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Recommended by John Adams

  • Gun Story by Karen Saari
    30 Apr. 2022
    “ I saw a reading of this play at the 2022 William Inge Theatre Festival. The playwright does a masterful job layering humor on top of drama and drama on top of humor. You really get a good sense of who these characters are quickly. Their interaction here, which goes from strangers to friendly acquaintances to ... <I won't spoil it, but it's complex and rooted in family and rich backstory!> ... is handled brilliantly in just 10 minutes. Nice work! ”
  • Habitat by Diane Hightower
    30 Apr. 2022
    “ I've had the pleasure of seeing this play multiple times, most recently via reading at the 2022 William Inge Theatre Festival. The playwright uses a fun and playful approach to tell the tale of two characters we should not expect to relate to -- yet relate to them we do! The play explores themes of isolation, gender and family, all jumbled up in a hamster wheel of humor. ”
  • The Invention of Time by Franky D. Gonzalez
    30 Apr. 2022
    “ I saw a reading of this great play at the 2022 William Inge Theatre Festival. This one packed a lot into its 10 minutes. The playwright did a fantastic job using humor, heart and philosophy, while always grounding the play in a realistic look at an important social-justice topic. And the characters were memorable and distinct -- I could have listened to them have these sorts of philosophical conversations for days! ”
  • Discharged by CHARLES RANUM
    25 Apr. 2022
    “ I saw a reading of this play at the 2022 William Inge Theatre Festival. This is a very powerful piece centering on veterans and society. In a very short span of time, the playwright manages to say so much about the lives our service members have lived, at home and abroad. But what I found particularly compelling was everything the playwright had to say about how these veterans connect with (and are tempted to disconnect from) each other. Well done! ”
  • 500/501 by Taylor Sklenar
    25 Apr. 2022
    “ I saw a reading of this play at the 2022 William Inge Theatre Festival. Highly recommended. This one manages to carry a very important message -- and yet, it falls into none of the traps of a traditional "message play." The use of humor throughout was spectacular -- not just a quick joke here or there, but this was a genuinely hysterical piece. The comedy made the tragedy of the piece all the more potent. Well done! ”
  • Artifact by Robert Weibezahl
    25 Apr. 2022
    “ I saw a reading of this piece at the 2022 William Inge Theatre Festival. The characters were very vivid and quickly came to life for me. The playwright did a nice job of efficiently establishing the stakes for each character, while still doling out the details with the perfect timing to keep us eager for more throughout. The relationship between these characters was forged quickly -- from being strangers to the point where you hoped they'd see each other again. Nice work! ”
  • TOUCH THE MOON One Act Play, 3 Characters by Arianna Rose
    25 Apr. 2022
    “ I saw a reading of this play at the 2022 William Inge Theatre Festival. Though it covers a very challenging subject matter, it was engaging and outright poetic throughout. The playwright really took some bold swings while employing the reenacted-flashback format -- and these swings always paid off to give us a vivid, memorable piece of art. This one stuck with me! ”
  • What Happens At Jock Night by Kevin King
    21 Mar. 2020
    “ A fun play with clever dialogue, delightfully unexpected comedy, a bit of skin and -- oh yeah -- a heartfelt message about acceptance. Whatever happens at ACTUAL jock nights may need to STAY at those jock nights, but the play "What Happens At Jock Night" should be read by all. ”
  • The Home for Retired Canadian Girlfriends by John Bavoso
    29 Sep. 2019
    “ Ha! This was so funny! And it was such a clever and inspired idea! Everything was so much fun -- the premise, the characters, the details... The ending was great, and so incredibly positive and refreshing. It would have been easy for Bavoso to earn some laughs off this premise then limp to the finish line, but instead, we get a strong character taking distinct agency right up to the end -- and influencing another character to boot! Highly recommended! ”
  • A Life Enriching Community by Philip Middleton Williams
    29 Sep. 2019
    “ Oh, wow. This was so sweet. Somehow sad but very uplifting as well. I feel like I know these characters, and -- more importantly -- the way Williams writes them they know *each other* so well! This is really a beautiful piece. Excellent work! EDIT: Oh, and perhaps the funniest hernia joke you'll ever come across :D ”

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