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Adam Richter

Recommended by Adam Richter

  • Intricacies, Death and the Oxford Comma by Scott Sickles
    9 Dec. 2023
    “ I can think of no better succession for the throne of England than the scenario that Scott Sickles lays out in this short, wickedly funny play. I love his skewering of royalty and grammar, though as a copy editor, I have to say that if the Royal Family had adopted AP Style instead, Arthur might have had a different fate.
    The Oxford comma is dead! Huzzah! ”
  • KRAMPUS MY STYLE - a monologue by Monica Cross
    6 Dec. 2023
    “ Light can not exist without the darkness — or can it? Krampus, the poor, misunderstood polar (ha!) opposite of Santa Claus, has been stripped of his power by sheer lack of demand. In Monica Cross' delightful comedy, he gets to tell his side of the story. I gotta say: for a being whose job is to devour naughty children, he's a mighty sympathetic character.
    I'd love to see this in an evening of holiday shorts. Bravo!
    ”
  • I Invited Your Mother for Thanksgiving by Donald E. Baker
    2 Dec. 2023
    “ I've often heard it said that there are two kinds of families: the ones we're born with and the ones we choose. Both kinds collide in this tense but heartwarming short drama. Donald E. Baker has a brilliant ear for dialogue and it's on display here. This is a great two-hander for audiences any time of year. ”
  • Imaginary You (Bascom & Isaac #3) by Scott Sickles
    2 Dec. 2023
    “ This short play is a master class in articulating the inner torment that people who have RSD must go through, and what it's like for the people who love them, watching it all happen from the outside looking in. At the center is an endearing love story — both Bascom and Isaac's, but also Bascom and Fred's.
    Now that I know this is the third installment in the Bascom and Isaac story, I must find Parts 1 and 2. Bravo, Scott! ”
  • ZOSHA: A MONOLOGUE by Asher Wyndham
    2 Dec. 2023
    “ "ZOSHA" is a slow burn of a monologue as the title character tries, with a frustrating lack of success, to conduct a seemingly straightforward bank transaction. Our frustration at her situation grows with her, especially as we learn more about her.
    What I love about Asher Wyndham's monologues is that his characters live full, complex lives before and after their time on stage. We the audience can see ZOSHA in her complicated entirety, even if the unseen bank manager can not.
    This is a brilliant solo piece for an actress, and I'd love to see it on stage. ”
  • The Adventures of Pat the Exterminator: Wolfman Wants a Treat by Christopher Soucy
    27 Nov. 2023
    “ Pat the exterminator has an unnerving real-word logic to him that confounds the monsters he runs into during his work. In "Wolfman Wants A Treat," we see Pat at his most endearing and sympathetic — but still laugh-out-loud funny. I've enjoyed all of Christopher Soucy's plays about Pat, but this might be the sweetest. ”
  • Beast by Lisa Dellagiarino Feriend
    27 Nov. 2023
    “ I swear, it never occurred to me until reading "Beast" what the central problem with "Beauty and the Beast" is. (I had always thought it was Chip; did he get that name before he had the chip, or did he have a different name? If so, what was it?)
    Lisa Dellagiarino Feriend not only identifies the main problem; she then proceeds to skewer it in a highly inventive, theatrical and laugh-out-loud way. This brilliant satire shows beauty is more than skin-deep, but you'd never know from the Disney version.
    Read (and produce) this instead! ”
  • Can You Hear Me Now? by Morey Norkin
    27 Nov. 2023
    “ This is a hilarious take on that seminal moment in American lore, as MOREY NORKIN gives us the Bell-Watson conversation then takes it in a wild and unexpected direction. Brilliant parody and razor-sharp satire — two reasons this play should be produced. Bravo! ”
  • The Adventures of Pat the Exterminator: Pests by Christopher Soucy
    25 Nov. 2023
    “ I am SOOO happy to see Pat The Exterminator make an appearance in this play! Christopher Soucy brilliantly skewers — impales? — vampire tropes with every line. Audiences will feast on this terrific play any time of year. ”
  • Gobbler by Matthew Weaver
    23 Nov. 2023
    “ We should all face our mortality with the grace and clarity of Gobbler, who, having been spared the ax, wants to LIVE, not merely exist. Matthew Weaver has written a funny and thoughtful play about Thanksgiving, life and the legacy we leave behind. I would love to see this performed.

    It's a perfect holiday short, despite what Spumoni thinks about "icy fingers of death." ”

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