Recommended by John Minigan

  • John Minigan: Heist!

    Heist! is an absolute delight! It's funny and resonant for all of us who have felt ourselves a little (or a lot) overmatched for the situation we've elected to be in, and the brilliant pivots the characters make are hilarious--what a treat for the actors. If I'm ever robbed, I hope it's by Billy and Gene. This piece will be a hit in any short play festival.

    Heist! is an absolute delight! It's funny and resonant for all of us who have felt ourselves a little (or a lot) overmatched for the situation we've elected to be in, and the brilliant pivots the characters make are hilarious--what a treat for the actors. If I'm ever robbed, I hope it's by Billy and Gene. This piece will be a hit in any short play festival.

  • John Minigan: 153

    What a gift of a play this is. Simple, heartfelt, filled with humanity, acceptance, forgiveness. May we all see ourselves the way this one (these three?) do, and when we are summed up, may we feel just as complete as they, and as this lovely play.

    What a gift of a play this is. Simple, heartfelt, filled with humanity, acceptance, forgiveness. May we all see ourselves the way this one (these three?) do, and when we are summed up, may we feel just as complete as they, and as this lovely play.

  • John Minigan: Expectations

    This play is devastating in its power, its simplicity, and its strength. As her first line says, Kate is not known to us, but she should be. Kudos to O'Grady for giving her a clear and heartbreaking voice, and for showing a side of a "great man" too few know.

    This play is devastating in its power, its simplicity, and its strength. As her first line says, Kate is not known to us, but she should be. Kudos to O'Grady for giving her a clear and heartbreaking voice, and for showing a side of a "great man" too few know.

  • John Minigan: When in Rome

    In a script worthy of Punnus Maximus, Norkin deftly creates a hilarious rendering of life, death, sex, and maybe the real cause of the fall of the Roman Empire in a mere ten minutes.
    Produce this play! You'll be gladiator you did!
    Sorry.
    Appia you did!
    Sorry. But the wordplay in this short is that infectious!

    In a script worthy of Punnus Maximus, Norkin deftly creates a hilarious rendering of life, death, sex, and maybe the real cause of the fall of the Roman Empire in a mere ten minutes.
    Produce this play! You'll be gladiator you did!
    Sorry.
    Appia you did!
    Sorry. But the wordplay in this short is that infectious!

  • John Minigan: A Little Something About My Powers

    As a retired high school teacher, I felt this one in both my funny bone and my gut! Our classrooms are, in fact, filled with superheroes, and I'm glad Adriana gets the recognition and status she deserves! Fun and inspiring.

    As a retired high school teacher, I felt this one in both my funny bone and my gut! Our classrooms are, in fact, filled with superheroes, and I'm glad Adriana gets the recognition and status she deserves! Fun and inspiring.

  • John Minigan: Soulmate

    A brilliantly crafted and creepy play that does what the best plays do--it takes you to a place you never expected but that, once you get there, feels like it was inevitable. Kudos!

    A brilliantly crafted and creepy play that does what the best plays do--it takes you to a place you never expected but that, once you get there, feels like it was inevitable. Kudos!

  • John Minigan: Captain Flash & Major Bang (working title)

    Cat will mew, but dog (or dogs) (or superdogs in this case) most definitely have their days in this funny, clever and dare I say fetching short play. What a treat for two actors with physical comedy skills. And the ending caps their adventures with peak hilarity. The sense of fun in these two critters and their insights into the humans in their park make this a delight!

    Cat will mew, but dog (or dogs) (or superdogs in this case) most definitely have their days in this funny, clever and dare I say fetching short play. What a treat for two actors with physical comedy skills. And the ending caps their adventures with peak hilarity. The sense of fun in these two critters and their insights into the humans in their park make this a delight!

  • John Minigan: Fighting Mr. Right

    Fighting Mr. Right is a crisp, engaging two-hander built on fabulous off-balance moments for the characters and for the audience. The surprises (for us and them) are continual, and every moment feels earned--right down to the hilarious and endearing final moment. The only thing not surprising is the long string of productions for this fabulous short!

    Fighting Mr. Right is a crisp, engaging two-hander built on fabulous off-balance moments for the characters and for the audience. The surprises (for us and them) are continual, and every moment feels earned--right down to the hilarious and endearing final moment. The only thing not surprising is the long string of productions for this fabulous short!

  • John Minigan: The Oktavist

    A stunningly beautiful play. Sometimes, like Dmitri, we don't know the true meaning of our epiphanies, and it takes those who understand the meaning to allow us to understand, without ever saying themselves what it is. Clear, witty, richly textured. With wit, some pratfalls and, ultimately, with feeling that goes octaves deep.

    A stunningly beautiful play. Sometimes, like Dmitri, we don't know the true meaning of our epiphanies, and it takes those who understand the meaning to allow us to understand, without ever saying themselves what it is. Clear, witty, richly textured. With wit, some pratfalls and, ultimately, with feeling that goes octaves deep.

  • John Minigan: A Benevolent Alliance of Mourners

    What a richly imagined and beautiful, human exchange. Preuss captures the tentativeness of the new connections we make, especially in time of loss, as well as how those connections can open us up in important and surprising ways. All with a deft balance of the laughter and sorrow that come from loss and memories of those who've passed.

    What a richly imagined and beautiful, human exchange. Preuss captures the tentativeness of the new connections we make, especially in time of loss, as well as how those connections can open us up in important and surprising ways. All with a deft balance of the laughter and sorrow that come from loss and memories of those who've passed.