←Recommendations of we're all athletes (short version)

A marvelous take on sports commentators, football(ish), existentialism, and the apocalypse. I had the privilege of hearing this read at the Valdez Theatre Conference and it truly shined in performance - the contrast between the forced enthusiasm of traditional sports talk delivery and the baked-in dread of the play's content creates a heady soup of humor and mystery. Makes for a great fit in an evening of plays (and is indeed deliberately structured to do so.)

Try and imagine Thornton Wilder's THE SKIN OF OUR TEETH done as an ESPN segment and you might - MIGHT - get a sense of McNeill's glorious, gonzo achievement here. A workplace relationship comedy, allegory for aging, metaphor for America, and apocalyptic vision all at once, WE'RE ALL ATHLETES sets off a rapid fire blast of theatrical devices and madcap jokes without ever once losing its heart. Glorious.

A hilarious observational comedy centered on a pair of facetious correspondents addressing the national pastime while pondering how human life spent its time on earth and the fumbling field reporter battling imposer syndrome. This smart workplace romp about happy-talk news and sports entertainment makes for a wild ride and is a key example of a writer on the verge with a singular voice and critical lens. Check this out.

The national pastime you've given your life and loyalty to kind of makes you question the risks you've taken and accomplishments you've made. If we don't have any more time, how do we want to spend the time we've left? Powerful and well done.