←Recommendations of The Tenting

It’s always fascinating when a playwright picks a unique location for a play, and a haunted tent fits that criteria. Alan and Sylvie are a bit of an odd couple, with Alan an indoorsy, unadventurous type and Sylvie being a know-it-all, outdoorsy type. When the two of them encounter an angry, vengeful ghost, the fun begins. This play has many funny one-liners that make this a memorable ten-minute play.

I have now seen this play twice: At the 2024 Valdez Theatre Conference and the 2024 Midwest Dramatists Conference. It's a lesson on what might happen when you buy a used tent: You just might get the ghost of the last owner of the tent. A couple's camping adventure turns supernatural in this fun short by Tom Moran.

What would possess this unlikely and so-not-outdoorsy couple to venture into the wilderness with a pre-owned tent that has a haunted past? Leave it to the skills of Tom Moran to bring out the humor and chills as they discover there's more to a night in the woods than watching out for bears. Even in a reading, you know they're really in for spooky time. (9/28/24)

It's hard when couples have to strain to find things in common with each other - but there's nothing to bridge the gap between film geeks and outdoorsy types quite like a vengeful nerd ghost! A delightful ten minutes, smartly observed and vividly staged.