Recommended by Peter Fenton

  • Peter Fenton: Rough Draft by Marjorie Bicknell
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    Anyone who has ever written a play before can relate to Katie (or K.T.)’s journey through ROUGH DRAFT. Marjorie Bicknell weaves a witty, heartfelt, brilliant story of everything that went into getting a single award. I laughed out a few times (the Catholic professor was a favorite one-scene character) and related all too well to the ups and downs of a theatre professional’s journey to success. I say well done!

    Anyone who has ever written a play before can relate to Katie (or K.T.)’s journey through ROUGH DRAFT. Marjorie Bicknell weaves a witty, heartfelt, brilliant story of everything that went into getting a single award. I laughed out a few times (the Catholic professor was a favorite one-scene character) and related all too well to the ups and downs of a theatre professional’s journey to success. I say well done!

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  • Peter Fenton: A Date with Jesus by Marjorie Bicknell
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    Oftentimes with faith-based works, an author of faith gets 'stuck in the weeds' trying to make sure all their Christian characters are nice and perfect, which oftentimes creates less interesting work. Bicknell throws that out the window and creates a fun, thought-provoking piece that challenges a person to consider what they would do if they met someone claiming to be Jesus. The plot twist at the end was delightful as well!

    Oftentimes with faith-based works, an author of faith gets 'stuck in the weeds' trying to make sure all their Christian characters are nice and perfect, which oftentimes creates less interesting work. Bicknell throws that out the window and creates a fun, thought-provoking piece that challenges a person to consider what they would do if they met someone claiming to be Jesus. The plot twist at the end was delightful as well!

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  • Peter Fenton: SNOW DOWN AT THE NORTH POLE, a holiday comedy by CJ Ehrlich
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    Imagine a Christmas play that doesn't suck - and here it is! This was a delightful quick read. Ehrlich plays with Christmas carol lyrics beautifully as she creates this sort of pandemonium in the office at Santa's Workshop. I laughed out loud reading this by myself at the joke about Detroit. This script would be perfect for a school group to put on around the holidays.

    Imagine a Christmas play that doesn't suck - and here it is! This was a delightful quick read. Ehrlich plays with Christmas carol lyrics beautifully as she creates this sort of pandemonium in the office at Santa's Workshop. I laughed out loud reading this by myself at the joke about Detroit. This script would be perfect for a school group to put on around the holidays.

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