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Steven G. Martin

Recommended by Steven G. Martin

  • BONNIE BUNION: A MONOLOGUE by Asher Wyndham
    3 Jan. 2024
    “ Funny, because the zealotry in this monologue is over the top ("Groomer pedophile socialist!"). Scary, because the zealotry in this monologue is over the top. And because, despite how over the top she is, Bonnie Bunion may have won.

    "Bonnie Bunion" is another excellent monologue by Asher Wyndham. ”
  • Transmission 56.744.2 by Emily McClain
    30 Dec. 2023
    “ A beautiful, brief monologue about the appreciation for all that has come before when all is about to end. ”
  • Bubba and Krystyl are Unraveling the Fabric of Reality and Playing with It Like a Ball of String (and we’re all kinda glad they are) by Melissa Schmitz
    30 Dec. 2023
    “ A terrific comic fable that will delight audiences and make them ponder if human history is led by free will, fate, or a group of kittens from Norse mythology. Inspired silliness from Melissa Schmitz! ”
  • Don't Touch The Carrot Cake by Emily McClain
    30 Dec. 2023
    “ As funny as some of its moments are, and the pantomime is quite funny, "Don't Touch the Carrot Cake" is pretty dark. Cruelty and humiliation are both free flowing in Emily McClain's short, satirical play. But there also is a fitting, sweet comeuppance that audiences will love. ”
  • TOADS!!! (an amphibious nativity play) by Jillian Blevins
    29 Dec. 2023
    “ This is terrific maximalist theatre. Blevins has incorporated mythology, amphibian biology, the Christian nativity story, and a sinking feeling humans are not long for this world with lots of action, lots of visuals, a blend of genres, and the worst Christmas song ever.

    "TOADS!!! (an amphibious nativity play)" is literally unforgettable. ”
  • Plot Point by Heinrich Lyle
    26 Dec. 2023
    “ Heinrich Lyle's short comedy is ridiculous in the best sense of the word. The setting is sublime and the duo of Barney and Lou are marvelous: They are clowns with delusions of grandeur and a logic that is malleable and cringeworthy, changing moment by moment. I'm rooting for them -- good storytelling can come from anywhere, and I think both need a win in their lives -- but I'd love for them to take a writing class. "Plot Point" is VERY funny stuff. ”
  • Women's History Month PSA by Kate Danley
    25 Dec. 2023
    “ This is a sharp, painful critique. An audience will be speechless after this monologue/PSA. ”
  • Green Bean Casseroles. by Avery Arnold
    25 Dec. 2023
    “ Avery Arnold beautifully dramatizes the moment when Kathy -- a mother whose grief is filled with questions, guilt, and rage -- decides to change her life and "do better." The dialogue is emotional and allows an audience to intuit the history, and the ending action is so satisfying. I'd love to see "Green Bean Casseroles" performed. ”
  • THE SEVERED HEAD ATOP THE TREE HAS A FEW THINGS TO SAY ABOUT THE HOLIDAY by Adam Richter
    24 Dec. 2023
    “ There is something to be said about the stress of maintaining traditions during Christmas, and Adam Richter says it with humor here. The visuals of the characters alone -- the disembodied head of a Little Drummer Boy ornament and a self-centered cat -- will get audience laughing. Throw in a pair of humans whose opinions about work and effort seem a bit skewed, and you've got a crowd-pleasing comedy. ”
  • A Friend by Ruben Carbajal
    24 Dec. 2023
    “ Ruben Carbajal has created a beautiful example of unwavering love, care, and support in the midst of difficult circumstances. It is done with the most subtle of touches; nothing explicit is said in the dialogue about these characters' history, but audiences will intuit it. ”

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