One is the Road

by Mark Loewenstern

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

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

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  • Vince Gatton: One is the Road by Mark Loewenstern
    “

    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.

    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: One is the Road by Mark Loewenstern
    “

    This script’s counting structure adds tension that builds all the way to the end.

    This script’s counting structure adds tension that builds all the way to the end.

    ”
  • Enid Cokinos: One is the Road by Mark Loewenstern
    “

    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.

    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.

    ”
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Production History

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

Awards

  • Nominated for Best Short Script
    New York Innovative Theatre Awards
    2014