←Recommendations of Bottle Episode

A poignant and bleakly prophetic piece- do we ever consider the life of the thing *after* it’s served its purpose for us? Credit to Gill for infusing everyday objects and elements with heart - I’m sitting in the lobby of the tire place, my stomach aching at the beauty of this bottle’s journey. Beautiful.

From a play that begins with bottle puns and longing memories of a 7-Eleven cooler, Max Gill flips the switch and gives us a highly theatrical comment on climate change and environmental catastrophe. An especially delightful turn comes from an unexpectedly moody bird who ponders their function in existential terms. A great fun acting challenge for any group.

Imaginative, theatrical, and disturbingly prescient, Max Gill gives us a cautionary tale cloaked in thought provoking magical realism that warns but doesn’t preach. Wonderfully entertaining, at times heartbreakingly so, and oh, so smart.

A clever and thoughtful piece from an unusual point of view. Raises great questions. Well crafted and fun.

A beautiful play that brings together the existential crisis of part of a six pack, the celestial heavens, and nature herself. Gah! I love this. Gill invites us to explore and consider the tiny and the infinite, all at once.

A hilarious piece about environmentalism and global warming that asks all the important questions in the most humorous way. Well done.

An absurdist 10-minute fable with great possibilities for staging with a minimalist set -- so much is created in our mind’s eye through the dialog. I can imagine a small troupe of actors having a blast with this, and the audience responding in kind. Highly recommended.

I had the joy of attending a debut virtual reading of this captivating piece, and was especially taken by the humanizing of the bottle. Emotive imagery and tongue-in-cheek descriptions give the bottle a humanlike experience of mortality, eternal sunshine, and the emptying feeling we hold as we approach it.

It's fascinating, it's funny, it's scary, it's totally existential. It made me feel SYMPATHY FOR A BOTTLE! That's the power of Gill's writing. But it's not the bottle I feel sympathy for, it's our whole planet. This play puts everything in perspective, and while it is very funny, there is nothing funny about the message. The perfect balance of deep pain with a soft brush of humor. A wonderfully written piece that deserves a long production history.

BOTTLE EPISODE teaches us the ebb and flow of being human. Loss, death, hope, and loneliness are expertly contorted into a story about a lost beer bottle. Gill's dialogue will have the audience thinking from the top of the show!