Recommended by Nora Louise Syran

Salsbury crafts a short play which is hopeful in its sense of release as truth will out. You can hear a super audio production of it here by Theatrical Shenanigans: https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-jaxiv-17401c5

With a setting and characters that seem to have stepped out of the glorious golden age of stage and screen, we're thrust into a "Who’s Afraid of Virigina Woolf" type atmosphere riding along on one whiskey after another as the characters open a new pack of playing cards in an attempt to start afresh. But can they? Houk offers up some great comic lines which buffer the tension that builds and the pathetic fallacy throughout will leave an audience on the edge of their seats.

I enjoyed listening in recently to a reading of this piece. I appreciated Marc's quest for meaning in his life through literature and education, his desire to do the right thing and, like the allusions to The Great Gatsby, his capacity for hope. Williams quickly establishes the tension between his well-drawn characters which builds steadily until it reaches its inevitable conclusion. Williams knows how to craft a play so there are no stitches in sight. Bravo, playwright.

Life is full of things that sting. But taking that life, cherishing it regardless of the pain and 'enfolding' it into ourselves and our memories is a beautiful thing. Lovely.

Since when has William Ranson cared about ceremony? This is quite a cathartic piece, especially for Camilla's character! It works well as an audio production and would be chilling on stage. Jarvis, a seemingly servile Jeeves-like character (especially in the Theatrical Shenanigans production as performed by Karim Kronfli) certainly has some lessons to teach. Listen here: https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-f955e-1735a3f

I so like both of these characters even though we only know a bit about them. But it's enough. They, like us, are still getting to know one another and themselves. And we're invited into their world--their half hour on Wednesday mornings, their card game with friends (loved the natural dialogue here especially) and their moments of honesty (gross nose blowing!) and understanding. Lovely.

Fun! Will this Queen Bee ever be the first Queen Bee to have a king? Read it and find out. The set and costume designers will have a blast with this one.

Love how this character's mind works. So hoping the young teacher is prone to gossip and the admin gets its just desserts and Fred gets to kick back and watch it unfold. Imagine the scandal. Teachers having to supplement their salaries is pathetic but this play certainly is not. Go Fred!

"I see tons of things. I have compound eyes" -- Oh, would that we could all see the danger our lovely bees are in and therefore ourselves as well, but for now, I'm happy to add to their BUZZ and join the resistance. Why indeed are we more interested in folding origami bees than in protecting the real ones? Especially when they ask each other things like:
"What color is my butt?" Fun and a great reminder.

Oh, how rude people like Harold deserve their comeuppance! This is a short and sweet reminder that people like Nadine are people and Origami Bees are Origami Bees. Nice one!