Recommended by Steven G. Martin

  • Steven G. Martin: Disengaged Bedfellows (1 minute play) by Elisabeth Giffin Speckman
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    This one-minute play is a brief, but evocative, character study of two people at a crossroads in their relationship. Succinct and full of implications, although no answers. I enjoyed a performance during the Quaranteeny Play Festival from Fat Turtle Theatre Company in May 2020.

    This one-minute play is a brief, but evocative, character study of two people at a crossroads in their relationship. Succinct and full of implications, although no answers. I enjoyed a performance during the Quaranteeny Play Festival from Fat Turtle Theatre Company in May 2020.

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  • Steven G. Martin: My Heart is a Kaleidoscope (Waiting to be Turned) (1 minute play) by Elisabeth Giffin Speckman
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    I love how Speckman's evocative imagery and choral structure earnestly highlight what it means to love and to wait to be loved in return. I enjoyed a performance during the Quaranteeny Play Festival from Fat Turtle Theatre Company in May 2020.

    I love how Speckman's evocative imagery and choral structure earnestly highlight what it means to love and to wait to be loved in return. I enjoyed a performance during the Quaranteeny Play Festival from Fat Turtle Theatre Company in May 2020.

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  • Steven G. Martin: Help! I'm Trapped in a Monologue Written by Matthew Weaver! by Matthew Weaver
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    What a difference a few years can make when reading & considering a play. Light, jovial, and meta on its surface, "Help! I'm Trapped in a Monologue Written by Matthew Weaver!" has a scarier undertone when read/performed during the coronavirus pandemic. Audiences will shiver a little, shudder a little -- underlying darkness is written that well.

    What a difference a few years can make when reading & considering a play. Light, jovial, and meta on its surface, "Help! I'm Trapped in a Monologue Written by Matthew Weaver!" has a scarier undertone when read/performed during the coronavirus pandemic. Audiences will shiver a little, shudder a little -- underlying darkness is written that well.

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  • Steven G. Martin: Your Move (a one minute play) by Mark Harvey Levine
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    This one-minute play is a circus feat, a tightrope act that Levine executes perfectly. For all the rules of this world, Levine still tells a cohesive story with emotion and characterization. You're going to enjoy this play.

    This one-minute play is a circus feat, a tightrope act that Levine executes perfectly. For all the rules of this world, Levine still tells a cohesive story with emotion and characterization. You're going to enjoy this play.

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  • Steven G. Martin: Ten Picnics (a ten minute play) by Mark Harvey Levine
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    "Ten Picnics" is epic, yet intimate. It's reminiscent of Wilder's "The Long Christmas Dinner" in structure, but focused on one character's growth. Theatrical, emotional, and very satisfying.

    "Ten Picnics" is epic, yet intimate. It's reminiscent of Wilder's "The Long Christmas Dinner" in structure, but focused on one character's growth. Theatrical, emotional, and very satisfying.

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  • Steven G. Martin: Two Minute Warning (a two minute play) by Mark Harvey Levine
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    I loved reading this mashup comedy -- the situation is filled with silly humor, it's brisk, and it comments about performing theatre. Read it, and you'll smile with joy.

    I loved reading this mashup comedy -- the situation is filled with silly humor, it's brisk, and it comments about performing theatre. Read it, and you'll smile with joy.

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  • Steven G. Martin: ODE TO THE PLAYWRIGHT by Vivian Lermond
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    A wonderful mantra, filled with affirmation and vigor. All playwrights should print a copy and hang it in their writing spaces.

    A wonderful mantra, filled with affirmation and vigor. All playwrights should print a copy and hang it in their writing spaces.

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  • Steven G. Martin: Hailey's Perfect Day by Julie Zaffarano
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    Zaffarano's play is ultimately compassionate, highlighting Hailey's radical perspective change from being obsessed with details to clearly seeing a bigger picture. She goes from frantic to focused, and the switch takes only a micromoment.

    Zaffarano's play is ultimately compassionate, highlighting Hailey's radical perspective change from being obsessed with details to clearly seeing a bigger picture. She goes from frantic to focused, and the switch takes only a micromoment.

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  • Steven G. Martin: Superhero (a ten minute play) by Mark Harvey Levine
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    "Superhero" is quite funny, but it's more resonant than a one-note joke. Levine allows his characters moments of doubt, self-confidence, silliness, and power. Lots of great lines but also lots of action and visuals.

    "Superhero" is quite funny, but it's more resonant than a one-note joke. Levine allows his characters moments of doubt, self-confidence, silliness, and power. Lots of great lines but also lots of action and visuals.

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  • Steven G. Martin: Tina is Weird by DC Cathro
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    "Tina is Weird" is a fun, quick, bantering short play with cynical, gossipy characters and really tasty bagels. Cathro's ending leaves everyone -- audiences and characters alike -- with more questions than answers. This play is a treat, and I'd enjoy seeing it on stage.

    "Tina is Weird" is a fun, quick, bantering short play with cynical, gossipy characters and really tasty bagels. Cathro's ending leaves everyone -- audiences and characters alike -- with more questions than answers. This play is a treat, and I'd enjoy seeing it on stage.

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