←Recommendations of The Pity Mourner (Ten Minute)

This was a very sweet and simple piece, touching and poignant. You can't help but feel for Margaret and wish that there were a few more Archie's in the world.

What a beautiful piece. The ten minutes felt natural, purposeful, and warm. I would love to see this on a stage. Audiences would love it.

I was moved by the deft handling of the interaction between the two characters in this play, treading a line between acknowledging ones grief over a life's end with trying to establish a connection to possibly start a new relationship. It never comes across as phony or gimmicky. These two are just naturally helping each other and by extension, themselves, by the simple act of communicating. This play is so touching. I'd love to see it staged.

Sometimes the fates puts us into places that prove beneficial. Such a fate is this delightful romantic play The Pity Mourner by Donnelly. Archie and Margaret are two lost souls when they meet at Margaret's mother's wake, proving that doors both of them thought closed will still open if they just try turning the doorknobs to see if they still work.

I mean ... there are WORSE excuses for attending a viewing.

"The Pity Mourner" is a funny and bittersweet play about two people who meet in the most unusual of circumstances. Paul Donnelly's great use of language captures all the awkwardness and false starts of these two characters as they try to figure out how and whether they fit in each other's lives. This is a great vehicle for two older actors. Bravo!

A moving look at the possibility of love in the most unlikely of places and the preciousness of that. Well done.

Dialogue drives this story ... Donnelly's choice of short, staccato lines amplifies the awkwardness of the scenario and does it so well. A lovely little play that found this reader rooting for Archie and Margaret and well-pleased with a most hopeful resolution that signals positive possibilities.

A wonderfully touching two-hander about a pair of older lost souls meeting in a most unconventional way. A fine performance piece for older actors. By all means, give it a look.

Paul Donnelly provides us with a charming little moment where two lonely souls find each other under rather unusual circumstances. It’s touching, and very real.

You never know where you might meet your potential soul mate. One man's kindness and sensitivity leads to an invitation to an internment and a lunch date afterwards. A delightful two hander for two older actors.