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Mark Harvey Levine

Recommended by Mark Harvey Levine

  • CREAK by Jacquelyn Floyd-Priskorn
    1 Mar. 2024
    “ A great, succinct commentary on the horror that is modern life. What's on the tablet? Whatever is going on right now. Sadly, Jacquelyn Floyd-Priskorn's play hits the nail on the head. Reality is far scarier than any monster in the closet. In one minute, Floyd-Priskorn gets to the heard of the matter and terrifies us.
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  • THE 13TH CRIME by Monica Cross
    19 Jan. 2024
    “ Monica Cross' play finally brings Saint Nicholas, Father Christmas and Santa Claus together. These spirits of Christmas debate the Spirit of Christmas in a jaded manner. They duke it out (literally) over what Christmas really means. The fact that this play cam from a typo'd title makes it even more charming. The ending is hysterical. ”
  • Stay Golden by Jessica Moss
    19 Jan. 2024
    “ I got to see "Stay Golden" at Madlab's Theatre Roulette 2023. It's a fun and murderous little comedy, with great juicy bits for "Actors of a certain age" to perform. At first it seems like a sweet little group of ladies, but later you find out their homicidal ways and the play takes a left turn into lunacy. ”
  • No Regrets by John Minigan
    19 Jan. 2024
    “ I saw this play at Madlab's Theatre Roulette 2023 and it brought the house down. It was one of my favorite plays of the whole festival. John Minigan creates two amazing characters, which is an incredible feat since one of them hardly speaks. The increasingly desparate voicemails were hysterical in both senses of the word. It's a great idea for a play and Minigan knocks it out of the park. "No Regrets" is just simply hilarious. ”
  • 153 by Steven G. Martin
    19 Jan. 2024
    “ What a fun puzzle of a play. I saw a production of this at Madlab's Theatre Roulette 2023, and it was delightful as realization dawned on me as to who these characters were to each other. Steven G. Martin masterfully draws out these characters at different stages of their lives. 153 is wistful and bittersweet but ultimately uplifting. ”
  • STEALING A KISS by Laurie Allen
    19 Jan. 2024
    “ Laurie Allen creates two wonderful characters in "Stealing A Kiss". In Harvey, Allen does a very difficult thing -- creating a character who talks a lot, and annoys the other character on stage, but charms the audience. I saw a lovely production of "Stealing A Kiss" at Madlab's Theatre Roulette 2023, and it was heartwarming and funny. A sweet love story for actors "of a certain age". ”
  • Gown by Robert Weibezahl
    19 Jan. 2024
    “ A normal event turned into a heartbreaking and touching scene by Robert Weibezahl. I got to see this at Madlab's Theatre Roulette 2023 and it was incredibly effective. The character of Courtney added some much needed humor, but this play is still devastating. ”
  • The Santa Thing by Greg Lam
    19 Jan. 2024
    “ Greg Lam deftly dances between the sweetness of this funny concept (Taylor, an adult, still believes in Santa) and the inherent greed of the season, which keeps the play from being too saccharine. I got to see a production of this at Madlab Theatre Roulette and it was really funny. We share Alyssa's disbelief -- but it's also heartwarming to see her not try to burst Taylor's bubble even as she finds out how expensive this bubble is going to be. ”
  • Sammy's Game by Christopher Lockheardt
    18 Jan. 2024
    “ An emotional rollercoaster! Incredible. Touching and terrifying. Grabs you from the first moments and then DOESN'T LET GO for over 20 gripping pages. This is a master class in how you keep tension going. Just harrowing. ”
  • Why Did You Bother Killing the Sea Witch? by Jenna Jane
    5 Jan. 2024
    “ A great lights-up moment, with two people standing there soaking wet. And then we get a lovely rumination on fairy-tale endings, and what they would really be like. A great, realistic look at a ridiculous situation. I saw a very good production of this at Madlab's Theatre Roulette in 2023. ”

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