Recommended by John Busser

09.11.25 - That was creepy AF. I can't give it a higher recommendation than that. Although I will make this additional recommendation. Don't visit Deb Cole's attic for any reason.

And don't get me started on her basement...

09.04.25 - Nobody eats and runs at Tom's house. You're gonna hate to find out why...
Nice creepy horror from Julie Brandon.

08.29.25 - As a huge fan of "Who's On First" I took great delight in this comedy of swings and misses taken by Nick as he constantly lagged two steps behind Richard and especially, "Babe". Steven Satta kept putting great setups over the plate with the characters connecting with hilarious punchlines. This would be great to see with a cast able to banter as sure and quick-witted as Abbott and Costello did. Makes you wonder who's gonna get to "THIRD BASE!"

08.29.25 - Talk about being orally penetrated... As darkly funny as it is bone-chilling, this short interview should be standard training fodder for those venturing out into corporate America today. Especially now, where we have an administration that seems hell-bent on finding fault, finding aberration and frankly, finding anything that could possibly be used against you. Just shift that attitude to then workplace and Philip Middleton Williams' play doesn't seem at all far-fetched.

08.29.25 - I was there watching this carnage unfold and I have to say, glad I got to read this transcript as there were some things I missed. I think it would be hilarious to get everyone involved (including the theater in question) on a Zoom call and reenact this.

08.29.25 - Everybody is useful in their own way. Or maybe a more cynical way to look at it is, everybody gets used whether they like it or not. In this dark, politically charged dystopia, all the characters here don't seem to really realize what their role is in society. All they know is, they just want a smoke. As in real life, we don't always know how we are being used by others to fulfill an agenda. This is sadly smart and a bit of an eye opener from Craig Houk.

08.29.25 - That was completely unsettling. I think I just read the start of the downfall of humanity. That's how these stories start. With ignorance and dismissal. Until it's too late. Thank God we've got Aly Kantor pointing us in the right direction (even if it's an unpleasant one). This play is perfectly constructed to hint, tease and then slowly reveal something you knew was coming but wish it weren't. I love these kinds of plays, and Kantor writes the best of them.

08.25.25 - When I saw the simple synopsis of this, the first thing I said aloud was "about fucking time!". Thank you Scott for verbally bitch-slapping these colossal idiots, not only for their stupid beliefs, but because their dumbfuckery gets people sick or dead. I shake my head when I encounter these wastes of oxygen and wish I had the wherewithal to say just what Scott so eloquently did.

08.21.25 - I love a grumpy boss character and Vivian Lermond delivered a perfect one. A terrific little monologue that would be definite audition material. I now want to hear more from Oslo about his other employees. I'm sure it would be a hoot.

08.20.25 - A "meet-cute" caper! Don't see many of those these days. And it's one that'll warm your heart. Julie Brandon's low-key but high-laugh comedy is a great change of pace from the boring drama-of-the-week we sometimes get caught up in. This is just what a play festival needs. Something to provide love, laughs and loot (okay, no actual loot was ill-gotten, but I liked the alliteration)