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Claudia Haas

Recommended by Claudia Haas

  • Coyote's Moon: A 10-Minute Play by Donna Latham
    5 Feb. 2019
    “ I like a good fable and this has all the ingredients: danger, silly with high stakes, cuddly, silly characters (cute and clever) and a wonderful physicality all through it. The dialogue snaps and purrs and is just delicious. These days, it is especially satisfying when a blowhard gets his just desserts (or doesn’t). Fun for all ages. Young audiences will delight in the river scenes. And you never know, some may even root for the coyote. He has his own determined charm. ”
  • CHEESE ADDICT: A MONOLOGUE by Asher Wyndham
    3 Feb. 2019
    “ It’s funny what yo’d really want IF you had the money. Yes, I’d want cheese. I save for cheese. So I related to this person who would choose cheese over carpet cleaning. The monologue’s a dream - choosing something over the mundane. Choosing something in the moment. Choosing something if only ... you had a different life. Comedic? Yes. But with honest poignancy. ”
  • Well That Just Happened by Sharai Bohannon
    2 Feb. 2019
    “ I felt a tad wicked with every laugh (and there were many). I love the dark places of the characters mixed with the “jingle” of the holidays. Death can be inconvenient. Lobster Mac ‘n Cheese is important. Babysitters are expensive. These are universal truths that Bohannon mines with humor that is golden. ”
  • A Life Enriching Community by Philip Middleton Williams
    2 Feb. 2019
    “ I was fortunate enough to see this at the Inge Festival. It grabbed my heart then just as it did now. There is so much grace and love in this relationship. Williams manages to give us their history through dialogue that is peppered with quips and jabs but served with care. It’s refreshing to see a love story that gives us “later love” and not “first blush.” A beautiful tango for two actors. ”
  • Sir Theo and the Swamp Boy by Emily Hageman
    2 Feb. 2019
    “ What a beautiful script for two young men. Hageman showcases the power of imagination - how it brings joy, how it helps one cope and best of all - how the worlds you find on your own empower you. And I really wish there was a “swashbuckling badge” in scouting. ”
  • /ärt/ by Steven G. Martin
    2 Feb. 2019
    “ “Nothing escapes judgement.” Martin uses that line and runs amok with it. Should art be competitive? In this delightful romp, it is the children who know the answer. ”
  • Washington In Winter (10 min) by Cassandra Rose
    2 Feb. 2019
    “ Original and clever, Rose leads you up the comedic garden path until things are not what they seem. It’s bittersweet watching a family reenact the past as the future lies in doubt. ”
  • The Kiss by George Sapio
    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 by David Hansen
    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 by Karen Fix Curry
    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. ”

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