Recommended by Elisabeth Giffin Speckman

  • ANAGRAM, a three-minute comedy play
    11 May. 2020
    A fascinating piece that offers a fun glimpse into the English language and how much of a story can be told through physicality and inflection. A juicy challenge for actors to tackle, and an accomplishment for Rose!
  • Grand Canyon (short play)
    10 May. 2020
    The play contains sharp and simple dialogue that gifts the actors comedic choices AND flows easily and naturally. A funny, enjoyable piece with a subtle message about humanity.
  • 38 Cookies, 39 Reasons [a monologue]
    9 May. 2020
    I applaud this brave and astounding play. It is so powerful, so perfect. It should be produced all of the time in all of the places. Its message is beyond just meaningful, it is necessary. Thank you, Steven G. Martin.
  • Essentials
    9 May. 2020
    This timely and unsettling piece packs a lot into one minute, leaving the audience with one seriously uncomfortable question: why are you just sitting there? Job well done.
  • Chewie, Get Us Out of Here
    9 May. 2020
    A postmodern collage, this spoof of our most beloved sci-fi and cult classics made me geek out! I smiled and laughed my way through this engaging short play. Would be a great addition to festivals, and would play well for college audiences especially. The perfect break from doom and gloom.
  • Married To Your Work
    9 May. 2020
    A witty 10 minute play that takes the idea of being married to your work literally, to comic and somewhat sad results. What would happen if our work obligations were ALWAYS PHYSICALLY PRESENT? A fun piece with a message.
  • Photos with my Rapist: A One-Minute Monologue
    7 May. 2020
    Incredibly powerful, this monologue showcases a bitter truth about the reality of too many. An important piece, artfully handled.
  • Did I Get You?
    7 May. 2020
    A powerful read that would prove devastating in action.
  • LOCATION LOCATION LOCATION: a Very Short Play About Children and Guns
    7 May. 2020
    Brilliant, moving, achingly real. I long for a day this play becomes irrelevant; until then, produce it again and again and again.
  • I Know
    7 May. 2020
    A lovely spare piece that would be ripe for interpretation and an excellent choice for a college-aged festival or acting class showcase. I especially love when moments such as these can be showcased with various interpretations, character choices, and locations together to show the flexibility of the script, the creativity of directors, the talent of actors, and the true collaborative nature of excellent theatre.

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