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Small Steps by Briandaniel Oglesby

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  • Conor McShane:
    21 Nov. 2021
    “ With the mounting existential threats we face, I'm sure every one of us has wished we could just leave it all behind. We've all wished to be someone important, to do something that leaves a lasting mark on history. This extremely funny, deeply relatable, oddly hopeful play tackles these feelings, as well as the recognition of just how dang hard it is to make a human connection in this world. I loved the sense of heightened reality in the play, and the use of projections and voiceover to augment the jokes. Beautiful stuff! ”
  • Nick Malakhow:
    7 Jun. 2020
    “ Beautiful, hilarious, and brilliantly theatrical! I would be eager to dive into this as an actor, director, or designer. Oglesby examines the loneliness, yearning for connection, and toxic romantic/sexual environment of gay male culture using a really unique extended metaphor that is both so on target and so original. Skip, the sympathetic nucleus of this piece, is thrust on a zany and offbeat journey, and Oglesby makes hilarious use of double/triple/etc-casting to emphasize his loneliness. As poignant as it is funny, the truths explored here feel specific to this LGBTQ context and universal in scope. ”
  • Robert Zelaya:
    4 Jun. 2020
    “ Brilliant, imaginative, and quirky. An enjoyable read that will make you want to follow Skip's journey every step of the way. ”
  • Asher Wyndham:
    24 Jan. 2019
    “ If your theatre specializes in LGBTQI experience or not, check out Oglesby's sci-fi-comedy SMALL STEPS. Don't have to be a gay guy searching for connection on and off the dating apps to identify with our Mars-bound protagonist Skip Powers. Skip's disappointment in mankind (all that intolerance from family or Washington D.C.) and with toxic people, is also our own -- all that makes you sometimes want to take a rocket trip to another planet by yourself! If Skip can be part of our evolutionary history, so can you!
    Zany. Smart. Poignant. A fun play for media and prop designers. ”