←Recommendations of Melto Man and Lady Mantis

  • Conor McShane: Melto Man and Lady Mantis by Eric Pfeffinger
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    Highly clever and funny postmodern supervillain story that could've easily been a one-joke premise, but on the contrary manages to say something poignant about our capacity for good or evil, and the limited choices for the marginalized in society. I'd love to see this brought to life in all its melty, mantis-y glory!

    Highly clever and funny postmodern supervillain story that could've easily been a one-joke premise, but on the contrary manages to say something poignant about our capacity for good or evil, and the limited choices for the marginalized in society. I'd love to see this brought to life in all its melty, mantis-y glory!

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  • Cheryl Bear: Melto Man and Lady Mantis by Eric Pfeffinger
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    An insanely hilarious tax comedy where monsters take the stage and it's fantastic! Well done.

    An insanely hilarious tax comedy where monsters take the stage and it's fantastic! Well done.

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  • Jo Brisbane: Melto Man and Lady Mantis by Eric Pfeffinger
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    Eric Pfeffinger masterfully marries deadpan dialogue to the freakish results of industrial accidents. Set in a tax preparer's office, this dark satire erupts into an epic battle between two newly manufactured monsters, monsters born of corporate neglect. "Melto Man and Lady Mantis" are every costumer's and actor's dream roles (or the stuff of their nightmares). Or both.

    Eric Pfeffinger masterfully marries deadpan dialogue to the freakish results of industrial accidents. Set in a tax preparer's office, this dark satire erupts into an epic battle between two newly manufactured monsters, monsters born of corporate neglect. "Melto Man and Lady Mantis" are every costumer's and actor's dream roles (or the stuff of their nightmares). Or both.

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  • Philip Middleton Williams: Melto Man and Lady Mantis by Eric Pfeffinger
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    I saw this at City Theatre in Miami and loved it. It's funny, truthful, and wacky enough to really get you laughing and loving the moments.

    I saw this at City Theatre in Miami and loved it. It's funny, truthful, and wacky enough to really get you laughing and loving the moments.

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  • David Elendune: Melto Man and Lady Mantis by Eric Pfeffinger
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    Would make an excellent reoccurring TV comedy sketch... And as with all the best comedy manages to sneak in some painful truths.

    Would make an excellent reoccurring TV comedy sketch... And as with all the best comedy manages to sneak in some painful truths.

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  • Steven Hayet: Melto Man and Lady Mantis by Eric Pfeffinger
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    In a word, this play is super. A hysterical short with a brilliant premise. In just seven pages, Pfeffinger brings the creativity, the thoughtfulness, and the funny. MELTO MAN AND LADY MANTIS would be a highlight of any short play festival. Bravo!

    In a word, this play is super. A hysterical short with a brilliant premise. In just seven pages, Pfeffinger brings the creativity, the thoughtfulness, and the funny. MELTO MAN AND LADY MANTIS would be a highlight of any short play festival. Bravo!

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  • Rachel Bublitz: Melto Man and Lady Mantis by Eric Pfeffinger
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    I want SO BADLY to see this play produced! I love so much about it, the typical office setting turned completely on its head with the outrageous characters, the interjections of tax business throughout the talk of evil destruction, the sly implication at the deregulations this current administration supports... Pfeffinger is on fire in this script!

    I want SO BADLY to see this play produced! I love so much about it, the typical office setting turned completely on its head with the outrageous characters, the interjections of tax business throughout the talk of evil destruction, the sly implication at the deregulations this current administration supports... Pfeffinger is on fire in this script!

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  • Emily Hageman: Melto Man and Lady Mantis by Eric Pfeffinger
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    A fantastically funny play with an absolutely delightful premise. Pfeffinger has packed a lot of thought and humor into seven extremely tightly written pages. Both characters are fully fleshed out and funny in their own right and I would love to see what a director and a stage-combat choreographer could cook up for the end. Sure to be the delight of any short play festival--and a great masterclass in saying a lot with very little. Highly recommended!

    A fantastically funny play with an absolutely delightful premise. Pfeffinger has packed a lot of thought and humor into seven extremely tightly written pages. Both characters are fully fleshed out and funny in their own right and I would love to see what a director and a stage-combat choreographer could cook up for the end. Sure to be the delight of any short play festival--and a great masterclass in saying a lot with very little. Highly recommended!

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