Very funny and well written. Great story line and the characters are well played with wonderful dialogue moments. A male ladybug, tap dancing, dim fireflies, an actual praying mantis and a soulful Daddy Long legs - what more could anyone want in a short piece?? Great idea for all ages.

Simultaneously silly and heart-warming, "In the Jar" was selected as part of our student-directed one-act play festival and was well received by the audience, and the cast and director had a blast working on it. It's had to find a slightly large-r cast for 10-minute plays and this play offers great opportunities for a variety of actors.

IN THE JAR is hilarious, the insect version of Guardians of the Galaxy, only they're out to save themselves. The wonderful idea of 2 lightning bugs, a praying mantis, a daddy longlegs, a cricket, and a male ladybug trapped together in a glass jar is only exceeded by the confident execution of their interplay. The jokes manage to be familiar, unexpected, and perfectly timed. The verbal humor combined with the homespun special effects - I imagine - brings down about any house where IN THE JAR plays. Mark Harvey Levine is a writer's writer.