Recommended by David Hilder

  • David Hilder: Erstwhile or The Importance of Being Ernst Weil by Nora Louise Syran
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    A terrific, deeply intimate monologue that asks more than just the question, "What's in a name?" The echoes across time and language build terrific resonance in this brief but potent piece.

    A terrific, deeply intimate monologue that asks more than just the question, "What's in a name?" The echoes across time and language build terrific resonance in this brief but potent piece.

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  • David Hilder: Erstwhile by Evan Baughfman
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    Further proof that ice cream is in fact magic, for it has inspired Evan Baughfman's fabulous short play. A delicious scoop of fun!

    Further proof that ice cream is in fact magic, for it has inspired Evan Baughfman's fabulous short play. A delicious scoop of fun!

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  • David Hilder: An Arctic Confederate Christmas by Michael C. O'Day
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    In the best way: EWWWWWW. What a savage world these characters have inherited, are inhabiting. Building an alternate world that features dangers at every turn, O'Day crafts a story of constant lurking fear hidden inside a not-very-Merry Christmas family story.

    In the best way: EWWWWWW. What a savage world these characters have inherited, are inhabiting. Building an alternate world that features dangers at every turn, O'Day crafts a story of constant lurking fear hidden inside a not-very-Merry Christmas family story.

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  • David Hilder: Coffee with Jasper by Mathew Green
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    Wow, I love this deep short play -- entertaining to be sure, but with undercurrents about aging, what's important, and what it means to be an older man in America. Just great. I love these guys and would gladly spend more time with them.

    Wow, I love this deep short play -- entertaining to be sure, but with undercurrents about aging, what's important, and what it means to be an older man in America. Just great. I love these guys and would gladly spend more time with them.

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  • David Hilder: Erstwhile by Jacquelyn Floyd-Priskorn
    “

    Man, talk about sticking the landing! Floyd-Priskorn's play about one of life's tougher adjustment periods gets so many details just right: "Ma" versus "mommy," the deep and apt reference to the Roman Empire, and, again, that beautiful, sad, lovely finale. Moving, to say the least.

    Man, talk about sticking the landing! Floyd-Priskorn's play about one of life's tougher adjustment periods gets so many details just right: "Ma" versus "mommy," the deep and apt reference to the Roman Empire, and, again, that beautiful, sad, lovely finale. Moving, to say the least.

    ”
  • David Hilder: ERSTWHILE by Debra A. Cole
    “

    The central conversation in this play is an ideal example of dropping necessary information in while allowing the audience to fill in the blanks -- remarkable. A very moving piece of drama.

    The central conversation in this play is an ideal example of dropping necessary information in while allowing the audience to fill in the blanks -- remarkable. A very moving piece of drama.

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  • David Hilder: Erstwhile by John Busser
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    The only thing missing from this hilarious (to me/us) short is anyone literally asking, "Who's on first?" Also I quite appreciate the description of the character David. Chef's kiss to a splendid and nutso brainsprawl!

    The only thing missing from this hilarious (to me/us) short is anyone literally asking, "Who's on first?" Also I quite appreciate the description of the character David. Chef's kiss to a splendid and nutso brainsprawl!

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  • David Hilder: O Burgled Companion, Thou Hast Pilfered Mine Heart by David Lipschutz
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    I will be smiling for a good long while, having read this sweet and tart short piece featuring questionable ethics, questionable timing, and unquestionable desire.

    I will be smiling for a good long while, having read this sweet and tart short piece featuring questionable ethics, questionable timing, and unquestionable desire.

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  • David Hilder: Erstwhile by Georgia Xanthopoulou
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    Absolutely beautiful, this rendering of Persephone's musing on her fate and state. Such deft writing, poetic without being remotely precious. This Persephone is strong and well worth our attention.

    Absolutely beautiful, this rendering of Persephone's musing on her fate and state. Such deft writing, poetic without being remotely precious. This Persephone is strong and well worth our attention.

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  • David Hilder: Erstwhile by Matthew Weaver
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    Ooh, weird and very creepy. This unsettling short is at its core, I think, looking at gender, but through such a (wonderfully) odd lens. Delicious and so dang strong.

    Ooh, weird and very creepy. This unsettling short is at its core, I think, looking at gender, but through such a (wonderfully) odd lens. Delicious and so dang strong.

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