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Claudia Haas

Recommended by Claudia Haas

  • The One-Millionth Monkey by Sean Abley
    30 Apr. 2018
    “ If you love time-traveling monkey double agents, this is your play. "Planet of the Apes" meets "Francis Bacon Really Wrote Shakespeare" in this dystopian-future-monkey-play. Monkey-jokes run amok as Abley manages to satirize, literature, funding, enslavement and anything else the little monkeys think of. It's a grand romp into the future. ”
  • I am... by Lindsay Kennedy
    30 Apr. 2018
    “ Adams captures the tightrope one walks in middle school. It's hard to stay true to yourself when you are still figuring out what "yourself" is. The characters are all part-child, part-adult and very vulnerable. The play's large, diverse cast make it a perfect fit for middle schools. The young performers will relate to all the situations and the audiences will be nodding their heads and seeing themselves onstage. At times uncomfortable, Adams has the loveliest kernel of hope for all of them at the end of the play. ”
  • When I was a Child by Lindsay Partain
    30 Apr. 2018
    “ Children act out what they need to figure out. They learn something and turn it into a game. This is all too believable and heart-stopping. It's a game that no child should ever play. It's a game that is probably being played. Include it in a gun-control festival and make the game stop. ”
  • SEX AND VIOLENCE by Rachael Carnes
    30 Apr. 2018
    “ This is one tasty morsel of a play. It's a combination of a "love letter to the theatre" and "why didn't I become an accountant instead of a playwright?" From metro cards for the actors to carfare for a parrot, to needing bowling balls as props even though they're not needed in the script - the play had me reeling. It's all true. Of course, truth is relative (as is every line and character in the play). Theatricals and non-theatricals will be delighted. And the non-theatricals? They'll learn a lot about theatre. It's a delicious script. ”
  • Ta-Da or Toodle-Oo by Emily Hageman
    30 Apr. 2018
    “ I had a huge smile plastered on my face as I read this and so will you. There is nothing but glee and chuckles and a whole lot of endearing magic running through this play. It lifts your spirit and makes you take another take on some interesting work arrangements. The build-up gets quirkier and sillier on each page. It's a delight for young audiences but I guarantee all audiences will love this delicious confection. ”
  • ADVANCED CHEMISTRY by Rich Orloff
    30 Apr. 2018
    “ What a pleasure it is to read scripts geared for mature actors that have left the "little old lady/man" stereotypes behind. The plays are very funny, honest and blessedly sexy. Orloff doesn't steer away from the subject of loss but addresses the needs of older people to soldier on in all ways: friendship, family and romance. Romance is front and center and romance includes being physical. There's a brave new world for seniors in these related plays and the old norms do not apply. Audiences would love this. Produce it. ”
  • Mirrors by Gina Femia
    29 Apr. 2018
    “ Mother and daughter - barely a generation apart but the lens is different. A harrowing short play about what we convince ourselves and what really happened. There’s a hope that things have improved just a wee bit years later, but a sadness that it’s so slight. A moving affirmation for the Me, Too movement and festivals. Beautiful roles for two actresses. ”
  • The Tower (5 minute) by Diana Burbano
    29 Apr. 2018
    “ Burbano covers a lot of ground in this short play. In the end, the battles of wills between two generations of women was riveting. Two sympathetic point of views caught me by surprise. And while Burbano certainly critiques many social ills, the characters remain nuanced and human. A wonderful exercise in "never assume," I found myself thinking about my own judgements. The play showcases our perceived reality versus a true, multi-dimensional one. ”
  • Flesh, Blood, & Glass by Rachel Bykowski
    29 Apr. 2018
    “ The play beautifully states the fears and anxieties of new parents: babies are flesh and blood, yes. But they are also tiny, super-delicate and maybe made of glass? Love is woven throughout. I loved the sly remarks about a man's strength versus a woman's. The fear of the mistakes that will be made parenting rings so true. So much happens in this short play and it all strikes home and to the heart. ”
  • Polar Bear Service & Repair by Tim J. Lord
    29 Apr. 2018
    “ This is one grand road trip that could only happen in the Midwest - and Canada. An unlikely buddy comedy, the play changes directions almost as many times as the car does. Jason's "Mind Map," the threat of getting eaten by polar bears, the looming of a solitary existence as the IT specialist ("a very hard job") in South Dakota kept me laughing and wondering, "what's next?" And Lord does not disappoint. The ending is unexpected but actually exactly as it should be. Two multifaceted characters add to the fun for the actors and the audience. ”

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