←Recommendations of 153

This play moved me to tears and felt like the spiritual experience I've been needing. Martin has written a love letter to the idea of loving oneself and embracing life and all of its stages in this highly theatrical, yet quietly real, play. Truly exceptional.

Martin does it again! I had the pleasure of seeing it performed and streamed on YouTube for the Fat Turtle 10-Minute Play Festival. Not only did the production do an amazing job of capturing the tension of the main pair (which is vast and complicated!), but when the 'unexpected' visitor comes along things begin to come back together and we see the love that is in this piece. Martin does a great job with adding the fantastical component of time manipulation to this sweet tale.

What a beautiful play! 153 is such a wonderful experience I don't want to tell you anything about it. Just go read it! Steven G. Martin is (as always) capable of eliciting the exact response he sets out to. Read it. Or if you can, watch it. Or better yet produce it! This play would be great for zoom! Highly Recommended!

A reminder to be good to yourself, now and the person you used to be. Deeply emotional with the wry wit and a hint of snark that Martin does so well. Do something nice for your present self... read this play.

A short play that packs a big punch. Three great roles for men, one young, one middle-aged, and one old. A gentle reminder to be kind to ourselves. We did the best we could with the knowledge we had at the time. Yes, forgiving ourselves is one of the hardest things we all must learn to do. Thought-provoking, this play is great for audiences of all ages,

A lovely short play about aging and loving yourself -- past, present, and future you. The embracing of all phases of life, and of the final journey we take, is moving, sweet, and sad. Martin crafts a masterful short play here, a real treat for three actors to work on together.

I love this wonderful meditation on life and what it means to find purpose at three stages of existence. It can easily be staged and should be produced everywhere.

What a beautiful meditation on acceptance and forgiveness. The characters are the same person at different stages of life, but also different people, becoming, in relation to each other, like son, father, grandfather. Life is over before you know it, forgive yourself while there is time

This is one of the most beautiful, tender, and perfect short plays I’ve experienced, and yes, I mean not just read but experienced. A cathartic work to be savored and loved for everything it says about life. I’d love to see this performed.

I LOVE this smart, funny, heart wrenching and tender short play. In ten pages, it breaks your heart and puts it back together again. To me, this play was about how much we know, how much we think we know, and what we definitely do not know. And what it takes to forgive our past selves. And that sometimes, we just need to trust the journey. Well done!