←Recommendations of The Bee That Declared a War (10 Minute Play)

I like how Cary Simowitz fills this 10-minute drama with complexity: of white privilege and the realization of the effects of that privilege, of economic and social discrepancies and how those discrepancies affect relationships, of the awkwardness of facing these subjects and their devious impact.

"The Bee That Declared a War" will be an uncomfortable play for audiences, for white, affluent audiences especially. It is also a play that deserves a rich production history.

Wonderful work that deepens as it moves along - a seemingly ordinary evening that becomes a horrifying erasure. Very well done!

Cary Simowitz has fit so much into only 11 pages in this wonderful short play. A powerful story about invisible people who do so much for others who never see them, as well as microaggressions faced by BIPOC folks daily, I loved every moment of this tight, well-constructed play. A perfect example of what a 10 minute play can (and should) be!

This fantastic short play is a 2021 one-act official selection of the Lanford Wilson New American Play Festival, and rightly so. There's so much tension in the relatively brief encounter of these two characters, and so much is said without being said. While disheartening and all-too relevant, only by being confronted by messages such as this will society be able to improve.

A 10 minute play with a large message about community -- and invisibility. The characters are well-delineated and sharply drawn. The play is set in 2015 but its themes are timeless and, today, especially relevant.

This play is incredibly impactful, packing a punch in just 10 minutes, while being very well developed and timely. You won't be disappointed by giving it a read and seeing just how much it resonates with all of us, particularly within our BIPOC community and with the idea of microaggressions we encounter on a daily basis. The script is GREAT for a staged reading!

This hard-hitting short play set in the lobby of an apartment building where the staff is being replaced by new management, explores race and privilege, and the ways we fail to see or connect to the people around us.

Oh dang - this was a swift play with a vital message on racial and socioeconomic class divisions. It made me uncomfortable in all the right ways. Would love to see it produced.