Recommended by Jim Siering

  • 153

    by Steven G. Martin

    A beautiful gem about the passage of time, the journey of life, regrets, memories, and the possibilities of growth

    A beautiful gem about the passage of time, the journey of life, regrets, memories, and the possibilities of growth

  •

    Terrific. There’s a lot going on in these ten pages. A familiar situation, but a bold concept and wonderful dialogue.

    Terrific. There’s a lot going on in these ten pages. A familiar situation, but a bold concept and wonderful dialogue.

  •

    This piece is hysterically funny. Busser tackles the idea of time travel to furthest reaches of illogic and satirizes the office work environment brilliantly. Just great!

    This piece is hysterically funny. Busser tackles the idea of time travel to furthest reaches of illogic and satirizes the office work environment brilliantly. Just great!

  •

    This is a funny, modern Theatre of the Absurd riff which reminds me of The Bald Soprano in its obsession with banality, indifference, and, in this case, upper middle-class boredom. And it has a gun. And sex. And a love triangle.

    This is a funny, modern Theatre of the Absurd riff which reminds me of The Bald Soprano in its obsession with banality, indifference, and, in this case, upper middle-class boredom. And it has a gun. And sex. And a love triangle.

  •

    Terrific short play which touches on the subject of “cancel culture”, the responsibility performers bear for the material they present to the world, and the unforeseen effects that material may have on others.

    Terrific short play which touches on the subject of “cancel culture”, the responsibility performers bear for the material they present to the world, and the unforeseen effects that material may have on others.

  • Jim Siering: Prometheus Shrugs by John Bavoso
    “

    Very funny dialogue, an entertaining twist on mythology, and a great riff on co-dependence, friendship, and how the roles we play in life can be a form of imprisonment

    Very funny dialogue, an entertaining twist on mythology, and a great riff on co-dependence, friendship, and how the roles we play in life can be a form of imprisonment

    ”
  • Jim Siering: The Bee That Declared a War (10 Minute Play) by Cary Simowitz
    “

    This hard-hitting short play set in the lobby of an apartment building where the staff is being replaced by new management, explores race and privilege, and the ways we fail to see or connect to the people around us.

    This hard-hitting short play set in the lobby of an apartment building where the staff is being replaced by new management, explores race and privilege, and the ways we fail to see or connect to the people around us.

    ”
  • Jim Siering: This Almost Joy by Barbara Lindsay
    “

    A very touching play about a play, in which the reality of the theatre is turned upside-down to simultaneously reveal both the human need that drives us to the theatre in the first place and the impossibility of the theatre to satisfy those needs.

    A very touching play about a play, in which the reality of the theatre is turned upside-down to simultaneously reveal both the human need that drives us to the theatre in the first place and the impossibility of the theatre to satisfy those needs.

    ”
  • Jim Siering: Every Seven Minutes by Ken Preuss
    “

    A funny but chilling two-hander about the nature of de-humanizing work and the utter uselessness of rampant consumerism. A modern twist on Bartleby the Scrivener and R.U.R. Very entertaining and thought-provoking.

    A funny but chilling two-hander about the nature of de-humanizing work and the utter uselessness of rampant consumerism. A modern twist on Bartleby the Scrivener and R.U.R. Very entertaining and thought-provoking.

    ”
  • Jim Siering: Dialogue & Subtext for Breakfast by Domenick V. Danza
    “

    A very funny Pirandello-esque piece about a tense breakfast between husband and wife during which they discuss their relationship as if they were elements of a script and reveal their problems with each other through comments about writing. Really clever.

    A very funny Pirandello-esque piece about a tense breakfast between husband and wife during which they discuss their relationship as if they were elements of a script and reveal their problems with each other through comments about writing. Really clever.

    ”