←Recommendations of The Concierge

  • James Perry: The Concierge by Brent Alles
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    A mysterious concierge at an ethereal hotel symbolizing the existential struggle between life and death. Despite its brevity, this play packs in a lot of depth and emotion, exploring themes of memory, loss, and the tenuous boundary between the past and present.

    A mysterious concierge at an ethereal hotel symbolizing the existential struggle between life and death. Despite its brevity, this play packs in a lot of depth and emotion, exploring themes of memory, loss, and the tenuous boundary between the past and present.

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  • Debra A. Cole: The Concierge by Brent Alles
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    Powerful and thought provoking, BRENT ALLES has written a short play that will have audiences talking on the way home. Those who have lost will connect with the haunting voices heard as the scene progresses.

    Powerful and thought provoking, BRENT ALLES has written a short play that will have audiences talking on the way home. Those who have lost will connect with the haunting voices heard as the scene progresses.

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  • Alaina Tennant: The Concierge by Brent Alles
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    The best short plays are the ones that can leave the audience member or reader making discoveries about the characters, events, and setting long after the curtain closes. Brent Allles' use of dialogue reminds me of Alice in Wonderland, which is a great connection to draw when you realize the young woman's circumstances. This play does an excellent job of leaving us curious - and wanting more.

    The best short plays are the ones that can leave the audience member or reader making discoveries about the characters, events, and setting long after the curtain closes. Brent Allles' use of dialogue reminds me of Alice in Wonderland, which is a great connection to draw when you realize the young woman's circumstances. This play does an excellent job of leaving us curious - and wanting more.

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  • Brenton Kniess: The Concierge by Brent Alles
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    This play is so creepy and very well executed. I love how Brent Alles layers the dialogue in such a way that mystery is revealed naturally and very effectively.
    Really loved the location and the connection between each character.

    This play is so creepy and very well executed. I love how Brent Alles layers the dialogue in such a way that mystery is revealed naturally and very effectively.
    Really loved the location and the connection between each character.

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  • Sebastian Hagelstein: The Concierge by Brent Alles
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    I'm impressed by the way the feeling of the location and characters reveals itself and grows increasingly surreal through the strange and slightly otherworldly dialogue. The sense of mystery and missed connections at the end is nice.

    I'm impressed by the way the feeling of the location and characters reveals itself and grows increasingly surreal through the strange and slightly otherworldly dialogue. The sense of mystery and missed connections at the end is nice.

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  • Aly Kantor: The Concierge by Brent Alles
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    I LOVE the transient liminality of a hotel as a setting, and it's utilized to brilliant dramatic effect here! This enigmatic play makes you work through a bit of uncanny disorientation to figure out the relationships between the characters and their backstories. It keeps things engaging, providing just enough information for a keen observer to connect the dots and put the deeply sad narrative together. Who is the mysterious concierge, and does he do more than facilitate? Is this an afterlife or merely a stopping point on the way to a final destination? An eerie and intriguing work!

    I LOVE the transient liminality of a hotel as a setting, and it's utilized to brilliant dramatic effect here! This enigmatic play makes you work through a bit of uncanny disorientation to figure out the relationships between the characters and their backstories. It keeps things engaging, providing just enough information for a keen observer to connect the dots and put the deeply sad narrative together. Who is the mysterious concierge, and does he do more than facilitate? Is this an afterlife or merely a stopping point on the way to a final destination? An eerie and intriguing work!

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  • Jacquelyn Floyd-Priskorn: The Concierge by Brent Alles
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    This little play hits hard. It puts you in a familiar, aspirational setting. A posh hotel. A place where you go to get away from it all. But the young woman who enters this hotel must decide if she really wants to get away from it ALL or just stay here. Very Twilight Zone. Thoughtful and creepy.

    This little play hits hard. It puts you in a familiar, aspirational setting. A posh hotel. A place where you go to get away from it all. But the young woman who enters this hotel must decide if she really wants to get away from it ALL or just stay here. Very Twilight Zone. Thoughtful and creepy.

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