This put a smile on my face-so incredibly relatable. I love a good reality spoof, and this did not disappoint! Any director or actor could easily pull this off and have loads of fun doing it!

Plays are expected to change (sometimes drastically) from draft to draft; but, when those changes come live and onstage during a script-in-hand reading of a new play, all hell can break loose. In this hilarious meta-theatrical piece, not only to the characters names change during the course of the play; but, so do their relationships, and even their physical bodies. The audience will have to be paying attention to keep up with all at the twists and turns; but, with a piece this tightly (yet ornately) crafted, keeping up with it is a big part of the fun.

John Busser’s A First-Draft Second-Rate Love Story is a deeply funny meta-theatrical comedy. Both playwrights and actors will recognize themselves in this script and grimace at the indignities the other have thrust upon them. I can't help but think of my own Johns and Vivians/Miriams and what I've put them through. This short play is sure to be a crowd pleaser as it's not only a fast-paced satire of "second-rate" writing but also a clever celebration of the theatrical collaborative spirit.