←Recommendations of Scripted (a ten minute play)

This play takes the very relatable subject of waking up every morning to the same routine and makes it funny, reflective, and thought-provoking.

A wonderfully meta play about how an ordinary moment, an ordinary day, can become extraordinary when we infuse it with meaning, and how we can all rewrite the script at any moment. Funny, touching, and thought-provoking, SCRIPTED does what theatre does best - give us pause. Offer reflection. With some huge laughs along the way. Playwright Mark Harvey Levine has scripted another winner!

Love a bit of meta-theatre, with some freewill thrown in! From its great use of naturalistic staging and dialogue to fun off-stage sound effects, we believe in Levine's world and his message that we can rewrite ours, too. Lovely.

"Scripted," by Mark Harvey Levine, is a theatrical journey of predictability and rebellion. The play’s examination of destiny, free will, and the desire for a memorable life adds depth to the narrative. I was pleasantly surprised by this unique premise and the depth of existential questioning woven into the humor.

Sometimes our daily life can seem so routine someone could easily put it in a script. That’s just what happens to one couple in this charming comedy from Mark Harvey Levine. Our lives may not all be the stuff of Pulitzers and Tonys, but as Scripted shows us, we have the power to edit our own story. An enjoyable piece truly worthy of all the accolades it has received.

A deft meta-theatrical send-up of the classic concept of "willing suspension of disbelief," when we all know that the characters in any play are actors performing whatever lines the playwright has written for them. Mark Harvey Levine develops numerous playful variations on this concept for his charmingly bemused characters (even throwing in a reference to the Mah Nishtanah from Jewish Pesach). And his final lines give something to readers too, who will get the best joke in the play only if they're seeing the script and not seated in the audience.

A couple finds out they're trapped within a play... and it's hilarious! It also makes you think, at any point we could change the script. Wonderful!

A wonderful little 10 minute play that reminds you, no matter how much you plan, no matter how repetitive your days, you can always change what's about to happen. Levine never fails to entertain.

This is too much fun--and there is a clear reason for why this play has been produced so much. It's that good. Levine is EXTREMELY clever, but lovable in his dialogue and storyline. And more than that, there is a tender message at the end of play. A feel good comedy with a lot of heart. If anyone is wondering how to write a truly wonderful ten minute play, start with Levine. He has an effortless mastery of the form.

This is a wonderful slice of life - just ten minutes of humanity and the idea of wanting to be remembered. It makes me want to have a pink page in my script every day. Witty, silly, romantic and it honors all of us - who just toil and try to have - a life. It's a real charmer for any festival with two layered, thoughtful roles for actors.