11.17.24 - As an avid puzzler myself, this one hit home hard. This was sweetly fun, watching these three elderly folks try to out do one another and having their own difficulties in doing so. This kind of script is an actors dream, as the characters are so loaded with potential. There's the dialogue, the physicality and the characteristics of each to play with. I like Toby Malone has specified that these elderly puzzlers should be played by high schoolers in order to enhance the physical antics.

I love this comedy! "997 Pieces" has exactly what you want in a laugh-out-loud comedy: selfish, conniving characters being spoilsports, lots of physical action and lots of conflict, and the sweetest vindication that is perfectly played at the end. This is a tremendous 10-minute comedy that should have a long production list. Bravo, Toby Malone!

The fact that these senior characters are written for high school students makes the play 1000% funnier. I laughed so much while reading; this is such an entertaining play!