←Recommendations of Chekov's Gun

So much fun! A lot of wit, humor, and inside jokes the theatrical community will love, all in a one minute play! As someone teaching narrative structure and "Chekov's Gun" I had a smile on my face from beginning to end. Wonderfully done!

This is the first 1 minute play I've ever read and it did not disappoint! Meta and funny and dramatic!

FUN! FUN! FUN!

CHEKOV'S GUN is a hilariously written work by Patrick Vermillion! This is how you do a one-minute play.

Regina and Maria seem to have differing views of Chekov until ... gasp ... his gun is introduced. It is amazing how many laughs can be wrung from a simple premise in so short a time.

I can hear the spirit of Anton Chekhov shaking his spectral head and saying "Oh, if only I'd never said that..." But then we wouldn't have this one minute of smart, nudge-wink fun, and a truthful moment as well.

A smart, sly, self-aware hoot of a microplay, serving up a winsome dialectic about Chekhov's work in general, layered over its wonderfully urgent meta-plot. Браво!

There's a moment where I stopped and said "oh shit!" out loud. With a big smile on my face.

What a delightful send up of... dare I call it a trope when it's become shorthand for a fundamental rule – nay, even a LAW - about setups and payoffs???

Vermillion imbues this device (do I mean theatrical device or the gun itself? Discuss!) with the perfect weight and sublime theatricality.

It's a great page of theater! I hope to see it someday! The end of the play is perfection.

Chekhov's use of guns in his plays is a fascinating topic, and Vermillion's one-minute play is a blast. I love most where the play begins.

Oh my gosh. This one-minute comedy is fantastic. It might be my favorite one-minute play ever.