←Recommendations of The Actress - One Act Play

As I a reader I often imagine myself in the audience, watching a play play out, sometimes I figure the plot, other times I do not. This clever play had me guessing all along, for the first half I wondered what is actually happening here, then slowly we are made privy to each characters clever plotting. Also Ryan has set this well, on the Staten Island ferry, which adds to the atmosphere. Read this for yourself, it's very clever, smooth and surprising!

Ryan Kaminski is developing a strong reputation for audience-pleasing thrillers with surprises and reversals. The Actress is no exception. It is (mostly) a two-hander with strong roles for women. I particularly love the character of Mrs. Leigh, although Candace is no slouch!

This taut piece begins like a teaser from an episode of "Law & Order" but takes us through the intricacies of relationships, reflections on performance, and not a little of Hitchcockian jousting and suspense. That's not to say that Ryan Kaminski's storytelling doesn't stand on its own. It does and then some, and as we follow the twists and turns of his plot and the power-play between these two characters, the suspense holds up very well.

This play oozed intrigue for me from the very beginning. I read through the cool and collected dialogue of Candace and Mrs Leigh being able to see them sat on the ferry. As the events unfolded and you realised the nature of these two women meeting I couldn't help but lean forward in my chair to see how it was going to end. From there the play just kept on giving with beautifully elegant twists that you can't help but 'oooooo' at. If this wasn't a play it would make a perfect play and white film noir. Brilliantly well done!

Once again Kaminski creates an engaging script, flush with twists, turns and ulterior motives. The ferry setting is the perfect choice for his story to unfold on, and the characters and dialogue play off each other beautifully.

What an excellent example of leading the audience on and then throwing in wonderful twists. Crisp writing, fun characters fully developed (not always seen in a short play) and the setting on the Staten Island Ferry was inspired. Mr. Kaminski has a real talent for writing mysterious situations. It seems this play has already made its mark and deservedly so.

Full of scripted twists and turns, this short play raises the following question: who is the better actress? Ryan has the gift of suspense. Well done!

I love the theatricality of this piece. Set on a ferry with two women each playing their roles to perfection, Ryan Kaminski gives us a really intriguing two-hander, complete with hidden motives, last minute revelations, and of course, murder. And although a real murderer may not acknowledge her undoing the way Mrs. Leigh does here, it is the perfect capper to this darkly comic interaction. I would respond in kind if I ever see this staged.

A moody mystery with hints that all is not as it seems. And it isn’t. You just have to enjoy the twisty ride. Riding the waves on the Staten Island Ferry just got a lot more interesting.

A blackmail rendezvous on the Staten Island Ferry - what's not to love? "The Actress" has several surprising twists and an ending that made me smile. It's a fun, quick play that would be easy to stage and cheap to produce. Nice work!