←Recommendations of One-Shot

  • John Bavoso: One-Shot by Andrew Rosendorf
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    I was lucky enough to be in the room as Andrew was working on this beautiful play, and am so happy to get to read a complete draft! At the time, we had a great discussion of the idea of “cinematic” as a negative note in theatre, and ONE-SHOT is a great example of how a play can be both cinematic AND highly theatrical. It’s a powerfully queer love story rooted in a specific time and place that’s also resonant in the here and now. Read this play!

    I was lucky enough to be in the room as Andrew was working on this beautiful play, and am so happy to get to read a complete draft! At the time, we had a great discussion of the idea of “cinematic” as a negative note in theatre, and ONE-SHOT is a great example of how a play can be both cinematic AND highly theatrical. It’s a powerfully queer love story rooted in a specific time and place that’s also resonant in the here and now. Read this play!

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  • Playwrights Foundation: One-Shot by Andrew Rosendorf
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    Playwrights Foundation congratulates ONE-SHOT as a Finalist for BAPF 2020. This play rose to the top 35 out of 735 plays submitted, and was discussed at length by our Bay Area Literary Council for consideration in our season. We loved how this play uses the language of theater to illuminate challenging perspectives and compelling intersectional questions. This play ultimately moved & inspired us and spoke to the core mission of PF. We hope that once we’re allowed to return to our theaters again, it will be considered for production to reach new audiences.

    Playwrights Foundation congratulates ONE-SHOT as a Finalist for BAPF 2020. This play rose to the top 35 out of 735 plays submitted, and was discussed at length by our Bay Area Literary Council for consideration in our season. We loved how this play uses the language of theater to illuminate challenging perspectives and compelling intersectional questions. This play ultimately moved & inspired us and spoke to the core mission of PF. We hope that once we’re allowed to return to our theaters again, it will be considered for production to reach new audiences.

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  • Nick Malakhow: One-Shot by Andrew Rosendorf
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    What a gorgeous, vividly-rendered intersectional queer story. All of these characters are written with a great deal of tenderness and care for them, even as they make troublesome decisions! The central questions explored here are valuable and eternally relevant--who gets to tell their stories and see themselves in the media, what makes a society "safe" or not, how do different facets of our identities intersect with our privilege--and communicated through a hyper-specific and nuanced time and place. The betrayals and resolutions flow sensibly--not to say they are predictable, but that they...

    What a gorgeous, vividly-rendered intersectional queer story. All of these characters are written with a great deal of tenderness and care for them, even as they make troublesome decisions! The central questions explored here are valuable and eternally relevant--who gets to tell their stories and see themselves in the media, what makes a society "safe" or not, how do different facets of our identities intersect with our privilege--and communicated through a hyper-specific and nuanced time and place. The betrayals and resolutions flow sensibly--not to say they are predictable, but that they carry the weight of inevitable tragedy. Amazing!

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  • Premiere Stages at Kean University: One-Shot by Andrew Rosendorf
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    Premiere Stages, the professional Equity theatre in residence at Kean University, is pleased to recognize “One-Shot” by Andrew Rosendorf as a semifinalist for the 2020 Premiere Play Festival. “One-Shot” rose through a competitive selection process conducted by Premiere staff and a panel of outside theatre professionals to become one of 26 semifinalists out of 939 submissions. While set in a video rental store in 1999, the play feels urgently relevant to today’s issues. Andrew creates vulnerable and passionate relationships between the characters with high stakes, making for a deeply moving...

    Premiere Stages, the professional Equity theatre in residence at Kean University, is pleased to recognize “One-Shot” by Andrew Rosendorf as a semifinalist for the 2020 Premiere Play Festival. “One-Shot” rose through a competitive selection process conducted by Premiere staff and a panel of outside theatre professionals to become one of 26 semifinalists out of 939 submissions. While set in a video rental store in 1999, the play feels urgently relevant to today’s issues. Andrew creates vulnerable and passionate relationships between the characters with high stakes, making for a deeply moving experience. Our congratulations and thanks to Andrew.

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  • Ian August: One-Shot by Andrew Rosendorf
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    A beautiful new play from Andrew Rosendorf--funny, romantic, honest, and heart-breaking. It calls into question everything we know about safe spaces, about the threats from without and how they find their way in. And it beautifully encapsulates a unique moment in queer history--a moment that forced us to recognize that visibility does not equal freedom. This play is going to win all the awards. Read it.

    A beautiful new play from Andrew Rosendorf--funny, romantic, honest, and heart-breaking. It calls into question everything we know about safe spaces, about the threats from without and how they find their way in. And it beautifully encapsulates a unique moment in queer history--a moment that forced us to recognize that visibility does not equal freedom. This play is going to win all the awards. Read it.

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