←Recommendations of Eden 2

Eden 2 was recently produced at a semi-professional theatre near me and I had a ball watching it! Playwright Norkin balances the weight of impending apocalypse with a whimsical take on how to start it all over again. Humans be humans...

You need high stakes to write a truly compelling ten-minute play, and the stakes couldn't be higher than the destruction of the Earth! Somehow, this piece still manages to maintain a great deal of humor and heart, with a string of corny, snicker-worthy gags and wordplay throughout. Even so, the bittersweet scenario shines a light on our current global climate (literally and politically) without feeling heavy or preachy. Furthermore, there are ample opportunities for creative design which will be like catnip to the theatre artists lucky enough to produce this one. This is fun, important work!

Space is the final frontier and finally, we have life on Mars thanks to Morey Norkin's "Eden 2." This is a funny short with a bit of sting - but the end of the earth doesn't mean the end of mankind, so there's that. Love the sense of humor that God has - so appropriate in this piece. A festival must.

Having a little faith can't be that bad when it comes to starting a new world and civilization, and our Adam and Eve find out soon enough that they might need a little more than that when it comes time to start a new Martian world after humans have destroyed the lovely gift of earth that we were given by God. There's only so much a god can take before they too will turn their backs on us and let us defend for ourselves in a what seems to be a barren future.

Very funny and highly clever play. As funny as it is, it still gives you something to think about. On, and all the biblical references are great. Highly recommend!

FUNNY! I want to see this in a short play festival. o many great puns and references here... All about Eve...Raising Cain. Not to mention all the Biblical references. The wordplay is great. Loved the Female Deity.

A truly fantastic read! A play that eases you in with its humor while sharing a message that needs to be heard. Would love to see it staged!

Excellent read. I’m a huge fan of biblical hyperbole and Morey Norkin takes it to a fantastical level. Weaving a little knowledge, sprinkling some irony there, but ultimately conversing with a deity that has given up on mankind. It’s quirky, smart, funny, and damning. Brilliant work.

The biblical jokes keep coming, to Adam and Eve on Mars, in Morey Norkin’s EDEN 2. I love Eve’s: “And I don’t have anything to go with this awful red hue.” And when the Female Voice of God says: “You know, I really thought the flood was kind of a teaching moment.” EDEN 2 whistles past the big graveyard (the end of the world) while never missing a beat.

God is patient. But only so patient. And after everything is said and done, this final discussion with God and the last of humankind is funny, insightful, and pays off at the end. A fun play, a fun idea, and a fun script!