Recommended by Martha Patterson

  • Martha Patterson: An Awkward Conversation in the Shadow of Mount Moriah by John Bavoso
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    Tightly-written play employing modern lingo about a very dysfunctional parent and child -- the famous Biblical story of Abraham and Isaac...excellent job, John Bavoso!

    Tightly-written play employing modern lingo about a very dysfunctional parent and child -- the famous Biblical story of Abraham and Isaac...excellent job, John Bavoso!

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  • Martha Patterson: Principles of Logic by Ross Tedford Kendall
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    Serena wants a book back from Professor O'Donnell. With much discussion of math at the end (when Serena figures out the lock on the cabinet holding the book), this is an interesting play about a psychological battle between two people, one of whom only seems to have the upper hand.

    Serena wants a book back from Professor O'Donnell. With much discussion of math at the end (when Serena figures out the lock on the cabinet holding the book), this is an interesting play about a psychological battle between two people, one of whom only seems to have the upper hand.

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  • Martha Patterson: The Quilt by John Kelly
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    A moving selection of monologues on creators of the famous AIDS quilt...many participants remember their connection to AIDS. Touching and sad. Well done, John Kelly!

    A moving selection of monologues on creators of the famous AIDS quilt...many participants remember their connection to AIDS. Touching and sad. Well done, John Kelly!

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  • Martha Patterson: All the Answers by Mark Cornell
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    Wow! A riveting play about a man who dies and goes to Heaven, and gets to ask a young girl who is almost 1000 years old ONE QUESTION - because she knows all the answers! Has a wonderful monologue near the end about all the possible questions he COULD ask her. I was quite struck by this play, and by some of the questions I myself would like answered (about politics, sports, fate, etc.).

    Wow! A riveting play about a man who dies and goes to Heaven, and gets to ask a young girl who is almost 1000 years old ONE QUESTION - because she knows all the answers! Has a wonderful monologue near the end about all the possible questions he COULD ask her. I was quite struck by this play, and by some of the questions I myself would like answered (about politics, sports, fate, etc.).

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  • Martha Patterson: Bad Thing by Mark Cornell
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    An exceedingly moving drama about two brothers on a car ride to the doctor, and one of the brothers is developmentally disabled. The play does have some humor, but most of all it's sad and displays lots of empathy for both characters. Well done, Mark Cornell.

    An exceedingly moving drama about two brothers on a car ride to the doctor, and one of the brothers is developmentally disabled. The play does have some humor, but most of all it's sad and displays lots of empathy for both characters. Well done, Mark Cornell.

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  • Martha Patterson: Top Shelf Tolstoy by Maximillian Gill
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    A fun play about a library that serves up liquor instead of the classics. I loved the line from one of the library employees, "None of my business if you want to load up early." It made me laugh! Max Gill has done well with a bookish theme.

    A fun play about a library that serves up liquor instead of the classics. I loved the line from one of the library employees, "None of my business if you want to load up early." It made me laugh! Max Gill has done well with a bookish theme.

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  • Martha Patterson: AN APPRECIATION by Steven G. Martin
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    What does a Creator have, when everyone mercilessly criticizes his work?...then we find out the "work" is the audience itself! A very amusing play on the theme of art appreciation.

    What does a Creator have, when everyone mercilessly criticizes his work?...then we find out the "work" is the audience itself! A very amusing play on the theme of art appreciation.

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  • Martha Patterson: ABANDONMENT [A 1-MINUTE MONOLOGUE] by Steven G. Martin
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    Hugh, clutching a well-worn Bible, needs to know if God really loves him - a touching, very short script about insecurity with the Divine.

    Hugh, clutching a well-worn Bible, needs to know if God really loves him - a touching, very short script about insecurity with the Divine.

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  • Martha Patterson: HOLD ONTO YOUR HATS by Charles Scott Jones
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    A very strange and funny play about Darko's (or is it Daniel?) new girlfriend Jezzie telling travel writer Mandu how she met her Bugs-Bunny-dressed boyfriend. Weird and wondrous, and I liked the set description of the rooftop of a Manhattan apartment: "Plastic chairs, table, suntan lotion, fat paperback novels."

    A very strange and funny play about Darko's (or is it Daniel?) new girlfriend Jezzie telling travel writer Mandu how she met her Bugs-Bunny-dressed boyfriend. Weird and wondrous, and I liked the set description of the rooftop of a Manhattan apartment: "Plastic chairs, table, suntan lotion, fat paperback novels."

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  • Martha Patterson: How Do You Fall Out Of Love With Country Music? by Maximillian Gill
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    A lovely piece about an East Indian woman who dreams of being a country music musician...and in the meanwhile we hear about George Jones painting the letters "KKK" on Charley Pride's car, even though they were supposedly friends, and the wonders of pedal steel guitar. A short, moving monologue about dreams.

    A lovely piece about an East Indian woman who dreams of being a country music musician...and in the meanwhile we hear about George Jones painting the letters "KKK" on Charley Pride's car, even though they were supposedly friends, and the wonders of pedal steel guitar. A short, moving monologue about dreams.

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