←Recommendations of Renewables

With RENEWABLES it's astonishing how much Christine Foster accomplishes in just 10 pages, how easily (it seems) she pulls off this eerie and complex dystopian future where the mental energies of its population are harvested for utilities. Sure the work of Philip K Dick comes to mind, but our entry into this alt-world seems less bumpy. And there's tea. Most brilliant is the idea that ghosts of loved ones are Mutual Manifest Memories. I love the reverse plot-move that the daughter Sybil longs for, rather than fears, a ghostly relative, a taboo act that brings on the unnerving climax. Tremendous!

Deliciously dark and dangerous, especially in these times where dis- and mis-information reign and terrorize. This play is chilling and powerful. Brava!

Just when you think you've seen all the dystopias there are too see... BOOM!

Foster creates a world where even sitting back, relaxing, and letting your thoughts go can be a source of great power or destruction. A society stripped of old beliefs, it's become almost too pragmatic. People still have wants and ambitions, but the cost of carelessness is terrifyingly high.

Foster creates an unsettling atmosphere, its sense of dread compounded by the normality of her characters and how normalIZED they've become to circumstances we would consider extreme.

RENEWABLES will stay with you for a long time.

In a scant ten-minutes, Foster creates a future that is terrifying. As we ponder how much of our brain cells we use, the government has managed to harness brain waves as a renewable energy. Sounds ideal, right? Cost-effective. No fossil fuels. But the price tag is higher than it seems. Foster shows us that it always is.

Renewables is a frightening look into a possible future of our world. Christine Foster has created a world where the mental energies keep the culture up and running. Well written and with well drawn characters, this short play is a chilling tale that can be easily done in schools and theatres. And it should be produced.

Foster masterfully weaves a tightly structured, chilling tale about conformity in a dystopian society in this short, power-packed play. I have one word - PRODUCE!

Wow. This was horrifying and creepy. A powerful and chilling dystopian drama.

A beautiful, poetic piece that's calm and thrilling at the same time. The man and his wife must use their mental energy to help power the neighborhood. Their daughter doesn't understand the gravity of the procedures and suffers from the powerful mind of her father. A terrifying look at the future of a society that creates sustainable energy at a big cost to humanity.

Yowza! This! What a fun and terrifying play that subversively attacks conformity! I love it! The well-drawn characters do exactly what they want to do as the stakes are raised all around them. Every line is motivated even as it gives us a completely new world. No explaining. Nothing is wasted. It should be in every festival! A gift to humanity!

Norman Rockwell meets Philip K. Dick? My goodness, this is an absolutely chilling and ultimately heartbreaking play about a dystopian future society in which individuals and human thought are treated as commodities and regulated strictly. Foster packs so much detail and complexity into ten short minutes! The dialogue is terrific, and the moments of humor and “normal family life” add depth to what is ultimately a terrifying play. This is a genuinely unique take on the dehumanization at the core of dystopian drama. Well done!