←Recommendations of Frozen Foods

Is Carol an echo of the universe’s emptiness? Does she have some form of existential buyer’s regret? One of the more fascinating supermarket shorts you’ll ever read is FROZEN FOODS by Ian August. Perhaps evidence that everything is not random is this fine play. Carol and Linda are well drawn characters who couple-figure skate (metaphorically) in the frozen food aisle and spin off solo into the icy void. Well done.

A two-hander to expand the mind and take the audience on an out-of-world experience, springboarding from - a supermarket aisle … A very modern tale of the search for the meaning of life and exploring the impact on the psyche of algorithmic tyranny. Oh, and did I remember to say also very (poignantly) funny? With two female roles and call by the writer for inventive use of lighting, this is a family friendly and truly spectacular short.

I saw this at Miami City Shorts a year ago, and it sticks with me still whenever I'm in the frozen food aisle! Linda and Carol are both such fun, rich roles. An excellent 10 minute play.

August gives us what we’ve always known. The frozen food aisle has no rhyme nor reason and once you question the frozen food aisle - you question everything. If you haven’t had an existential crisis grocery shopping, it’s coming. Frozen Foods is both funny and kind of frightening when you see the truth of it. Excuse me. My freezer is calling to me.

A fantastic piece! Totally surprising - just when you think you know where it's going you're delighted to be thrown a brilliant curveball - and then another. Hilarious and simultaneously provocative and deeply philosophical. A pure joy to read and I'd love to see a production of it!

Okay this is amazing! This isn't a person alive who wouldn't love this. Just perfect!

Something about the prior recommendations told me I'd like this… and they were right. Real laughs sit comfortably alongside a condensed philosophy lesson brought on by a flash of insight that takes full and wise advantage of the short-play format. I'll be looking into more of August's work.

Experience the expanse of the universe through an existential crisis in the frozen food section, in ten minutes. You need to read this play.

A ridiculous comedy with cosmic porportions set in a grocery store aisle. Unexpected turns of theatricality, a spectacle made even more memorable by its philosophical questions on existence and the universe. Just perfect for a comedy showcase. It will appeal to audiences outside of the U.S.. A great play for media designers, esp. in college

The stakes couldn't be higher and the chicken-fried steaks couldn't be priced lower in Ian August's comedy "Frozen Foods." Carol and Linda are terrific foils -- a woman of thought, a woman of action -- and August is especially good at taking the audience through Carol's twisted, yet logical to her, realizations about God, the universe and existence.