Recommended by Claudia Haas

  • The Kiss
    2 Feb. 2019
    I am sitting here stunned. What astounding moments Sapio has captured. I had read about the origins of “the kiss” and Sapio has taken it and turned it and twirled it and found truth. It should be produced everywhere. And used as an example of how powerful a ten-minute play can be.
  • Red Onion, White Garlic
    15 Jan. 2019
    Hansen deftly weaves beautiful tales into a tapestry of light and love and adventure and goodness. The tales are chock full of wit and magic. The characters are almost-good and almost-evil but not as black and white as the Grimm tales. It’s a pleasure to find strong female folklore tales plus it’s a grand introduction to the folklore of Indonesia.
  • Being Wendy Wasserstein - A monologue
    15 Jan. 2019
    I wanted to act in every play Wasserstein wrote. She spoke to me and for me. Karen Fix Curry captures the essence of this amazing playwright. The ending - where Wasserstein mentions not wanting to be political - but writing her characters is political - is a truth. Beautiful, honest and moving, it made me miss acting. And miss Wasserstein even more.
  • Finding Our Way
    7 Jan. 2019
    There’s so much to take in: to think, to feel, to know, to not know. Edan knows teens. Nobody’s black or white. Yeah, some are popular - some are not - but nobody is a stereotype. There are surprises and before the ending, you have grown fond of this group of teens. You care about them all which makes you ache for all of them at the end.
  • New Mistakes
    7 Jan. 2019
    Cheers to new mistakes. Here’s to putting your phone away and trying something new. A charmer with enough hesitation to keep you wondering... what’s a risk? And what’s worth the risk? I love the wonder of the first kiss at any age. It never goes away.
  • Recess
    7 Jan. 2019
    Tender, funny, and fierce - there is so much in this play. We see the beginning of a child’s imagination and how it comes from both reality and wishful thinking. We see two lives with ups and downs who were so lucky to have met. And we see two children and their remarkable potential as adults. Whew, that’s a lot in a short play. Succinct, seemingly small but huge in scope. It’s a beauty.
  • A Dateless Bargain with Engrossing Death
    7 Jan. 2019
    So hit me with an abacus, databases are funny. So is Death (really) and the desperate attempt to stay alive. When Death comes knocking at your door, it may help to have a once-a-nerd math major on your side. An absolute bonkers two-hander that would be a delight on any stage.
  • Bunnyboy
    22 Dec. 2018
    What happens when the unlikeliest child in the world becomes a superhero? Bunnyboy! (Or Smash-Hammer.) Kaplan has devised a delicious gift to young audiences: there's a mad scientist (sort of), bank robbers, the "smashing the piano and toilet" birthday party and surprise plot twists that pop up everywhere which get solved in unusual ways. It's theatrical, imaginative and along the way, you will discover how truly complicated a superhero's life can be. Bunnyboy is a treat for young audiences and their families.
  • Not Your White Christmas
    9 Dec. 2018
    Burbano skewers every political thought from the last two years, ties a bow on it and offers it with love. Just go for the ride through the woods. You don’t know where Burbano is taking you but you're happy when you get there.
  • End Tyranny Today! Join the Drone Fighting Chicks!
    9 Dec. 2018
    The play is all heart - literally and figuratively. I’ve always admired hummingbirds - really who can beat those wings so quickly? You’ll never look at a hummingbird in the same way. Anyone can do anything - with a little heart. The loveliest fable for these times and anytime.

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