←Recommendations of Used Time

I really enjoyed reading this evocative, sparely worded play that says so much by saying so little. The subtext is so rich. Bravo!

Oh my goodness, this play! I love the music and economy of the dialogue as the two characters say their final goodbyes. What a sad, unique, beautiful play.

It’s the kind of play you read again because, like the characters, you’re desperate for a different outcome even though you know it’s impossible. The script doesn’t change and it’s not yours to rewrite.

Which, for us if not for the characters, is a profoundly good thing. Salant picks a crucial moment and, as with any great time travel story, pins fate on both what’s happening and when. This gives us a tiny glimpse into a relationship from which we can extrapolate everything we need to know.

Stirring, resonant, heartbreaking.
Every time.

Izzy Salant’s elegant and spare language tells an elegant, spare, and heartbreaking story of a love that can’t be. But despite Salant’s economic use of words, the depth of feeling is astounding, and one is left haunted and touched by these lovers kept apart by time.

I love it when playwrights are able to incorporate elements of sci-fi into their work. I love it even more when it is able to enhance the human elements of a piece. In "Used Time," Salant does just that. This is a ten minute that gives great care and makes great use of silences. The piece is certainly a win and would be great fun for actors and directors alike.