Recommended by Chelsea Frandsen

  • Chelsea Frandsen: A Shakespeare Carol (full-length) updated 10/2/19 by Paco José Madden
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    Shakespeare and Christmas Carol fans will delight in this retelling of the classic Christmas story, featuring the Bard and several of my favorite Shakespeare characters as his guides.

    Shakespeare and Christmas Carol fans will delight in this retelling of the classic Christmas story, featuring the Bard and several of my favorite Shakespeare characters as his guides.

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  • Chelsea Frandsen: Daisy Wheel by Everett Robert
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    A thoughtful look at part of society we don't talk about and should. This a necessary start to a very necessary conversation. Bravo Everett!

    A thoughtful look at part of society we don't talk about and should. This a necessary start to a very necessary conversation. Bravo Everett!

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  • Chelsea Frandsen: A Wound Clock by Everett Robert
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    "A clock needs to be wound up, to do it's job." That's a quote that is definitely going on my Quote Wall. It sums up the theme of this play wonderfully. The allegories and interstitial blend beautifully with the plot, and are one of my favorite parts. Fiery Molly, John and Elliot are sympathetically drawn and are perfect eyes to see through this little bit of history.

    "A clock needs to be wound up, to do it's job." That's a quote that is definitely going on my Quote Wall. It sums up the theme of this play wonderfully. The allegories and interstitial blend beautifully with the plot, and are one of my favorite parts. Fiery Molly, John and Elliot are sympathetically drawn and are perfect eyes to see through this little bit of history.

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  • Chelsea Frandsen: And Then, She Picks Up the Sword (Theatre-for-Teens version) by Briandaniel Oglesby
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    A delightful fairy tale of a play full of princes, princesses, sassy servants, an over the top cleric, witches, and dragons that kept me smiling.

    A delightful fairy tale of a play full of princes, princesses, sassy servants, an over the top cleric, witches, and dragons that kept me smiling.

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  • Chelsea Frandsen: A Midnight Clear: The Christmas Truce of 1914 by Donna Latham
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    Beautifully drawn and empathetic characters, in this telling of the Christmas Truce. A heart wrenching testament of love, loss, hope, and the costs of war. Read this! Produce this! It's a story that needs to be told.

    Beautifully drawn and empathetic characters, in this telling of the Christmas Truce. A heart wrenching testament of love, loss, hope, and the costs of war. Read this! Produce this! It's a story that needs to be told.

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  • Chelsea Frandsen: A Revolutionary Christmas by Reiner Prochaska
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    A wonderful look at the true meaning of Christmas, of family, of love, and loss and forgiveness. Bravo Reiner!

    A wonderful look at the true meaning of Christmas, of family, of love, and loss and forgiveness. Bravo Reiner!

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  • Chelsea Frandsen: Beastly Beauty (full-length) last updated 7/2/18 by Paco José Madden
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    I'm a sucker for any Beauty and the Beast adaption, and also a sucker for history. This play has both--a very necessary and delightful adaption of my favorite fairy tale. Mirabelle is awesome!

    I'm a sucker for any Beauty and the Beast adaption, and also a sucker for history. This play has both--a very necessary and delightful adaption of my favorite fairy tale. Mirabelle is awesome!

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  • Chelsea Frandsen: The Lost Girls by C. Meaker
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    I'm never working at a summer camp. Not unless I work at one that makes me shiver and scream with laughter like this place does. Fans of AMS, Supernatural and Scooby-Doo will eat this show up!

    I'm never working at a summer camp. Not unless I work at one that makes me shiver and scream with laughter like this place does. Fans of AMS, Supernatural and Scooby-Doo will eat this show up!

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  • Chelsea Frandsen: THE PLATYPODES by Asher Wyndham
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    This is the type of theatre we currently need on our stages. Asher Wyndham has crafted a story that made me empathize with all of it's characters and have a serious think about several subjects that don't get talked about as much as they should be. Emotionally and politically charged, this play stayed with me long after I reached the final page. I'd buy opening night tickets to see it live!

    This is the type of theatre we currently need on our stages. Asher Wyndham has crafted a story that made me empathize with all of it's characters and have a serious think about several subjects that don't get talked about as much as they should be. Emotionally and politically charged, this play stayed with me long after I reached the final page. I'd buy opening night tickets to see it live!

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  • Chelsea Frandsen: Concordance by John Minigan
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    I'm a sucker for history, and Alexander Cruden has always been one of those historical figures who have always fascinated me. Thank you John Minigan. This play is beautiful. Lyrical. Heart-wrenching. Mind-bending. Genre-defying. There isn't a list of words good enough or long enough to describe this story. Also: five people play twenty-two characters--and it works brilliantly!

    I'm a sucker for history, and Alexander Cruden has always been one of those historical figures who have always fascinated me. Thank you John Minigan. This play is beautiful. Lyrical. Heart-wrenching. Mind-bending. Genre-defying. There isn't a list of words good enough or long enough to describe this story. Also: five people play twenty-two characters--and it works brilliantly!

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