Recommended by Martha Patterson

  • 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: The Queen Searches by Donna Gordon
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    A rollicking story of the Royal Court, using heightened language, in which the Queen's dogs have gone missing. With much reference to a courtier's "shapely legs," this is a fun play for any age.

    A rollicking story of the Royal Court, using heightened language, in which the Queen's dogs have gone missing. With much reference to a courtier's "shapely legs," this is a fun play for any age.

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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 play] 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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  • Martha Patterson: The Last Bride Of Ansbruk Village by Aleks Merilo
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    A sad play...starts off lovely and romantic and ends rather soberly and grim. I liked the tightness of the dialogue as well as the effective change of scene in the middle of the play. Stage directions are well done.

    A sad play...starts off lovely and romantic and ends rather soberly and grim. I liked the tightness of the dialogue as well as the effective change of scene in the middle of the play. Stage directions are well done.

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  • Martha Patterson: Woo Like a King (5 minutes) by Marcia Eppich-Harris
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    With heightened language true to Shakespeare, this is a very cool, very short drama about Richard III convincing Henry V that he can win over his lady. I especially enjoyed the play's use of some of Shakespeare's own, familiar words, and its brevity.

    With heightened language true to Shakespeare, this is a very cool, very short drama about Richard III convincing Henry V that he can win over his lady. I especially enjoyed the play's use of some of Shakespeare's own, familiar words, and its brevity.

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  • Martha Patterson: CAT! Or How Hot Is That Roof? by Selma Hazouri
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    A fun, lewd spoof of CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF. As I read, I was picturing Elizabeth Taylor and Paul Newman in the roles of the spatting wife and husband. There's even a stage fight between "Kitty" ("Maggie" in the original play) and her sister-in-law. And the character of "Brick" is re-named "Prick." Entertaining!

    A fun, lewd spoof of CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF. As I read, I was picturing Elizabeth Taylor and Paul Newman in the roles of the spatting wife and husband. There's even a stage fight between "Kitty" ("Maggie" in the original play) and her sister-in-law. And the character of "Brick" is re-named "Prick." Entertaining!

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