Recommended by Marj O'Neill-Butler

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    Many a marriage goes along like this short play by Dan West. It's the little things that add up when we're not noticing or caring. There is a lyrical quality in this piece and its sad ending. Many people will recognize themselves in this play.

    Many a marriage goes along like this short play by Dan West. It's the little things that add up when we're not noticing or caring. There is a lyrical quality in this piece and its sad ending. Many people will recognize themselves in this play.

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    My adrenaline started pumping while reading the monologue Out There. It's everyone's nightmare...being hunted down. Scary and good at the same time.

    My adrenaline started pumping while reading the monologue Out There. It's everyone's nightmare...being hunted down. Scary and good at the same time.

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    If you've ever lived through a hurricane, this short play depicts it really well. There's a sense of urgency, fear, and the need to do what seems impossible in the moment. My heart was racing as I read this play.

    If you've ever lived through a hurricane, this short play depicts it really well. There's a sense of urgency, fear, and the need to do what seems impossible in the moment. My heart was racing as I read this play.

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    Four didactic characters surround Joey and Sarah, and each tells their story to the audience. Heartbreaking and unfortunately realistic, this short play packs hard punches. This is an amazing 10-minute play.

    Four didactic characters surround Joey and Sarah, and each tells their story to the audience. Heartbreaking and unfortunately realistic, this short play packs hard punches. This is an amazing 10-minute play.

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    I read this online through Atlanta Dramatists. It's an involving play with four women dealing with the loss of status of a former child star, Boots, a money grabbing sister who tries to set up a deal, a Nicaraguan housekeeper, and a live-in doctor who may be enabling her with drugs. Great piece for four women.

    I read this online through Atlanta Dramatists. It's an involving play with four women dealing with the loss of status of a former child star, Boots, a money grabbing sister who tries to set up a deal, a Nicaraguan housekeeper, and a live-in doctor who may be enabling her with drugs. Great piece for four women.

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    Misunderstandings can ruin relationships, especially between father and son. When a son pays a duty call, he finds out that his father wishes he had done some things differently. A sad tale, but true in many families.

    Misunderstandings can ruin relationships, especially between father and son. When a son pays a duty call, he finds out that his father wishes he had done some things differently. A sad tale, but true in many families.

  • Marj O'Neill-Butler: One Two One Three by Mathew Green
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    There is a visceral ache to this play. The parents see things very differently with respect to remembering their son. Both sides can be understood, but who was the real Ryan? And how do the parents reconcile their differences? My heart.

    There is a visceral ache to this play. The parents see things very differently with respect to remembering their son. Both sides can be understood, but who was the real Ryan? And how do the parents reconcile their differences? My heart.

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  • Marj O'Neill-Butler: The Soup by Georgia Xanthopoulou
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    This very dramatic monologue about making soup isn't just about hunger. It's a very Dionysian way of expressing a yearning for life and power; salt is added to the soup!

    This very dramatic monologue about making soup isn't just about hunger. It's a very Dionysian way of expressing a yearning for life and power; salt is added to the soup!

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  • Marj O'Neill-Butler: Dylan's First Haircut (Ten Minute) by Paul Donnelly
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    "I love him enough to want to ease his way in the world". This sentence from Paul Donnelly's short play Dylan's First Haircut hit hard. How do you protect your child from bullying? This two-hander gives us perspective from both sides of the argument. Do the parents let the child run the house? Make the rules? Does each parent get a say? I can see all sides.

    "I love him enough to want to ease his way in the world". This sentence from Paul Donnelly's short play Dylan's First Haircut hit hard. How do you protect your child from bullying? This two-hander gives us perspective from both sides of the argument. Do the parents let the child run the house? Make the rules? Does each parent get a say? I can see all sides.

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  • Marj O'Neill-Butler: The Voice (monologue) by Jennifer O'Grady
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    We've all heard voices in our heads at one time or another, but they go away as fast as they arrive. In this monologue, Jennifer O'Grady takes us to the deep, dark side as the "voice" manipulates a woman to do the unthinkable. Trigger warning: see above. Scary.

    We've all heard voices in our heads at one time or another, but they go away as fast as they arrive. In this monologue, Jennifer O'Grady takes us to the deep, dark side as the "voice" manipulates a woman to do the unthinkable. Trigger warning: see above. Scary.

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