←Recommendations of Mission Trip [A One-Minute Play]

I’m always in the mood for a one minute play about Christian hypocrisy! “Mission Trip” tackles a big issue and makes a big point in only one page. Love it.

A brilliant capture of the way we're willing to help... just somewhere else. Well done.

Hypocrisy in quick, snappy action. A strong micro glimpse at a macro problem.

snap snap snappy. like an ultra-distilled, bite-sized version of the radical, heart-on-a-sleeve directness at the core of all of Franky's work. that freaking smile, though...

A fantastic example of a one-minute play, as tight as a drum, with topical references, devastating characterization and an explosive twist -- all in one page. Gonzalez's artful structure exposes hypocrisy, provides commentary and context, all while delivering great emotional range for two actors. This is micro-play writing at its finest. Question: How does Frankie know my relatives?... This is just too perfect.

One minute. One page. It still managed to hit me where I live and piss me off. A perfect snapshot of Evangelical pseudo-Christian hypocrisy in action. The magic in the economy of the writing comes in a smile... a smile that made me clench my fist. Strong storytelling in almost no time at all.

One of my favorite one-minute plays of all time. An absolutely savage take down of the hypocrisy of American people. Everyone knows a woman like this and everyone wants to see her put in her place. I hope this play is performed a lot and leaves people feeling outraged on both sides. This play does so much with so little. Gonzalez is a true master of economy and storytelling.

Does what a one-minute play should do -- entertain and make you think without it coming across as a Saturday Night skit. Don't dismiss one-minute plays as slight; they take skill, just like haikus or painting on the head of a needle. There's Art in short short theatre, and it can be necessary theatre in 60 seconds. This is a perfect example. With tight structure, social commentary, topical issues of race relations and immigration, and a unexpected twist of a revelation at the end, Gonzalez's MISSION TRIP will be a hit at any one-minute play festival in the U.S.

Gonzalez displays a deftness here that I’m afraid not everyone was already aware he has; his handiwork - not just in this play, but in others - shows his appreciation for irony, absurdity, subtlety, subtext, and nuance. This is actually a fine primer for those starting on his work.

The hypocrisy of dumb white America in only a minute. Good work!