Recommended by Kate Danley

  • Kate Danley: The Night Sky (a ten minute play) by Eugenie Carabatsos
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    A lovely play that takes our humanity and expands it to a cosmic scale. It manages that wonderful balancing act of being fun and light while also touching beautifully upon deeper subjects of loss, love, connection, reasons for being, the need for validation, and moments of grace. This piece would shine in a night of short plays!

    A lovely play that takes our humanity and expands it to a cosmic scale. It manages that wonderful balancing act of being fun and light while also touching beautifully upon deeper subjects of loss, love, connection, reasons for being, the need for validation, and moments of grace. This piece would shine in a night of short plays!

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  • Kate Danley: The Damp, Dark Room Just Off the Parlor by John Adams
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    An absolute delight! It drips with gothic atmosphere while also light and playful. This short would be so much fun in an evening of Halloween shorts. Someone produce this!

    An absolute delight! It drips with gothic atmosphere while also light and playful. This short would be so much fun in an evening of Halloween shorts. Someone produce this!

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  • Kate Danley: Aunt T's Resting Place by Sage Martin
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    In high school, a friend drove a bunch of us out to a fire road in the Appalachian Mountains and scared us silly with a story about a goat man, yet didn't actually have any details about what he or the legend was about. But here is the Goat Man! The legend! It's a thing! This radio play completely brought me back to that Halloween night and FINALLY I have some answers! Such a well written radio show based in local legends with great twists and turns. I adored it!

    In high school, a friend drove a bunch of us out to a fire road in the Appalachian Mountains and scared us silly with a story about a goat man, yet didn't actually have any details about what he or the legend was about. But here is the Goat Man! The legend! It's a thing! This radio play completely brought me back to that Halloween night and FINALLY I have some answers! Such a well written radio show based in local legends with great twists and turns. I adored it!

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  • Kate Danley: Widgets, A Steampunk Origin Story: 10 minute by Barbara and Carlton Molette
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    This play is like a miniature painting. There are so many layers and details in this tiny ten-minute play. It is an examination of corporate culture, manufacturing, capitalism, with a little "Who's on First" rhythms thrown in for good measure. And then the final sentences sure pack a punch! Original and fun, while it also raises some serious questions.

    This play is like a miniature painting. There are so many layers and details in this tiny ten-minute play. It is an examination of corporate culture, manufacturing, capitalism, with a little "Who's on First" rhythms thrown in for good measure. And then the final sentences sure pack a punch! Original and fun, while it also raises some serious questions.

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  • Kate Danley: Madame Misty by Megan Ann Jacobs
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    Such a fun romp! If you have an evening of Halloween fare, this would be a wonderful comedic addition.

    Such a fun romp! If you have an evening of Halloween fare, this would be a wonderful comedic addition.

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  • Kate Danley: Don't Eat the Lava Lamp by Ryan M. Bultrowicz
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    Oh the forbidden fruit... Except this time it is a lava lamp. What a delightful short filled with that viscerally identifiable urge to do exactly what you've been told not to do. And then the ending! I did not see that coming! Such fun!

    Oh the forbidden fruit... Except this time it is a lava lamp. What a delightful short filled with that viscerally identifiable urge to do exactly what you've been told not to do. And then the ending! I did not see that coming! Such fun!

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  • Kate Danley: 2 + 1 = MURDER, a 10m noir comedy by CJ Ehrlich
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    Clever, witty, and oh so much fun! There are roles here any actor would love to sink their teeth into, and sparkling puns and wordplay that will keep your audience rolling. "2+1=Murder" also equals a great night of theatre and a highlight in any short play night!

    Clever, witty, and oh so much fun! There are roles here any actor would love to sink their teeth into, and sparkling puns and wordplay that will keep your audience rolling. "2+1=Murder" also equals a great night of theatre and a highlight in any short play night!

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  • Kate Danley: I'm f*cking tired of writing plays about this by Rachel Lynett
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    A powerful play that packs a punch, and challenges the use of trauma for theatrical entertainment. It is a call to action and demands that theatres expand their definition of black plays and playwrights, and stop the stereotyping of what BIPOC playwrights are allowed to write about in order for their voice to have value to the American theatre scene.

    A powerful play that packs a punch, and challenges the use of trauma for theatrical entertainment. It is a call to action and demands that theatres expand their definition of black plays and playwrights, and stop the stereotyping of what BIPOC playwrights are allowed to write about in order for their voice to have value to the American theatre scene.

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  • Kate Danley: A BUMP IN THE NIGHT ( a 10 minute mystery) by Marj O'Neill-Butler
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    A great little revenge piece with twists and turns on every page! Perfect for a spooky night!

    A great little revenge piece with twists and turns on every page! Perfect for a spooky night!

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  • Kate Danley: 55TH REUNION - (10 minutes) by Sylvia Ashby
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    Such a sweet 10-minute play with so much heart! It explores nostalgia, second chances, and hope with great roles for older actors.

    Such a sweet 10-minute play with so much heart! It explores nostalgia, second chances, and hope with great roles for older actors.

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