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John Busser

Recommended by John Busser

  • Perseus and the Pretty Purple Pickles (co-written with Steven G. Martin) by DC Cathro
    31 Mar. 2024
    “ Well wasn't that charming as all get out! A wonderful short play for young actors that, frankly makes me jealous I can't play one of those parts (I would kick butt as Mr. Manticore). It's got style, it's got wordplay and most important, it's got pickles! Purple Pickles!

    Oh, and a lesson about sharing, that too. ”
  • Perseus and the Pretty Purple Pickles: A short play for young audiences [co-written with DC Cathro] by Steven G. Martin
    31 Mar. 2024
    “ Well wasn't that charming as all get out! A wonderful short play for young actors that, frankly makes me jealous I can't play one of those parts (I would kick butt as Mr. Manticore). It's got style, it's got wordplay and most important, it's got pickles! Purple Pickles!

    Oh, and a lesson about sharing, that too. ”
  • HOMER by Stephanie Alison Walker
    31 Mar. 2024
    “ Lack of empathy is a bigger killer than any physical injury. Stephanie Alison Walker perfectly illustrates this with a tale of 2 characters finding the perfect spot until a third shows up in dire straits and a decision needs to be made. To help or hoard? THAT is the question here. And by presenting the characters as... different than you think at first, it presents an interesting test of empathy on the part of the audience as well. Some will want to reach out and others, they might not even be bothered to drop a little extra popcorn. ”
  • Brains by Evan Baughfman
    31 Mar. 2024
    “ Yeah, I wondered that too. Thanks for that illuminating answer Evan. And I'm quitting Netflix first thing after the dead start to rise. ”
  • Luck of the Draw by Brenton Kniess
    31 Mar. 2024
    “ An interesting, if not terrifying concept, that the government could enforce arranged marriages on people who have no interest in each other. While it's not unheard of, the prospect for disaster seems SO much higher than those who enter into it willingly. Brenton Kniess at least shows us that, while the idea is a rocky road indeed, there's always a chance that love will find a smoother way. Hope can still shine on the gloomiest of days. Thanks for giving us a happily ever after Brenton. ”
  • Haunt by Collin Smith
    31 Mar. 2024
    “ I kept waiting for the other shoe to drop in this horror thriller by Collin Smith, and boy, does it ever. But not, I'm happy to say, it quite the way I (and the characters) thought it would. There's a fine line between entertainment and torture (ask any Christian or lion) and here we see the idea of an immersive experience taken to it's bloody end. The list of possible "interactions" allowed here is pretty horrendous, but, and Stewart here points out, that's what you signed up for. So get ready, ticket buyers. The show is about to begin. ”
  • JUST ICE by Jonny Bolduc
    31 Mar. 2024
    “ Shades of the Twilight Zone here with an outlaw on the run, a blizzard of a storm, and an old man showing... well, not kindness exactly, but a weird sort of charity. Maybe not the kind Johnny Kidd was expecting, but under the circumstances here, the only kind that will matter. I really enjoyed the atmosphere Jonny Blduc creates on the stage here, and would love to see this produced somewhere. Somewhere a little warmer, preferably. ”
  • Memory (short play) by David Hansen
    31 Mar. 2024
    “ Memory is a funny thing. It elicits a powerful response deep in our brains. You'd think that would make it easier to retain them. But it doesn't. Details fade, events become (ironically) just a memory, if only metaphorically. David Hansen captures this is such a simple, yet effective way. Touching and heartfelt. ”
  • Arsenic Is Too Obvious by Lindsey Brown
    18 Mar. 2024
    “ A terrific monologue that plays into that old chestnut "Keeps your friends close and your enemies closer" (At least until after the funeral) Lindsey Brown has written a comically morbid rant for a woman who's had quite enough of her other half, and now spends her days plotting and planning and generally getting satisfaction in imagining how she'd pull it off. And the audience gets to delight in every evil thought Paula has with this piece. And maybe giving a few disgruntled folks some... ideas. ”
  • DARK by Jack McCleland
    18 Mar. 2024
    “ I know some people like to kill the arts programs, but this is ridiculous. Which may be the point in Jack McCleland's absurdly dark (and well named) play about taking this philosophy to dangerous lengths. And here's the most insidious part. The enemy uses one of our own against us. It's devilishly fiendish and yet, so perfect. A twisted, comic nightmare that I'd love to see performed. ”

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