Recommended by Chelsea Frandsen

  • Chelsea Frandsen: BorderLands by Jaisey Bates
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    A look at racism and immigration at written at a time we so need to hear about it. Thought provoking, hard-hitting, and fascinating, Jaisey Bates kept me rivited.

    A look at racism and immigration at written at a time we so need to hear about it. Thought provoking, hard-hitting, and fascinating, Jaisey Bates kept me rivited.

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  • Chelsea Frandsen: HIDE and SEEK by Emma Goldman-Sherman
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    Who, or what are we actually hiding from? What is stopping us from being truly ourselves? Are we even able to truly *be* who we are without fear of consequences? Emma Goldman-Sherman poses these and other questions in this wonderfully metaphoric short play about identity and authenticity.

    Who, or what are we actually hiding from? What is stopping us from being truly ourselves? Are we even able to truly *be* who we are without fear of consequences? Emma Goldman-Sherman poses these and other questions in this wonderfully metaphoric short play about identity and authenticity.

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  • Chelsea Frandsen: Fire and Ice by Emily Russell
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    Emily Russell has a gift for language, and she is able to pack so much into this short piece. Ella's transformation from her interaction with Ilmu is fascinating, poetic and heartfelt.

    Emily Russell has a gift for language, and she is able to pack so much into this short piece. Ella's transformation from her interaction with Ilmu is fascinating, poetic and heartfelt.

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  • Chelsea Frandsen: LAST TRAIN TO NIBROC by Arlene Hutton
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    Fantastic "meet-cute" type love story with beautifully drawn characters that tug at the heartstrings!

    Fantastic "meet-cute" type love story with beautifully drawn characters that tug at the heartstrings!

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  • Chelsea Frandsen: A Spirited Manor - A Victorian Penny Dreadful by Kate Danley
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    As an unabashed fan of the Penny Dreadful I can't recommend this play enough! Danley has a marvelous talent painting pictures with words(both in the dialogue and stage directions), and the play as a whole is a designer and director's dream!

    As an unabashed fan of the Penny Dreadful I can't recommend this play enough! Danley has a marvelous talent painting pictures with words(both in the dialogue and stage directions), and the play as a whole is a designer and director's dream!

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  • Chelsea Frandsen: EXPRESSION OF REGRET by Christine Toy Johnson
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    A powerful look at a piece of political history that isn't talked about as much as it should be. What an important play--especially now. Produce this and produce it often!

    A powerful look at a piece of political history that isn't talked about as much as it should be. What an important play--especially now. Produce this and produce it often!

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  • Chelsea Frandsen: Madame by Kendra Augustin
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    A fantastic play about the relationship between a mother and her daughter and the ambitions of youth versus the lessons learned with age. These are two women I would love to know more about.

    A fantastic play about the relationship between a mother and her daughter and the ambitions of youth versus the lessons learned with age. These are two women I would love to know more about.

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  • Chelsea Frandsen: Rumplestiltskin's Fire by Ilana Lydia
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    What a fun show! Ilana Lydia has written a beautiful fairy tale with fantastic dynamic characters and a wonderfully interwoven plot that would be a delight to watch onstage.

    What a fun show! Ilana Lydia has written a beautiful fairy tale with fantastic dynamic characters and a wonderfully interwoven plot that would be a delight to watch onstage.

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  • Chelsea Frandsen: Buried Roots by Michelle Tyrene Johnson
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    How far would you go and what would you do to find out who you are? How does the lack of certain privileges effect the lives of those who don't have them? What exactly is "Family"? Johnson tackles the answers to the these questions in this wonderfully moving play.

    How far would you go and what would you do to find out who you are? How does the lack of certain privileges effect the lives of those who don't have them? What exactly is "Family"? Johnson tackles the answers to the these questions in this wonderfully moving play.

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  • Chelsea Frandsen: Codename: White Mouse by Rachel Bublitz
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    I have an unabashed obsession with WWII and Nancy Wake and was overjoyed to find this piece! Nancy Wake is a woman to be reckoned with and Rachel Bublitz is the amazing woman to tell her story! The plot moves at a heart racing clip and anyone who loves spy stories will eat this one up.

    I have an unabashed obsession with WWII and Nancy Wake and was overjoyed to find this piece! Nancy Wake is a woman to be reckoned with and Rachel Bublitz is the amazing woman to tell her story! The plot moves at a heart racing clip and anyone who loves spy stories will eat this one up.

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