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Peter Fenton

Recommended by Peter Fenton

  • The Butterfly Anchor by Darrin Friedman
    9 Apr. 2023
    “ Butterfly Anchor is a hard-hitting character drama about making peace with your past and present. Friedman has created a play with wonderful backstory and an intriguing plot with a few breathtaking monologues from leads Brian and Angela. A reminder of both the brevity of life and to tend to the people who matter to us, whether our business with them be unfinished or not. ”
  • Cabana Boy by Philip Middleton Williams
    8 Apr. 2023
    “ On first glance of the plot arc, Cabana Boy is a heartbreaking, weighty story, but it never felt that way reading Williams' words. It's always interesting to consider "the product" vs "the person" when living as a public figure--I loved seeing how this play examined this internal dilemma for both Alex and Miriam. This play was genuinely funny and full of literary references from top to bottom and ended with a complex, melancholy but hopeful outcome. I'd be very excited to see a reading or production of this play... and I'd very much want to play Mitch! ”
  • The Lonely Man, No more! by John N. Frank
    7 Apr. 2023
    “ John Frank packs quite a bit of story, theme, and humor into this ten-ish minute piece! This piece feels very much lived-in, the oddly specific detail present in John's life story reflects a universal themes of loneliness and the joy that comes with friendship. I also appreciate that the script leaves a lot of freedom for the director and actors to find their own meaning to the scenes--this would be a great short piece for an experienced team! ”
  • The Rot by Jacquelyn Floyd-Priskorn
    6 Apr. 2023
    “ Two well-trod genres: the families of a couple in love clashing and a zombie apocalypse—are blended together in a side-splittingly funny one act from Jacquelyn Floyd-Priskorn. I love how the characters in this piece are a bit freaked out about “the rot” and yet can still be preoccupied with their own mundane slice-of-life conflicts. The tension between the mundane and the apocalyptically silly is played to excellent effect. Well done! ”
  • It Came From Beneath the Far Right by John Busser
    6 Apr. 2023
    “ A deliciously funny skewering of the American GOP in the 45 era re-contextualized as mad scientists managing a rogue beast from the lab. I really thought all the stock parodies of 45 and his cronies were done to death, but John Busser proved me wrong today! A hilarious quick read! ”
  • Quantum Eve by Brandon Zang
    6 Apr. 2023
    “ I am always down for a postmodern, subversive re-interpretation of the creation story! Brandon Zang has a particular poetic way of writing and structuring dialogue that makes some of the very modern elements of his story (Eve being interested in STEM, Adam's preoccupation with story structure) feel like they belong in the original text of Paradise Lost. An intriguing, stylistic read! ”
  • Boys Will Be... by Stephen Byrum
    6 Apr. 2023
    “ Whoa!! This three-person coming-of-age play takes such a dark turn and yet feels deeply reflective of what it's like to grow up as a gay kid, especially in a small town. Stephen Redmon-Byrum's realistic dialogue for all stages of childhood really punches up the deep emotion and tragedy of this story. Excellent work! ”
  • Father of the Dead by Jacquelyn Floyd-Priskorn
    4 Apr. 2023
    “ A deliciously dark monologue for the oblivious everyman during a zombie apocalypse! Highly recommended as an audition piece for a 40-something man going out for a dark comedy. ”
  • PURGATORY IS NOT AN ESCAPE ROOM, BUT THE BELLY OF A WHALE - A 10 minute play by Brigit van Gemeren
    4 Apr. 2023
    “ What an intriguing character drama! I find it fascinating to think about what a conversation would look like with a soul lost too soon, and Brigit van Gemeren explores some heavy unresolved interpersonal drama cloaked in religious language with an ending that feels truly fitting for the unresolved nature of regrets, Catholic guilt, and dying young. A fascinating, quick read! ”
  • Give Up The Ghost by Andrew Martineau
    3 Apr. 2023
    “ An intriguing, very human confrontation of America's uncomfortable, racist history—literally. I was struck especially by the early line, "we’re dealing with a ghost here. He’s trapped in time. If you stab him in the heart, like he wants you to, he might just be getting what he wants." How interesting it is to consider what happens when we invite "relics" of the past to come face to face with what they really stood for. Thought-provoking and clever! ”

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