←Recommendations of The Deal - 10 Minute Play

Nifty little dark comedy. Crisp dialogue and good action for a two hander. The widow is a surprise and I loved the mystery twist in the end. Brava

"The Deal" is a gripping 10-minute play set in the 1950s, where a visit from Arthur Nelligan to Vivian Howard's home unravels a chilling pact made with her late husband. The play's intense dialogue and suspenseful plot explore themes of fate, redemption, and the consequences of one's actions. With well-crafted characters and a thought-provoking climax, This play offers a riveting theatrical experience that will keep audiences engaged until the very end.

Ryan Kaminski produces a devilish delight in ten minutes with THE DEAL. The quaint little story of a southern gentleman calling on a recently widowed woman in Louisiana is a scene straight out of old movie. It insidiously turns into something else (something much more fun)! Why do I hear the Charlie Daniels Band playing in my head? Well done!

Ryan Kaminski is able to accomplish so much in 10 minutes with The Deal. This play has a wonderful balance of comedy, dramatic tension, and mystery. There's this underlying sense of dread that adds to the atmosphere which is done spectacularly. A fantastic dramatic piece of theatre!

For a ten-minute play, it packs a lot of punch and would fit well as an episode of The Twilight Zone—great dialogue and the ability to unravel the mystery of the scene.

A clever short story that combines both the motif of the musician who makes a pact with the devil and the trickster who outwits the devil with the added twist of a revenge drama, there's a good sense of place and time and characters who present a real battle of wits.

So, I have recommended this play once before, as a reader but I wanted to recommend it again with my producer hat on. We had the great privilege of producing this place for the audio play podcast Theatrical Shenanigans and it worked so fabulously as a piece of audio theatre. As an audience you are given so much but Ryan also holds bits back and drip feeds the twists and turns of this tale so expertly its sure to keep an audience guessing. Thank you for this great piece that I had the great joy of producing.

This well constructed play reinterprets the Faust legend with a surprising (and to me delightful) twist on the ending. It may be time for some of us to reconsider deals with the devil. Scary, fun and very producible.

This is such a neat two-hander which starts simply and ends with a bang. Who knew Vivian had it in her to refuse the stranger's request. This short would play well in any festival. Have a glass of lemonade!

This is a very well-plotted short play.

Ryan Kaminski creates tension from the opening action, builds it through introducing a new character and expands it through backstory and world building. But the marvel of this play is the back-to-back reveals that change the power dynamic between Vivian Howard and Arthur Nelligan. And every moment of it is beautifully set up from the beginning of the script.

"The Deal" is very well written and very worthy of its robust and diverse production history.