One is the Road

SHORT PLAY
Our protagonist drives home from vacation with his wife. He relates to us the 7 things he is thinking and doing moment-to-moment over the course of a crucial five minutes in his life.

Published in S&K's Best 10 Minute Plays of 2019
2014 Nominee for Best Short Script -- New York Innovative Theatre Awards
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One is the Road

Recommended by

  • Vince Gatton:
    10 Dec. 2022
    A knockout of a solo piece and a devastatingly effective piece of writing. Loewenstern’s construction here is cunning, using repetition to build and sustain tension, and focusing tightly on a series of micro-moments that understatedly reveal huge depths of feeling and yield enormous emotional payoff. An insightful, powerful gut punch.
  • Samantha Marchant:
    10 Dec. 2022
    This script’s counting structure adds tension that builds all the way to the end.
  • Enid Cokinos:
    23 Jun. 2022
    I had the pleasure of hearing ONE IS THE ROAD read at the 2018 Midwest Dramatists Conference. I was captivated listening to the very talented actor reading this monologue about the last few minutes of a car trip told as a series of thoughts. Reading it now, reminded me what a creative piece this is.

Production History

  • Professional
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    Short + Sweet Theatre Festival, Sydney, Australia
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    2021
  • Fringe
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    Mind The Gap Theatre Company, Housebound Series, NYC (YouTube)
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    2021
  • Fringe
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    Writer's Block Radio Hour - Longform 3 - Scotland, UK (radio program)
    ,
    2021
  • Professional
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    Lucky Penny Productions, Napa, California
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    2018
  • Professional
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    Midwest Dramatists Conference, Olanthe, Kansas
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    2018
  • Professional
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    Hen & Chickens Theater Bar, London, UK
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    2014
  • Professional
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    Workshop Theater Company, NYC
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    2013
  • Professional
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    Vital Theater Company, NYC
    ,
    2004

Awards

Nominated for Best Short Script
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New York Innovative Theatre Awards
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2014