←Recommendations of Thalia's B&B

Yeah, I should have seen that ending coming, but as an obsessive playwright myself, I became self-absorbed with the main character, George. Only a writer can say where his/her inspiration comes from and sometimes not even know. I like this play as it moves and twists around and the ending is revealed.

Muse, indeed. A very interesting meditation on creativity. Where inspiration comes from and what we do with it. Characters were delightful and inherently theatrical. Packs a lot into 10 minutes. Great read!

KIM E. RUYLE lets us hear and watch a conversation in which an emerging playwright explains how he listens, observes, and creates. Thalia, the owner of a fancy B&B, wants to be noticed and recognized. In “Thalia’s B&B”, we are fully engaged in the conversation until a surprising, yet predictable if we thought about it, ending. This play provides some great roles for actors. Audiences will enjoy it.

"I know which character is you! But who's this one supposed to be?"

Every playwright has been asked this. It's not that it's a legit question but how many times can we be asked it in one conversation?!?

What starts out as an innocuous and mildly annoying conversation (for the characters, NOT FOR US!) covers a simmering conflict beneath. Ruyle gives us a delightful foursome whose individual investments in the the nature of inspiration run the gamut from "utterly" to apathy.

Laugh-out-loud funny, it required a deft cast to peel back the layers, like a beautifully wrapped gift.

A subtle 10-minute play about relationships that would benefit from subtle direction and performances.

Kim E. Ruyle sets up tension in "Thalia's B&B" that barely comes to a head at the end. But at the end, things have changed and perhaps something has broken.