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"During/After," like the great American classic, "Our Town," spins themes as big as the nature of life and the interconnectedness of humanity while revealing these themes through the small moments that are bigger than we realize, and how those moments ripple through eternity. With a small cast and minimal staging requirements, this is a play that can hit hard, even with a limited budget. Theatres would be smart to give it a look.

Imagine 2001: A Space Odyssey but happening in your home. Mark Saunders explores just how far AI and our connected world can go in controlling our lives. The story is presented with a perfect balance of frightening possibilities and humor. I completely enjoyed reading this as well as listening to an excellent presentation by Broken Arts Entertainment at https://youtu.be/VfpEcXeq_rQ
Well done!

A beautiful, poignant piece that ultimately asks how we move on after tragedy. Luckily for the audience, although the play asks weighty questions, it's never burdened by the heaviness of its themes. Instead, there is plenty of levity and light, and while SAVING ALL MY WORRIES FOR THAT DAY YOU DON'T NEED ME is short when it comes to runtime, it's long on emotion and heart.

I adore this short! Nice to know even the devil gets frustrated at the DMV. What a perfect comment on how absolutely unnerving the bureaucracy can be. If Nora Louise Syran wrote a whole collection of shorts about the devil encountering mundane modern-day hells, I would read them all. Too delightful! (10/14/24)