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Blood and Coal Dust by Arthur M Jolly

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  • Enid Cokinos:
    1 May. 2024
    “ This play puts me right there alongside young Carl and old-timer Thomas in a coal mine cave-in. Thomas’s story of surviving another cave-in, and what may have happened during those twenty-two days, adds the perfect amount of suspense to this story. I love plays that leave the audience wondering what will become of the characters, and BLOOD and COAL DUST does just that as Carl blows out the lamp, plunging them into darkness. End of Play. Perfect. ”
  • Douglas Gearhart:
    18 Mar. 2024
    “ Wow. This short play is as tough as nails. I hope like hell that it gets its due; as much as I hope the kid makes it out to Monterey. ”
  • Jan Probst:
    12 Mar. 2024
    “ Two very different viewpoints of the same harrowing situation frame the tense back and forth between two men trapped where neither wants to be. As Mr. Jolly slowly and seamlessly unfolds the underpinnings of their situation, it feels a bit like the air they are trying to conserve. Breathe deeply, while you can. ”
  • Philip Middleton Williams:
    2 Nov. 2023
    “ The tension in this short play is set forth at the outset as these two trapped men contemplate their fate in the dark, lit only by a lamp that could signal more danger at any moment. In the hands of any other playwright it could terrifying, but Arthur M. Jolly has shown me so many different ways in his writings his ability to create the suspense that keeps you fixated on what will happen to Thomas and Carl, as well as how they anticipate what could happen. I found myself holding my breath, waiting to hear... ”