Recommended by Tom Moran

  • Tom Moran: Round One by Andrea Staats
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    A well-crafted and pointed look at couples and their longevity (or lack of same.) Darkly hilarious and true-to-life in the best way. Also deserves credit for being a 10-minute play that would actually run 10 minutes.

    A well-crafted and pointed look at couples and their longevity (or lack of same.) Darkly hilarious and true-to-life in the best way. Also deserves credit for being a 10-minute play that would actually run 10 minutes.

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  • Tom Moran: Rocket Yourself to the Moon by Charlotte Lang
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    This mixture of business lingo-laced intrigue and sci-fi satire of megacorporations (megalocorporations?) makes for a wonderful ride. It is overladen with standout moments, from the bizarre conversations emanating from the factory floor, to the inane jargon mouthed from the upper corporate echelons, through to a gut-bustingly funny list of a drug's side effects. Thoroughly entertaining from start to finish.

    This mixture of business lingo-laced intrigue and sci-fi satire of megacorporations (megalocorporations?) makes for a wonderful ride. It is overladen with standout moments, from the bizarre conversations emanating from the factory floor, to the inane jargon mouthed from the upper corporate echelons, through to a gut-bustingly funny list of a drug's side effects. Thoroughly entertaining from start to finish.

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  • Tom Moran: The Death of Gingerbread by Rand Higbee
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    Enjoyed the heck out of this piece when I saw it at the 2023 Valdez Theatre Conference Fringe Festival. It's a wonderful play from a tonal perspective, offering up a wholesome story of low-level family denial that is dramatically and hilariously amplified by the last few moments.

    Enjoyed the heck out of this piece when I saw it at the 2023 Valdez Theatre Conference Fringe Festival. It's a wonderful play from a tonal perspective, offering up a wholesome story of low-level family denial that is dramatically and hilariously amplified by the last few moments.

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  • Tom Moran: One Night at the Golden Boot by Mark-Eugene Garcia
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    This cute, tight relationship piece is couched in some clever and endearing meta-puns, making for an endearing combo of warm fuzzies and knowing laughter.

    This cute, tight relationship piece is couched in some clever and endearing meta-puns, making for an endearing combo of warm fuzzies and knowing laughter.

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  • Tom Moran: I'm Gonna Need You to Log off for Me by Daniel Prillaman
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    This fun, well-constructed piece has an interesting take on AI, characterizing it as basically a blameless entity manipulated by the real enemies: tech bros. Not sure whether I agree, but it's a fresh and entertaining take on the ethical crisis du jour.

    This fun, well-constructed piece has an interesting take on AI, characterizing it as basically a blameless entity manipulated by the real enemies: tech bros. Not sure whether I agree, but it's a fresh and entertaining take on the ethical crisis du jour.

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  • Tom Moran: Interventions by Greg Lam
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    Funny, brisk, and charming throughout, Lam takes a great concept and carries it through to fruition. Kudos for being able to tell this rather complex story in the 10-minute format, which keeps it from potentially bogging down in time-travel logic.

    Funny, brisk, and charming throughout, Lam takes a great concept and carries it through to fruition. Kudos for being able to tell this rather complex story in the 10-minute format, which keeps it from potentially bogging down in time-travel logic.

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  • Tom Moran: Chainmail by Brandon Urrutia
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    A fascinating, very theatrical piece that blends the fantasy and real worlds beautifully and does both of them justice.

    A fascinating, very theatrical piece that blends the fantasy and real worlds beautifully and does both of them justice.

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  • Tom Moran: Confirmation Bias by Nick Malakhow
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    A poignant encounter between two well-drawn characters at a pivotal moment, this epitomizes what a 10-minute play can accomplish. Wholly believable and quite engrossing.

    A poignant encounter between two well-drawn characters at a pivotal moment, this epitomizes what a 10-minute play can accomplish. Wholly believable and quite engrossing.

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  • Tom Moran: STAR TRIPS! by Adam Szymkowicz
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    A breezy, supremely silly voyage through all things Star Trek. Enough Trek-specific content to keep fanboys delighted, couched in enough general goofiness to entertain casual fans. Would be a hoot on stage.

    A breezy, supremely silly voyage through all things Star Trek. Enough Trek-specific content to keep fanboys delighted, couched in enough general goofiness to entertain casual fans. Would be a hoot on stage.

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  • Tom Moran: CREATURE COMFORTS by Greg Burdick
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    A very clever premise for a play that absolutely pays off in the end. With good fun along the way.

    A very clever premise for a play that absolutely pays off in the end. With good fun along the way.

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