Recommended by Andrew Rosendorf

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    There's a reason Light Switch has so many recommendations. Dave Osmundsen's work is filled with heart, love, and empathy. Characters yearning for connection. The last scene between Henry and his mom slayed me. A beautiful piece of writing. As is his play My Brother Jake.

    There's a reason Light Switch has so many recommendations. Dave Osmundsen's work is filled with heart, love, and empathy. Characters yearning for connection. The last scene between Henry and his mom slayed me. A beautiful piece of writing. As is his play My Brother Jake.

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    This play is a poetic meditation on the past and how when history is lost we lose the present too. It reads, for me, like an elegy. Gentle, ethereal, and timely.

    This play is a poetic meditation on the past and how when history is lost we lose the present too. It reads, for me, like an elegy. Gentle, ethereal, and timely.

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    This piece is full of life amidst the palpable sense of grief and grieving. There aren't any easy answers for these characters all grappling with the death of a long ago classmate — how he's being lionized versus who he actually was. The piece navigates challenging questions all with a sense of humor. And the scene near the end with the classmate's mom is a beautiful piece of writing.

    This piece is full of life amidst the palpable sense of grief and grieving. There aren't any easy answers for these characters all grappling with the death of a long ago classmate — how he's being lionized versus who he actually was. The piece navigates challenging questions all with a sense of humor. And the scene near the end with the classmate's mom is a beautiful piece of writing.

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    A quietly crushing play. There is a looming dread that hovers over this piece as the characters slowly realize the truth of their situation. It's a piece exploring who gets to be seen & heard and the impact of living in an ableist society where anyone who is different contends with feeling like an outsider - sometimes even in their own families. It centers the bravery of striving for change and standing in your own power.

    A quietly crushing play. There is a looming dread that hovers over this piece as the characters slowly realize the truth of their situation. It's a piece exploring who gets to be seen & heard and the impact of living in an ableist society where anyone who is different contends with feeling like an outsider - sometimes even in their own families. It centers the bravery of striving for change and standing in your own power.

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    A gorgeous beating heart of a play. An intimate emotional story of two brothers trying to navigate their way through the world - even if sometimes that means having to confront the family holding you back when they should be lifting you up. Rarely do I read a play that makes my heart ache and beat and breathe the way this one does.

    A gorgeous beating heart of a play. An intimate emotional story of two brothers trying to navigate their way through the world - even if sometimes that means having to confront the family holding you back when they should be lifting you up. Rarely do I read a play that makes my heart ache and beat and breathe the way this one does.

  • Andrew Rosendorf: Who You Kiss For Fun by Emma Y. Lai
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    I love this play. It's full of humor and heart. The writing charms you in one moment and then hits you in the gut. It's a beautiful exploration of identity, masculinity, and learning to love yourself despite how the systems we live in are trying to tell us not to love ourselves. An incredibly moving play.

    I love this play. It's full of humor and heart. The writing charms you in one moment and then hits you in the gut. It's a beautiful exploration of identity, masculinity, and learning to love yourself despite how the systems we live in are trying to tell us not to love ourselves. An incredibly moving play.

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  • Andrew Rosendorf: Plantation Black by Phaedra Michelle Scott
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    An epic play that traverses two time periods with actors playing the roles of ancestors and their descendants. Not to mention the way the story is told - starting every performance with a different scene as the piece navigates an exploration of history and how we don't always learn history linearly - or the truth about our own family's history. It's one of those plays that craves to be produced.

    An epic play that traverses two time periods with actors playing the roles of ancestors and their descendants. Not to mention the way the story is told - starting every performance with a different scene as the piece navigates an exploration of history and how we don't always learn history linearly - or the truth about our own family's history. It's one of those plays that craves to be produced.

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  • Andrew Rosendorf: Bad Medicine by P.C. Verrone
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    This play constantly surprises with the twists and turns of the story. All while having a laser sharp sense of humor that never pulls any punches. You're laughing one moment and terrified in the next. A tricky balance that this play pulls off beautifully. If you love horror like The Stepford Wives, Rosemary's Baby, or The Wicker Man - this play is for you. Verrone is a writer everyone should know.

    This play constantly surprises with the twists and turns of the story. All while having a laser sharp sense of humor that never pulls any punches. You're laughing one moment and terrified in the next. A tricky balance that this play pulls off beautifully. If you love horror like The Stepford Wives, Rosemary's Baby, or The Wicker Man - this play is for you. Verrone is a writer everyone should know.

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  • Andrew Rosendorf: Dunk City by Stephen Brown
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    Dunk City is a laugh-out-loud-riot filled with so much heart and love. All told from Stephen's singular voice and sense of humor. While these characters are unique and distinct, we also know them from our own lives. And Dunk City is a stealthy exploration of masculinity and the pressures put on young people to have sex - sometimes from their own families. I can't recommend this play enough. An incredibly funny play that has something to say about the world we live in.

    Dunk City is a laugh-out-loud-riot filled with so much heart and love. All told from Stephen's singular voice and sense of humor. While these characters are unique and distinct, we also know them from our own lives. And Dunk City is a stealthy exploration of masculinity and the pressures put on young people to have sex - sometimes from their own families. I can't recommend this play enough. An incredibly funny play that has something to say about the world we live in.

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  • Andrew Rosendorf: Fountains of Youth by Kareem Fahmy
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    Moving fluidly through time, the story slowly unfolds the secrets binding this close knit group of friends. You might come for the mystery but you stay for the keenly observed characters yearning for companionship and love in a world that sees you as less than. As with every play of Kareem's, his voice sears through and is telling stories that are missing on the American stage.

    Moving fluidly through time, the story slowly unfolds the secrets binding this close knit group of friends. You might come for the mystery but you stay for the keenly observed characters yearning for companionship and love in a world that sees you as less than. As with every play of Kareem's, his voice sears through and is telling stories that are missing on the American stage.

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