Recommended by Adam Richter

  • Adam Richter: Clasp by Toby Malone
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    This is such an emotional and necessary piece. Toby Malone absolutely nails the isolation and longing for human connection that most of us have been feeling in this past year.

    This is such an emotional and necessary piece. Toby Malone absolutely nails the isolation and longing for human connection that most of us have been feeling in this past year.

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  • Adam Richter: The Reinhart Beethoven Third Concerto by Larry Rinkel
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    This is a funny and relatable short comedy about music obsession and the endless quest for perfection. Anton Klimkowsky is a man obsessed with one part of one piece of a recording; while he's obsessed, he's not a caricature. This would be a great play for any 10-minute festival.

    This is a funny and relatable short comedy about music obsession and the endless quest for perfection. Anton Klimkowsky is a man obsessed with one part of one piece of a recording; while he's obsessed, he's not a caricature. This would be a great play for any 10-minute festival.

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  • Adam Richter: I THINK IT'S A WHALE by Jack Levine
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    Don't you hate it when you go on a cruise and you get stuck in a time loop? Jack Levine's short play explores the gray areas between reality and dreams in a fun and thought-provoking way.

    Don't you hate it when you go on a cruise and you get stuck in a time loop? Jack Levine's short play explores the gray areas between reality and dreams in a fun and thought-provoking way.

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  • Adam Richter: Password: 2020 Escape Room [a 1-minute play] by Steven G. Martin
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    This was way more fun than escape rooms are in real life, and the ending was perfect. Yet another brilliant one-minute play by Steven Martin.

    This was way more fun than escape rooms are in real life, and the ending was perfect. Yet another brilliant one-minute play by Steven Martin.

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  • Adam Richter: The Artist Formerly Known as T by DC Cathro
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    Shakespeare was wrong: What's in a name does matter, as DC Cathro shows so brilliantly in this short and funny satire. A comic take on the power of identity and further proof of the maxim that Everything Trump Touches Dies — even rappers' names.

    Shakespeare was wrong: What's in a name does matter, as DC Cathro shows so brilliantly in this short and funny satire. A comic take on the power of identity and further proof of the maxim that Everything Trump Touches Dies — even rappers' names.

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  • Adam Richter: Masking Our Blackness by Vincent Terrell Durham
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    A brilliant and disturbing satire of racism and how white privilege can mask our worst instincts and intentions. This is an important play that can and should be produced everywhere.

    A brilliant and disturbing satire of racism and how white privilege can mask our worst instincts and intentions. This is an important play that can and should be produced everywhere.

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  • Adam Richter: And the Wisdom to Know the Difference by Philip Middleton Williams
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    Alcoholism is well-worn territory for writer but Philip Middleton Williams covers new ground in this powerful drama. The relationship between father and son is touching and goes in a direction that is both surprising and completely satisfying.

    Alcoholism is well-worn territory for writer but Philip Middleton Williams covers new ground in this powerful drama. The relationship between father and son is touching and goes in a direction that is both surprising and completely satisfying.

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  • Adam Richter: Punxsutawney Phil is Sick of This Shit: a monologue for a pissed off deity by Hayley St. James
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    A sharp, biting (ahem) commentary on the environment and human rituals that involve the deification of rodents. Phil deserves better treatment than what he's gotten over the years, and this monologue is a brilliant satire and incisive indictment of the human race. Well done! I would love to see this on stage.

    A sharp, biting (ahem) commentary on the environment and human rituals that involve the deification of rodents. Phil deserves better treatment than what he's gotten over the years, and this monologue is a brilliant satire and incisive indictment of the human race. Well done! I would love to see this on stage.

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  • Adam Richter: SKATEBOARDS AND BLUEBERRY PANCAKES by Jack Levine
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    On a general note, I love how Jack Levine makes space in his plays for older actors. In "Skateboards and Blueberry Pancakes," he shows that age may be just a number, but at some point in life it's an important one. Nothing turns out quite the way you expect it to, and that's what makes this play so fun.

    On a general note, I love how Jack Levine makes space in his plays for older actors. In "Skateboards and Blueberry Pancakes," he shows that age may be just a number, but at some point in life it's an important one. Nothing turns out quite the way you expect it to, and that's what makes this play so fun.

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  • Adam Richter: The Furniture Store by Daniel Prillaman
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    A delightfully wacky and sharp absurdist comedy that takes aim at our need to consume things (even bouncy things). This would be a hoot to produce and would be a great addition to any 10-minute play festival.

    A delightfully wacky and sharp absurdist comedy that takes aim at our need to consume things (even bouncy things). This would be a hoot to produce and would be a great addition to any 10-minute play festival.

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