←Recommendations of 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.

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.

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.

FELT is comedic marvel: fast, furious, and hilarious. Amazing characters for actors to explore. I am deeply smitten with this play, not just for its ingenious premise, but for its deft execution.

I would drive hours to see this play performed live. The script is hilarious, with so many opportunities to delight and charm the audience, all while keeping them captivated, but never letting them know exactly what's going to happen next. The characterization and narrative feel like they come off the page and into real life, even if not every character is exactly "real." Or are they?