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  • At the Breakaway by Nat Cassidy
    2 Apr. 2018
    “ WOW. This play is a stunner, from beginning to end. It feels like the horror grandchild of Firefly in the very best possible way. AT THE BREAKAWAY had me guessing from beginning to end -- and while it's a successful scifi thriller set in the future, the heart of this play asks deep questions that are immediate to our moment in time... questions about armament, about military, about the choices governments give to individuals, and the cost of those choices. Beautiful, haunting, thrilling. ”
  • FUMBLEWINTER by Rachael Carnes
    1 Apr. 2018
    “ Hilarious, imaginative, weird, and wonderful -- FUMBLEWINTER is a must-read for anyone who has ever tried to run a meeting in corporate American; this play gave me some serious, nightmarish flashbacks. Great fun for designers and audiences alike. I can't wait to see this at the Inge festival! ”
  • Pumpkin by Nate Eppler
    1 Apr. 2018
    “ Absolutely perfect: equal parts hysterical and horrifying, like living in a really funny nightmare. Terrific satire of the political climate of bickering, nonsense-talk, and straw-manning. And there are just so many quotable lines. PUMPKIN should be a part of every political short play festival -- the audience will be in hysterics during the performance, and deep in discussion afterwards. ”
  • Strange Aeons and Free Hot Dogs by John Weagly
    1 Apr. 2018
    “ "His platform includes a gnawing, undying, eldritch sense of dread..." This short horror comedy is the perfect non-partisan political satire. Hilarious, quick-witted, and fun, STRANGE AEONS AND FREE HOT DOGS would be a great addition to an evening of short horror plays. ”
  • THE SEXTON AND THE SOD - A Radio Drama by Rebecca Cox
    1 Apr. 2018
    “ Creepy as hell and so much fun, THE SEXTON AND THE SOD is the perfect horror radio play. It feels exactly like a nightmare. Cox gives sound designers plenty to work with -- with different approaches to the sound design, this play could read as straight horror or horror comedy, giving a production team plenty of options. Wildclaw Theatre, if you're reading this: you should produce this radio play! ”
  • Prince Nice Guy by Emily Hageman
    31 Mar. 2018
    “ A delightful repurposing of some classic prince/princess tales, told through a feminist lens. Fun, lively, and begging to be included in a festival of short plays. ”
  • Lady Godiva of Hamelin and the Discoboe: A Steampunk Romance by Bryan Stubbles
    30 Mar. 2018
    “ What a fun, weird, wonderful mashup of genres and characters! This would be a blast to see onstage, and a super fun challenge for designers. ”
  • Damn You, Robert! - A monologue by Bryan Stubbles
    30 Mar. 2018
    “ Spooky, surreal, and very cool -- I would love to see a production of this monologue, complete with the period dress! ”
  • WACKY JACKIE AND AUNT EVANGELINE: A ONE-ACT PLAY by Asher Wyndham
    26 Mar. 2018
    “ Wyndham's plays always hit me in the gut -- because they're -funny-, these characters are so true, are so -serious- about themselves... until, suddenly, it's not funny anymore. Because his characters are desperate, and desperate people make desperate choices. I love Evangeline. I love Jackie. What they do to one another in this short play hurts: because Wyndham has given us dignity, humor, and grace -- and then the characters, in their desperation, snatch grace away from each other. Deeply heartbreaking and beautiful. ”
  • Backfired (a monologue) by Lindsay Partain
    23 Mar. 2018
    “ Partain captures the voice of a 16-year-old girl so perfectly and honestly -- I immediately love Anna, because I *knew* her, because I *was* her. All of the hopes, the thrills, the anxieties of being a teenage girl are perfectly sketched here; I felt transported into this moment in a way I didn't expect. Partain expertly moves us from beauty to horror -- this play is hard, but it is a necessary piece of theatre for this moment in time. These are the lives we're sacrificing: these hopes, these pulsing hormonal desires, these dreams of making the world sparkle. ”

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