←Recommendations of Can You Hear Me Now?

I had the pleasure of seeing a production of this ten-minute two-hander that riffs, hilariously, on a major moment in the history of telecommunications while also poking fun at our contemporary smartphone obsession. Great for audiences of all ages.

The evolution of human communication, hilariously revealed to us in less than ten minutes! Another comedic gem from Morey Norkin. Priceless!

In this comedy, Alexander Graham Bell invents the first phone (sort of) and then so much more. A witty look at how history might have gone much differently had Watson been a little more assertive.

CYHMN takes a simple, absurd concept and runs with it, leaving no joke unturned. But it saves its most clever machinations for last, turning a series of crisp one-liners and sight gags into a trenchant dig at modernity. Perfect ending too.

This play has me lol-ing at my computer. Once again, Morey Norkin has written a play so silly and smart at the same time. Perhaps these were the conversations had when creating the first phone, who's to say they weren't? This short piece is full of great dialogue and moments of profundity.
Get me a cup and a really really long string that reaches producers, because I'll tell-a-you this: CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW is comedic gold and needs to be performed right now.

Morey Norkin displays such a wonderful gift of comedy in CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW? The two scientists, Bell and Watson, are incredibly funny in their pursuit for technological innovation with the simplest of devices. And as the play progresses, we see not only parallels to modern day dilemmas but insights into their relationship as well. This is a piece where the physical comedy is a great match with the dialogue, and would be a gift to productions looking for big laughs.

Norkin has written a very funny, smart and shrewd play about how ridiculous we have become about our stupid phones from the POV of the inventor and his assistant. The opportunities for physical comedy are abundant and the screwball rhythms remind me of Molière. Really fun.

Oh what fun to be reminded of our childhood game with two cups and some string. It also reminds us of how dependent we are on our cell phones with many good, funny lines. This piece would play well in a festival.

Hilarity ensues! I enjoyed this silly short, and I'm sure audiences will be in stitches to see grown men playing telephone this way and inventing the smartphone while they're at it. A wonderful piece for any festival.

NORKIN’s play, “Can You Hear Me Now?” is such a fun read! The play is a sweet juxtaposition between what it means to live life with a smartphone and to be the ones who once created it. Many people, young and old, will fight over the themes and arguments of this play. Well done!