We produced an audio play version of this script in our season 4 line-up on the Gather by the Ghost Light podcast ( https://www.gatherbytheghostlight.com/s4e9). In "Ain't the Biggest City, Straton Rushing gives us a play of secrets that get revealed gradually, page by page. The mystery lies in the character's intentions for doing what they do and as those motivations are brilliantly unfolded, Rushing leaves the reader wondering what they would do in a similar situation. A fantastically written crime drama! Highly recommended!

Where do your loyalties lie? In a small town in Texas, that question is complicated. My favorite part about this script is how effectively it misleads you. Up until the last minute, I was convinced one character or the other was a "bad guy." In reality, this is a story of two otherwise helpless people doing everything they could to achieve a feeling of justice or karma for a terrible, unnecessary crime. The pacing is riveting and fascinating, and we get the information we need exactly when we need it. I love the ambiguous ending! A really engaging short work!

I had the pleasure of listening to "Ain't the Biggest City" on the Gather by the Ghost Light podcast last week. There's plenty of fun twists and turns to be found here, juicy for actors and audiences alike. I've been a longtime admirer of Rushing's work and he makes a great showing here in this ten minute, pulse pounding play that has you asking "what would I do?"