Recommended by Paul Donnelly

  • Paul Donnelly: Callback Comedown by James Kelsey Nelson
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    This lunatic recounting of an audition gone terribly awry is gripping fun. The very realistic interactions among three tense actors spiral into a comic horror story. The escalation of disastrous events is wittily rendered and a twisted delight.

    This lunatic recounting of an audition gone terribly awry is gripping fun. The very realistic interactions among three tense actors spiral into a comic horror story. The escalation of disastrous events is wittily rendered and a twisted delight.

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  • Paul Donnelly: The Low Ground (a monologue) by Scott Sickles
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    A passionate and righteous takedown of anti-vaxxers, this monologue could not be more necessary than it is right now.

    A passionate and righteous takedown of anti-vaxxers, this monologue could not be more necessary than it is right now.

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  • Paul Donnelly: A Home is a Castle (or, Otranto, Where Art Thou?) by John Patrick Bray
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    7-11 will not know what hit them when they have Horace Walpole in their employment. Horace Walpole makes a most unique and unsettling houseguest in this deliciously off-kilter comedy.

    7-11 will not know what hit them when they have Horace Walpole in their employment. Horace Walpole makes a most unique and unsettling houseguest in this deliciously off-kilter comedy.

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  • Paul Donnelly: This Person DID Exist (A darker companion piece to Steve of Absence) by John Busser
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    A darkly funny and imaginative exploration of the pitfalls of AI. Of course, the situation depicted in this play couldn't really happen. Or could it? This Person DID Exist leaves us with a lot to think about.

    A darkly funny and imaginative exploration of the pitfalls of AI. Of course, the situation depicted in this play couldn't really happen. Or could it? This Person DID Exist leaves us with a lot to think about.

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  • Paul Donnelly: Steve of Absence (A lighter companion piece to This Person DID Exist) by John Busser
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    This hilarious play has a chilling undertow. The grounded portrait of office workers spins off into a mildly dystopian nightmare (at least for Steve). The ending beats are equal parts funny and unsettling. A humorous cautionary tale is still at heart a cautionary tale.

    This hilarious play has a chilling undertow. The grounded portrait of office workers spins off into a mildly dystopian nightmare (at least for Steve). The ending beats are equal parts funny and unsettling. A humorous cautionary tale is still at heart a cautionary tale.

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  • Paul Donnelly: Sleeping Stupid by Jacquelyn Floyd-Priskorn
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    The highly impolitic and narcissistic prince only has himself to blame for Beauty's revenge. A really fun one-minute.

    The highly impolitic and narcissistic prince only has himself to blame for Beauty's revenge. A really fun one-minute.

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  • Paul Donnelly: Lithos (One-minute play) by Georgia Xanthopoulou
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    This lyrical exploration of a man's connection to the natural world takes on added poignancy as it leads him to be ready to leave the world. Beautifully written and surprisingly moving for such a short piece.

    This lyrical exploration of a man's connection to the natural world takes on added poignancy as it leads him to be ready to leave the world. Beautifully written and surprisingly moving for such a short piece.

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  • Paul Donnelly: Unnecessary Beauty (a monologue) by Scott Sickles
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    Rupe blends the pragmatic and the romantic to dazzling effect. Their engaging honesty is a joy to behold. This delightful monologue is both grounded and effervescent. I enjoyed meeting Rupe this way!

    Rupe blends the pragmatic and the romantic to dazzling effect. Their engaging honesty is a joy to behold. This delightful monologue is both grounded and effervescent. I enjoyed meeting Rupe this way!

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  • Paul Donnelly: Ask Me Anything by Philip Middleton Williams
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    The creepiest job interview imaginable is rendered with escalating wit that builds to a beautiful kicker ending. Just when I thought this twisted play could not be funnier, I hit the laugh-out-loud funny final reversal.

    The creepiest job interview imaginable is rendered with escalating wit that builds to a beautiful kicker ending. Just when I thought this twisted play could not be funnier, I hit the laugh-out-loud funny final reversal.

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  • Paul Donnelly: You and 250 of Your Closest Friends Have Been Rejected, or, The CC Reply All play Editor by Greg Lam
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    The failure to blind cc on a rejection list and the delicious responses of some rejected playwrights who hit reply all are the core of this hysterical found play. It offers great comfort to those of us who have suffered the pangs of rejection from other venues.

    The failure to blind cc on a rejection list and the delicious responses of some rejected playwrights who hit reply all are the core of this hysterical found play. It offers great comfort to those of us who have suffered the pangs of rejection from other venues.

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