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Dominica Plummer

Recommended by Dominica Plummer

  • Pangea (Part Two of The Second World Trilogy) by Scott Sickles
    14 Jan. 2021
    “ Set in Antarctica in 2046, Pangea takes up the story of Teddy and Anzor twenty years later. Anzor (Andy) is now a famous astronaut who has been to Mars, and Teddy is a brilliant marine biologist. An unexpected meeting in a remote base in Antarctica brings these two long lost penpals back together. But with Planet Earth in a literal meltdown, and refugee penguins searching for a new home (along with the humans), are Teddy and Anzor ready for a grown up love, or will they just pass like ships in the night? Can't wait to read Play 3! ”
  • The Baddest Kid on Emerson by Steven G. Martin
    5 Jan. 2021
    “ The Baddest Kid on Emerson may just cover ten minutes of playing time, but it covers whole lifetimes of the characters in it. Expect the unexpected when Vince and Violet meet a neighborhood legend. Especially when their hero fails to measure up. Steve Martin has created a searing drama that puts two hero worshipping kids on a deadly path towards disillusionment and destruction. Recommended. ”
  • The Shelf on the Elf: A Brick Fistula Mystery by John Busser
    2 Jan. 2021
    “ Audiences will love John Busser's hilarious homage to Christmas, film noir, downtrodden elves and exploited secretaries. Will hard bitten PI Brick Fistula solve the mystery of who dropped the mantel on a Christmas helper? Who cares when the ensuing shenanigans appear to point to loads of laughter involving a cheating Santa and a very naughty elf. Warmly recommended with lots of eggnog. ”
  • Cabfare For The Common Man (a ten minute play) by Mark Harvey Levine
    30 Dec. 2020
    “ What makes this play so memorable is that Mark Harvey Levine has set the entire drama in a bed that's also a cab. It's a delightful idea enacted as a metaphor for a life driven erratically and at speed to an uncertain destination. Full of hasty meetings, sharp swerves and forks in the road, Cabfare For The Common Man will leave actors and audiences breathless but wanting more! Heartily recommended. ”
  • Elbows by Emily McClain
    24 Dec. 2020
    “ Emily McClain's suburban short goes hilariously off the rails when Molly invites the new neighbors over for a disastrous dinner party. In the course of ten minutes, Elbows destroys centerpieces, pork loins and marriages as Molly, Ross, Vince and Iris learn the hard way that suburbia is not safe. Perfect for short play festivals! ”
  • THE 13TH CRIME by Monica Cross
    23 Dec. 2020
    “ This is a fun Christmas play that will test the holiday spirit! It's a cross cultural examination of Christmas fathers imagined as a crime spree that involves Father Christmas, Saint Nicholas, and Santa Claus. Lively dialogue, unexpected twists, and a surprise ending that will have audiences having some serious second thoughts about men in red suits! ”
  • Recognition [a monologue] by Steven G. Martin
    28 Nov. 2020
    “ "Words like tides." What a beautiful way to talk about something so frightening for a writer as the inability to find the right words as quickly as she used to be able to do. Steve Martin's poetic, heartfelt monologue about Wanda's failing memory is not only a terrific piece for an actress to perform—it is a work of art that will appeal to audiences whether they have experience of Wanda's predicament, or not. ”
  • Marianas Trench (Part One of The Second World Trilogy) by Scott Sickles
    18 Nov. 2020
    “ It is really rare that one finds a play that is so vividly imagined as Scott Sickles' Marianas Trench. It is an adult play, yet the central characters, Teddy and Anzor, are 11 year old boys. They are rich, complex portraits of two queer kids coming of age in a dystopian America that feels terrifyingly real in our troubled times. Add to this dazzling theatricality, extended metaphors of deep sea diving that take your breath away, and an ending that made this Brit forget her stiff upper lip and just cry. Brilliant! ”
  • Biden's America by Matthew Weaver
    8 Nov. 2020
    “ Wow. What a way to celebrate the Biden/Harris election! Weaver's play is cute, heartfelt, and captures this moment in history just beautifully.
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  • Barbarian by Daniel Prillaman
    3 Nov. 2020
    “ When an Anglo Saxon kid meets a badass Vampire Viking in the year 798 AD you might be forgiven for thinking that this encounter will not end well. Especially as you have just witnessed the long drawn out demise of the kid's priest. It's the details that pull you into Prillaman's harrowing horror story, but what really sets it apart is the unexpected relationship that develops between Viking Idunn and young Edmund. And the gift (and challenge) she leaves behind. Here's hoping we get to find out whether Edmund decides to take up Idunn's axe! ”

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