#IHeartNewPlays Reading List cont'd!
April has been over for a whole week and I'm just now finally getting around to finishing up my April #IHeartNewPlays #NewDayNewPlay New Play Exchange reading list for April!!
I -loved- this initiative -- it was so much fun to see so many recommendations for plays rolling through the NPX landing page every day. I'm planning to write another lil blog about Communities of Want/Lack versus Communities of Enough, but I'll just say: NPX is fostering some really beautiful community, and this initiative is just one manifestation of that healthy creative, supportive energy.
ANYWAY here's the rest of my list! (I read -99- plays in April! Holy hell! Very extremely worth it, in case you were wondering). In no particular order:
- ROUND ONE by Andrea Staats
- THE FORGETTING ROOM by Claudia Haas
- LETTER OF THE LAW by Steven Hayet
- STUPID GHOST by Savannah Reich
- JUMP by Gina Femia
- FLIES AT THE NATIVITY by Matthew Weaver
- TO LOVE AND BE LOVED IN RETURN by Franky Gonzalez
- THE BRIGHT SIDE OF KEURIG by Veronica Cooper
- SLUT by Nicole Jost (fyi I don't like to play favorites, BUT it's been weeks and I'm still thinking about this one
- GIRLISH by Alexa Derman (this one too :) )
- TAKE FLIGHT by Sandra A. Daley-Sharif
- WHEN I WAS A CHILD by Lindsay Partain
- THE CELLPHONES OF THE DEAD by Dwayne Yancey
- SCREW YOU, ZUCKERBERG! by Asher Wyndham
- DREAMS DEFERRED by Sandra A. Daley-Sharif
- THE PIT by Anthony L. Mariani
- CURVES by Lindsay Partain
- I LIKE FANCY THINGS by Sandra A. Daley-Sharif
- SAY SOMETHING by Patrick Flynn
- WELCOME TO THE GUN SHOW by Everett Robert
- DON'T ASK by Thembi Duncan (if you haven't read Thembi's work yet, just what in the heck are you waiting for??)
- THIS IS GRAND by Jenny Seidelman
- SYNTHIA by Rob Matsushita
- HOW ARE YOU CALLED by Philana Omorotionmwan (ahhhhh this play)
- AMHERST, MAINE by Jordan Ford
- AN ALIEN IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL by Daniel Guyton
- BLACKBERRY WINTER by Steve Yockey (totally lives up to the hype, btw)
- OUR NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE UNFORESEEN TRAGEDY by Renee Calarco (oof, amazing)
- SKATING by Lindsay Adams
- THE TRAIN by Irene L. Pynn
- BIG BELLY by Jen Huszcza
- FLESH, BLOOD, & GLASS by Rachel Bykowski
- THE TOWER by Diana Burbano (cannot recommend this enough)
- PAUSE by Ricardo Soltero-Brown (it's no secret that I LOVE Ricardo's work, but this one in particular is swoooooooooooooon city)
- THE ELVIS ADMINISTRATION by Stephanie N. Walters
- ALL THE WAY DOWN by Lindsay Partain
- GRIEF by Ricardo Soltero-Brown
- SHELTER IN PLACE by Rachael Carnes
- GENESIS by Sandra A. Daley-Sharif (also no secret that I love Sandra's work but my god, this play... please, please, please everyone read it and then produce it so I can weep in public instead of just in my living room ok?)
- ROUNDS PER SECOND by Diana Burbano
- MIRRORS by Gina Femia
- BOUND BY STARDUST by Claudia Haas
- AWESOME BIG SOMEBODY by Sarah Tuft (a weird, wild, wonderful ride)
- INBOX: EMPTY OR AIRPORT: SCANNING by Kate Brennan
- THE SALONNIERES by Liz Duffy Adams (!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)
- THE DEMON HUNTER by Nat Cassidy (SCARY AS HELL YALL)
- THE LAST RING by Ashley Lauren Rogers
- I, COCKROACH by Irene L. Pynn (<3)
- KARA SEVDA by Lisa VillaMil (<3)
- WILDERNESS by Greg Hovanesian
- CALL HIM MOM! by Sandra A. Daley-Sharif
Click here to see my list from April 1-7 for more play recommendations!