Recommended by Tom Moran

  • TFW THE PUBLIC BATHROOM SINK HAS BETTER SECURITY THAN MY NEW IPHONE
    22 Dec. 2023
    Funny, pointed, and very, very relatable. And would be a hell of a lot of fun to stage too.
  • Bottle Episode
    21 Dec. 2023
    A uniquely memorable bit of anthropomorphism. Streaked through with funny lines and imagery, but with a deep sadness at its core. Despite its repetitive structure, I never knew what the piece would throw at me, which is the highest of compliments.
  • Tarantulanche!
    19 Dec. 2023
    A wonderfully goofy title concealing a solid character study, buoyed along by a series of both personal and global revelations. Fun to read and would certainly make for a great visual at the end.
  • A Play Within a Play Within a Play
    18 Dec. 2023
    Fun, cute and a little mind-bending, with a lot of content elegantly packed into a short piece. Would be great to see it staged, as I could see some actors really taking this and running with it.
  • Maria and Little Joey Have a Baby
    17 Dec. 2023
    A gripping, sardonic reinvention of the Nativity, replete with some genuinely enthralling action and great puns, often at the same time. Sapio deserves credit for retelling a story everyone knows without belaboring the point. And the script is just damn clever, what with three wise guys and the blink-and-you-missed-it reference to Bethlehem. Way fun.
  • Phones
    15 Dec. 2023
    An absorbing piece that develops at a solid pace and leaves the audience wanting more. The piece makes the smart move of never quite revealing its mystery, but giving enough clues for the reader to make an educated guess.
  • The Matrimony Experiment
    14 Dec. 2023
    A well-sculpted play built on two strongly drawn characters and an intriguing premise. Lots of credit for it not going where I expected.
  • When I Fall in Love, It Will Be..., a 10-minute play
    13 Dec. 2023
    A quiet, understated, deeply human piece about tackling a particularly painful type of separation and grief. Solidly made and quite affecting.
  • Carhenge
    11 Dec. 2023
    A well-put-together bit of family bonding, told through the POV of a mom escorting her uninterested kids to one of the Great Plains' more famous roadside attractions. SIskind does a great job of introducing real substance and character arcs into a brief one-sided exchange. I also appreciated the many actions and external references in the piece - it's more of a one-sided dialogue than a monologue, which keeps it brisk and absorbing. Well done.
  • A Nice Danish Boy (a ten minute play)
    11 Dec. 2023
    The one-liners keep coming in this hysterical retelling of one of Hamlet's key scenes. I enjoyed the variety of the humor: a great combo of Jewish references, plays on Shakespeare's language, and logical questions about some of Hamlet's plotholes. It would be fun to see this staged, but this is also one of those plays that's just as enjoyable to just read.

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