Recommended by Monica Cross

  • Monica Cross: I Can Hear a Lark Somewhere (part of the one-minute play series Destination: Wedding) by Scott Sickles
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    What a lovely and delightful morning after conversation. I CAN HEAR A LARK SOMEWHERE is a part of Scott's Destination: Wedding series. This is a perfect part of the collection!

    Read all of Scott's Destination: Wedding plays!

    What a lovely and delightful morning after conversation. I CAN HEAR A LARK SOMEWHERE is a part of Scott's Destination: Wedding series. This is a perfect part of the collection!

    Read all of Scott's Destination: Wedding plays!

    ”
  • Monica Cross: Heart Stop or, The Obesity Play by Franky D. Gonzalez
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    HEART STOP OR, THE OBESITY PLAY is a brutal and emotional and deeply personal journey through the experiences of living in a large body. From very honest exploration of the connection between depression and weight gain, to the first hand experiences of fatphobia to the absolutely affirming final lines, Franky D. Gonzalez crafts a solo play that demands to be seen, and will not be overlooked or dismissed. This play is immediate and connects to its audience in real time.

    Thank you, Franky, for this play.

    HEART STOP OR, THE OBESITY PLAY is a brutal and emotional and deeply personal journey through the experiences of living in a large body. From very honest exploration of the connection between depression and weight gain, to the first hand experiences of fatphobia to the absolutely affirming final lines, Franky D. Gonzalez crafts a solo play that demands to be seen, and will not be overlooked or dismissed. This play is immediate and connects to its audience in real time.

    Thank you, Franky, for this play.

    ”
  • Monica Cross: Vacation (short play) by David Hansen
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    Set during Summer 2020, this short play is an intense reminder of where we have been and what we are still going through.

    Set during Summer 2020, this short play is an intense reminder of where we have been and what we are still going through.

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  • Monica Cross: This is Not a Touch Exhibit (a monologue) by Scott Sickles
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    Sometimes people are like works of art, beautiful because they reflect our flawed humanity. In THIS IS NOT A TOUCH EXHIBIT, we are given a chance to fall in love with a 70-year old man through the eyes of Ollie. Scott Sickles gives us yearning, daydreaming, and tenderness in this monologue. He gives us humanity.

    BRAVO!

    Sometimes people are like works of art, beautiful because they reflect our flawed humanity. In THIS IS NOT A TOUCH EXHIBIT, we are given a chance to fall in love with a 70-year old man through the eyes of Ollie. Scott Sickles gives us yearning, daydreaming, and tenderness in this monologue. He gives us humanity.

    BRAVO!

    ”
  • Monica Cross: A Three-Wish Bar by Cole Hunter Dzubak
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    What a journey! What a wonderful Halloween play! Cole Hunter Dzubak takes on a bullies and demons and halloween candy in this 10-minute play. A THREE-WISH BAR has such a great twist waiting for you at the end!

    Celebrate the spooky season by reading this play! And definitely put it in your next lineup of Halloween oneacts!

    What a journey! What a wonderful Halloween play! Cole Hunter Dzubak takes on a bullies and demons and halloween candy in this 10-minute play. A THREE-WISH BAR has such a great twist waiting for you at the end!

    Celebrate the spooky season by reading this play! And definitely put it in your next lineup of Halloween oneacts!

    ”
  • Monica Cross: Alone, Alone, Alone, Alone, Alone [a 1-minute play] by Steven G. Martin
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    ALONE, ALONE, ALONE, ALONE, ALONE gets to the heart of the struggle hurt people have in letting others in, even to help. Many will identify with this one minute play. Steven G. Martin has an economy of language in this play the makes way for the emotion behind the words.

    Brilliantly done!

    ALONE, ALONE, ALONE, ALONE, ALONE gets to the heart of the struggle hurt people have in letting others in, even to help. Many will identify with this one minute play. Steven G. Martin has an economy of language in this play the makes way for the emotion behind the words.

    Brilliantly done!

    ”
  • Monica Cross: Crescent Moon Circus by Ky Weeks
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    This dark fantasy is beautiful and haunting. A mix of urban decay and supernatural circus, the play would be a designers dream. Add to that the brilliant potential for choreography! This show is something special!

    I want to direct this play, I want to be in this play, I want to design this play!

    This dark fantasy is beautiful and haunting. A mix of urban decay and supernatural circus, the play would be a designers dream. Add to that the brilliant potential for choreography! This show is something special!

    I want to direct this play, I want to be in this play, I want to design this play!

    ”
  • Monica Cross: Bridge to Reality, Come in Reality by Bethany Dickens Assaf
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    What a timecapsule! BRIDGE TO REALITY, COME IN REALITY takes us back to the 90s and in the era of Fan Zines and Public Access TV. It is funny and heartbreaking as we watch this friendship (and fandom) tested under the strains of growing up. With an assortment of awful callers, we are reminded of the darker side of fan culture.

    There is so much nostalgia in this play, especially for this Star Trek Nerd. I would love to see it done, homemade replica of the Enterprise Bridge and all!

    What a timecapsule! BRIDGE TO REALITY, COME IN REALITY takes us back to the 90s and in the era of Fan Zines and Public Access TV. It is funny and heartbreaking as we watch this friendship (and fandom) tested under the strains of growing up. With an assortment of awful callers, we are reminded of the darker side of fan culture.

    There is so much nostalgia in this play, especially for this Star Trek Nerd. I would love to see it done, homemade replica of the Enterprise Bridge and all!

    ”
  • Monica Cross: The Maltese Walter by John Minigan
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    Noir-Man can look into your soul. Noir-man knows the seedy underbelly of this city like the back of his hand. Noir-Man causes the lights to dim every time he cuts away to narrate the action. John Minigan's 10-minute play THE MALTESE WALTER is hilarious! With a delightful origin story and fantastic superpower, Walter's only problem is his girlfriend, who wants him to give up his alter ego. This play would be so fun to see and possibly even more fun to produce.

    HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!

    Noir-Man can look into your soul. Noir-man knows the seedy underbelly of this city like the back of his hand. Noir-Man causes the lights to dim every time he cuts away to narrate the action. John Minigan's 10-minute play THE MALTESE WALTER is hilarious! With a delightful origin story and fantastic superpower, Walter's only problem is his girlfriend, who wants him to give up his alter ego. This play would be so fun to see and possibly even more fun to produce.

    HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!

    ”
  • Monica Cross: Before You Go, a monologue by Sam Heyman
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    A beautiful monologue of reassurance and reconciliation. BEFORE YOU GO is a touching tribute to a mother's love. It shows the sort of openness that queer kids should get but is so often denied them. Beautifully written and wonderful companion to it's counterparts in Scott Sickles's PLAYING ON THE PERIPHERY.

    Absolutely lovely!

    A beautiful monologue of reassurance and reconciliation. BEFORE YOU GO is a touching tribute to a mother's love. It shows the sort of openness that queer kids should get but is so often denied them. Beautifully written and wonderful companion to it's counterparts in Scott Sickles's PLAYING ON THE PERIPHERY.

    Absolutely lovely!

    ”