Recommended by Ken Love

  • Ken Love: This Bitter Earth by Harrison David Rivers
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    No, I have not yet seen a production of this play. Yet I was fortunate in being blessed with the sound mind to read & enjoy it. The play speaks to our time with a clear and defining voice. Sweet, gently melodramatic and ultimately tragic, with 2 vivid and dimensioned characters who seem effortlessly realized. Mr. Harrison David Rivers clearly has a distinctive voice. I look forward to reading/seeing more of his work.

    No, I have not yet seen a production of this play. Yet I was fortunate in being blessed with the sound mind to read & enjoy it. The play speaks to our time with a clear and defining voice. Sweet, gently melodramatic and ultimately tragic, with 2 vivid and dimensioned characters who seem effortlessly realized. Mr. Harrison David Rivers clearly has a distinctive voice. I look forward to reading/seeing more of his work.

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  • Ken Love: the broad of your back by Miranda Jonté
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    I love actually "hearing" a piece as I read it. And the sound of "the broad of your back" was percussive, biting, sensuous. It could be whispered, growled, purred or shouted, with the body in perpetual movement. Ah, yes! The piece begs to be performed! Very nice, Miranda!

    I love actually "hearing" a piece as I read it. And the sound of "the broad of your back" was percussive, biting, sensuous. It could be whispered, growled, purred or shouted, with the body in perpetual movement. Ah, yes! The piece begs to be performed! Very nice, Miranda!

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  • Ken Love: Danforth Street, January 6 by John Minigan
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    The horror of January 6, 2021 is writ large within the heart of the two characters. Every moment of this small piece was deeply felt. This play, like the event of that awful day, will not be forgotten. Remarkable work, Mr. Minigan!

    The horror of January 6, 2021 is writ large within the heart of the two characters. Every moment of this small piece was deeply felt. This play, like the event of that awful day, will not be forgotten. Remarkable work, Mr. Minigan!

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  • Ken Love: Score - 1 min version by Ben Scranton
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    "Score" is proof that a one-minute play need not be a mere finger exercise, but a complete, even visceral work in and of itself. Darkly humorous, frightening, painful. It stayed with me for days.

    "Score" is proof that a one-minute play need not be a mere finger exercise, but a complete, even visceral work in and of itself. Darkly humorous, frightening, painful. It stayed with me for days.

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  • Ken Love: Under the August Moon by Philip Middleton Williams
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    "No Exit" meets "The Twilight Zone" fused with the humor of Jules Feiffer. We simply can't have too many of these wonderful asides that deal with the ongoing tragedy of death. It made me smile in spite of a slight tinge of felt pain. Thanks, Philip!

    "No Exit" meets "The Twilight Zone" fused with the humor of Jules Feiffer. We simply can't have too many of these wonderful asides that deal with the ongoing tragedy of death. It made me smile in spite of a slight tinge of felt pain. Thanks, Philip!

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  • Ken Love: Cold Breakfast by Cody Goulder
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    Like Edward Albee's "American Dream", this is a comedy on the edge of the abyss that deserves a wider audience. Bravo, Mr. Goulder!

    Like Edward Albee's "American Dream", this is a comedy on the edge of the abyss that deserves a wider audience. Bravo, Mr. Goulder!

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  • Ken Love: Vashon by Schatzie Schaefers
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    Like Tracy Letts' "August: Osage County" & Lanford Wilsons "Lemon Sky", Ms Schaefers play deals effectively with the devastation of an American family. The characters are complex, the dialogue flows and - at times - stings, and one feels the earth within the small world of the play shake. "Vashon" demands numerous productions. Bravo, Schatzie!

    Like Tracy Letts' "August: Osage County" & Lanford Wilsons "Lemon Sky", Ms Schaefers play deals effectively with the devastation of an American family. The characters are complex, the dialogue flows and - at times - stings, and one feels the earth within the small world of the play shake. "Vashon" demands numerous productions. Bravo, Schatzie!

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  • Ken Love: Band-Aid by Chris Gacinski
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    A beautifully ironic romantic comedy, a pungent morality tale. Utterly enjoyable from beginning to end. Like the cartoonist Jules Feiffer, Mr. Gacinski is unafraid to laugh while gazing into the abyss.

    A beautifully ironic romantic comedy, a pungent morality tale. Utterly enjoyable from beginning to end. Like the cartoonist Jules Feiffer, Mr. Gacinski is unafraid to laugh while gazing into the abyss.

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