt, dread, and family trauma are exposed behind the "giant watchful eyes". I loved the poetic images for their emotional depth.

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  • Georgia Xanthopoulou: Laundry Day by Dan West
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    Even superheroes can fail. Through emotional exposition, on a laundry day that lies between literal and metaphorical cleansing, the author reveals the human side of what means to be weak. Humorous, imaginative and allegorical. Love it!

    Even superheroes can fail. Through emotional exposition, on a laundry day that lies between literal and metaphorical cleansing, the author reveals the human side of what means to be weak. Humorous, imaginative and allegorical. Love it!

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