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Mark Harvey Levine

Recommended by Mark Harvey Levine

  • Take Me Home by Christopher Lockheardt
    5 Jan. 2024
    “ I've seen lots of very funny comedies by Christopher Lockheardt, but this play shows him a master of dramatic short plays as well. I could feel the pain (physical and emotional) of these two women. I could feel the cold (actual and metaphorical) of the night. Who doesn't want to go home? But what if home isn't really your home any more? ”
  • How to Talk to Your Child About BDSM by Daniel Prillaman
    5 Jan. 2024
    “ One of the best "lights up" moments I've seen in a ten-minute play. I got to see this at Madlab's Theatre Roulette, and we were laughing before anybody said a word. But I lost it when there was a knock at the door and a plaintive voice cried out "Mommy?". Bondage and awkwardness have never been so hysterical. It was one of the highlights of the festival. ”
  • All In A White Trash Pie by Miranda Jonté
    5 Jan. 2024
    “ The beginning -- and the rebeginning (maybe?) of a relationship that starts in a grocery store. Lots of very funny moments (one character tries to buy seemingly one of every type of alcohol), and also funny/sweet moments, as the sister browbeats a relationship back into existence. Touching and all too real, and set in the aisle of a supermarket! ”
  • Big Brad Wolf by Ava Love Hanna
    21 Dec. 2023
    “ I love the title, and I love plays that take familiar tales and turn them on their head. I got to see this at Madlab Theatre Roulette 2023, where it got lots of laughs. My favorite line is when the Little Pig describes her smokey flavor. I also loved the Little Red Riding Hood character, who is not as sweet and innocent as she is usually portrayed. I'm a big fan of Ava Love Hanna (and roasted pig meat) so I enjoyed this play immensely. ”
  • FINDING HELP by Marj O'Neill-Butler
    12 Dec. 2023
    “ I love plays with smart characters, and this little gem is packed with them. Marj O'Neill-Butler takes the simple story of an adult daughter trying to get her elderly mother a caregiver and turns it on its head. The mother is no fool -- she's sharp as a tack, and almost convinces us she needs no help at all. But the character of the caregiver Michael is a joy to watch. He parries expertly with the Mom, until she realizes that she enjoys the sparring. And so do the lucky ones who watch this play. ”
  • Remembered by John Mabey
    12 Dec. 2023
    “ A tender play about two lonely people finding each other. This is a play about two people falling in love -- but not romantic love. Just two human beings recognizing something in the other. I liked how the young man is revealed to be neurodiverse without calling attention to it. The ending is proper -- tantalizing, yet that's how it should end. A gentle, sweet, touching play. ”
  • FAMILY BY NUMBERS Award-winning 10-minute drama by Arianna Rose
    10 Dec. 2023
    “ What an incredible play. Boils down the family dynamic to stark numbers, but then brings in heart-breaking detail. It's lyrical, funny and tragic. Relatable to everyone. Universal in scope but specific in story. Completely deserving of all the awards it has won. ”
  • Leave It by William J. Goodwin
    13 Oct. 2023
    “ This is not just a well-written drama about the survivors after war and their complicated feelings as the ones left behind -- although it is that. Once you get the references, it becomes a play about what happened to the innocent people we knew from our childhoods, and about the innocence we had in the late 1950's and early 60's. Nicely done. ”
  • Take the K Train by William Triplett
    13 Oct. 2023
    “ Creepy and chilling. There are references to Kafka sprinkled throughout this play -- some obvious, some so subtle I didn't get them until after the play was over. But all of it added to a nightmare experience for Winston, and a good, but scary, experience for the viewer. I loved all the crossword stuff! ”
  • The Record Don't Stop Spinnin' for Robby Ray Robinson by John Adams
    12 Oct. 2023
    “ My Lord. What started out sounding like an overly cliched potboiler of a play takes one of the sharpest left turns I've ever seen on stage. Suddenly everything you were thinking is turned on your head and you realize you're in the hands of John Adams truly strange mind. Shock turns to awe and then you find yourself laughing at the most horrible things but you can't stop. Read it -- read it ALL the way though! ”

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