Recommended by Ken Love

I've read and recommended the work of Donald E. Baker before. And I've got to say that this particular piece, "Contest", is yet another addition to my list of work I enjoy by this writer. Three characters who are so dimensioned and well rendered that they seemed to be sitting beside me as I read the play. In one enthusiastic sitting. I can only imagine what the effect of a live production would be. Nicely done, Mr. Baker!

Part dystopian comedy, part sci-fi parable, Donald Loftus' "Dark Matter" stands comfortably, in my opinion, beside Edwards Albee's "Seascape" as a futuristic/absurdist commentary that will never exceed its time. I would love to see this piece in performance. Once again, well done, Mr. Loftus!

Bitting satire in all its perverse and humoured glory. John Busser strikes again with "The Four Groomsmen of the Apocalypse". Like the late and equally biting Christopher Durang, Mr. Busser is untamed in his delivery and execution. Nicely done, John.

This piece is so utterly real and decisive in its theme that, yes - it feels as if it is literally drawing blood. Claudia Haas with "Erstwhile No More" has written a dramatic commentary/parable that burns a hole in our time that lingers. Like a wound. Highly recommended. And must be seen live.

I read this play in one sitting, totally enraptured by the near letter perfect dialogue, the multi-layered story which had the effect of a parable, and characters who seemed so real as to rise from the page in all their full-blooded glory. Donald Loftus, with "Driftwood" (revised 2026), has wriiten a piece that will wrap itself around your heart and refuse to let go. I am looking forward to reading more work from this writer!

I picture this heartrending, tender story taking place within an autocratic regime where terror permeates the air like toxic smoke. Georgia Xanthopoulou, with her take on "37 Origami Bees", once again demonstrates her talent for creating a vivid and lingering sense of place. Well done!

When a dystopian tale is done "right" - whether as prose, verse, or for the stage - the memory of it's message and lost, pain filled world stick like a fishbone in ones throat. Like Bradbury's "Fahrenheit 451", John David Westby's "Burn Schedule 10Min" may never lose its relevancy. Or subtle power. And that is a problem. Kudos!

I have a word for this kind of play: I call it a "hothouse" play: a work that exists within its own reality, fights to survive within that reality, and defines itself within the terms of that reality. Matthew Weaver's "Erstwhile" created a sense of dread that held me from beginning to end. This piece demands a production. Nuff said!!!

With a nod to "This is Spinal Tap" and the latent stories from the legends of rock, DC Cathro's "Erstwhile" had me going from beginning to end. The air of authenticity of the exchange between the 2 band members was so real as to be stifling - but delightfully so!!! Let's see this staged, Mr. Castro!!!

This play was rendered with such depth, with such thought and deeply felt care that it will take another reading to absorb the full force of the writers creative intent. D. Lee Miller's "Erstwhile or The Birth of an Old Soul" operates on three levels - the past, present and future. Only a writer of tremendous skill and self confidence could have pulled something like this off. Thank you, my dear!