FELT

10-MINUTE: When a megalomaniacal celebrity puppet named Bernard breaches the bond between puppet and puppeteer, Michael must choose whether to follow his heart or his hand. A sordid comedy about love, puppets, investment banking, and salsa dancing until the wee hours.

Published in Smith & Kraus: Best Ten-Minute Plays of 2025

10-MINUTE: When a megalomaniacal celebrity puppet named Bernard breaches the bond between puppet and puppeteer, Michael must choose whether to follow his heart or his hand. A sordid comedy about love, puppets, investment banking, and salsa dancing until the wee hours.

Published in Smith & Kraus: Best Ten-Minute Plays of 2025

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FELT

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  • Danielle Wirsansky: FELT

    Chaotic, hilarious, and wonderfully demented, FELT turns puppet comedy into a fast-moving farce of desire, control, and theatrical absurdity. Hanna’s twists, wordplay, and outrageous premise make this ten-minute play an absolute comic feast.

    Chaotic, hilarious, and wonderfully demented, FELT turns puppet comedy into a fast-moving farce of desire, control, and theatrical absurdity. Hanna’s twists, wordplay, and outrageous premise make this ten-minute play an absolute comic feast.

  • Steven G. Martin: FELT

    I laughed out loud at the many twists and turns and jokes Ava Love Hanna packs into this short, darkly comic yet romantic play, from Jam Hamson to Vegas showgirl costume reveals to Tarot/Uno wars and all the twists and turns and reveals of a 1980s soap opera. Hilarious stuff, and I'm glad it's published in Smith & Kraus' Best Ten-Minute Plays anthology.

    I laughed out loud at the many twists and turns and jokes Ava Love Hanna packs into this short, darkly comic yet romantic play, from Jam Hamson to Vegas showgirl costume reveals to Tarot/Uno wars and all the twists and turns and reveals of a 1980s soap opera. Hilarious stuff, and I'm glad it's published in Smith & Kraus' Best Ten-Minute Plays anthology.

  • Michael C. O'Day: FELT

    You know the classic horror trope of the ventriloquist whose dummy has a mind of its own? Or the way people can use puppets to express emotions they're afraid to admit to themselves? Well, Ava Love Hanna has taken those concepts and used them to create FELT, a hilarious, sweetly demented pan-sexual farce that suggests La Ronde by way of Meet The Feebles - and if that statement means anything to you, you need to read this immediately.

    You know the classic horror trope of the ventriloquist whose dummy has a mind of its own? Or the way people can use puppets to express emotions they're afraid to admit to themselves? Well, Ava Love Hanna has taken those concepts and used them to create FELT, a hilarious, sweetly demented pan-sexual farce that suggests La Ronde by way of Meet The Feebles - and if that statement means anything to you, you need to read this immediately.

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Character Information

There are two human characters and 2 puppets. The puppets are controlled by the two actors and interact with them as though they are sentient.
  • Liz
    Works as a puppeteer on the TV Show, Bernard’s House. Main puppeteer for Bernard.
    Character Age
    20s to 30s
    Character Gender Identity
    Female
  • Bernard
    A puppet. Older man. Host of the TV show, Bernard’s House. Resembles Statler from The Muppet Show. Well dressed. He speaks with a refined, almost British accent. Gentle on screen; cantankerous when off.
  • Michael
    Works as a puppeteer on Bernard’s House. Main puppeteer for Jeremy. Thinks he’s in love with Liz.
    Character Age
    20s to 30s
    Character Gender Identity
    Male or male-presenting
  • Jeremy
    A puppet. Older man. Resembles and sounds like John Waters – complete with thin mustache. Flamboyant mannerisms. Is wearing a loud, but stylish suit.
  • Coco
    The puppet Jeremy in disguise. Looks exactly like Jeremy (with mustache) but is wearing a flashy Vegas show girl dress and headdress over their suit.

Development History

  • Type Reading, Organization ScriptWorks, Year Nov 2023
  • Type Reading, Organization Playwright Group, Year 2023

Production History

  • Type Professional, Organization ScriptWorks - Out of Ink, Year May 2024
  • Type Professional, Organization Wolfville Social Club, Year Feb 2026

Awards

  • Best Ten Minute Plays of 2025
    Smith & Kraus
    Selection
    2025
  • Publication: Out of Ink: Not in the Cards Anthology
    ScriptWorks
    Selection
    2024