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Steven G. Martin

Recommended by Steven G. Martin

  • Breakwater by Robert J. LeBlanc
    2 Jun. 2024
    “ "Breakwater" shows so much complexity in such a short amount of time thanks to Robert J. LeBlanc's skills. His characters Monty and Mattie are so specific, as are their shared history and real-time conflict. And I love the emotions that are at cross-purposes with one another, creating a lot of tension: fear and concern against love an affection. ”
  • The Charlatans by Stephen Graff
    2 Jun. 2024
    “ "The Charlatans" is a terrifically executed ghost story. Stephen Graff creates genuine chills that actors and designers will love to bring to life. ”
  • Another Part of the Field by Francis RTM Boyle
    1 Jun. 2024
    “ I love how this one-act play is about more than its immediate conflict. Boyle has told a story about war across all times and locations, and "Another Part of the Field" is more powerful because of it. ”
  • 2:13am (Chapter Six of Every Day a Little Death) by J Scott Bronson
    28 May. 2024
    “ "2:13am" is a brief portrait of what it means to be there for someone during an emotionally devastating time. ”
  • How I Joined the Navy, A Monologue by Francis RTM Boyle
    28 May. 2024
    “ This short monologue is both historical and philosophical. "How I Joined the Navy" led me to read about Guadalcanal and Alligator River, and the setting and timing of this play is absolutely essential to the story.

    Even more so, I appreciate the young U.S. Navy Corpsman's take on his story. Try to control life as much as you want, but there are forces beyond human control that push us around. ”
  • The Good Dybbuk by David Lipschutz
    27 May. 2024
    “ "The Good Dybbuk" is a wonderful intergenerational short play between grandson and grandfather. There are rich, complex emotions for both Asher and Zayde, and I love the upbeat feelings David Lipschutz creates. ”
  • G'Oy Vey! by David Lipschutz
    27 May. 2024
    “ This is an excellent "first-date-goes-horribly-wrong" comedy. I love the characters David Lipschutz has created and all the mayhem Ezra's family brings.

    Lipschutz deserves a ton of credit for making the best use of the virtual Zoom format, too. There are on-camera visual hijinks and excellent use of the chat and emoji features. "G'oy Vey!" may be the best Zoom-specific play I've read. And now I need to see it performed. ”
  • I am the Center of My Universe by Nora Louise Syran
    26 May. 2024
    “ This monologue is poetic, image-laden, affirming, elegant, honest. Nora Louise Syran excels at establishing an atmosphere, a feeling, in all her plays. "I am the Center of My Universe" is another beautiful example of her work. ”
  • In A World... by John Busser
    26 May. 2024
    “ "In a where some comedies putter and sputter and flimflam about with no more punch than a soft breeze wafting a facial tissue a few inches, JOHN BUSSER writes a bold comedy filled with TWISTS and TURNS, SUBTERFUGE and REVERSALS, VARIATIONS ON THEME and DIALOGUE and LANGUAGE that will make anyone with a pair of brain cells to rub together CRINGE and think 'DID I REALLY JUST HEAR WHAT I HEARD?'" Plus, it's a good concept.

    Busser comedies deliver the laughs every time. "In a World..." is another winner, and I'd love to watch it performed. ”
  • The Sound from the Edge of the Brook by Jonathan J. Samarro
    23 May. 2024
    “ Jonathan J. Samarro has crafted terrific characters: siblings arguing, defending, accusing during a highly emotional time. Audiences will also be able to tell how each of them was able to survive during what seems to have been a difficult home life as kids, to see how their shared past had impacted their present. I'd love to see more of Doug, Megan, and Dean and their story. ”

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