Recommended by Tom Moran

  • Tom Moran: Breathe In, Breathe Out by Marilyn Ollett
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    An imaginative look at the inner workings of the human body with a drak, dark ending. Ollett's play benefits by not dumbing itself down, revealing its unique setting only gradually. It also has some great moments as we see the cause and effect of some of the brain's actions on the "Body Corporate." Good fun.

    An imaginative look at the inner workings of the human body with a drak, dark ending. Ollett's play benefits by not dumbing itself down, revealing its unique setting only gradually. It also has some great moments as we see the cause and effect of some of the brain's actions on the "Body Corporate." Good fun.

    ”
  • Tom Moran: Real World 101 by Emma Wood
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    A biting satire on bureaucracy that whisks the reader along into a horrifying but all-too-believable world where the purpose of bureaucracy (and its attendant acronyms) is to avoid executing any actual responsibilities. Funny, engaging, pointed, and relevant.

    A biting satire on bureaucracy that whisks the reader along into a horrifying but all-too-believable world where the purpose of bureaucracy (and its attendant acronyms) is to avoid executing any actual responsibilities. Funny, engaging, pointed, and relevant.

    ”
  • Tom Moran: Grown-Ass Louis by Bruce Walsh
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    A surreal, (appropriately) dreamlike, frequently hilarious, and ultimately touching journey into innocence, loss, and growing up.

    A surreal, (appropriately) dreamlike, frequently hilarious, and ultimately touching journey into innocence, loss, and growing up.

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  • Tom Moran: An Interview with a George by Greg Vovos
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    A fascinating and riveting slice of the absurd. Vovos grabs you with the first line and keeps you engaged with numerous twists and turns that manage to be simultaneously ludicrous and heartfelt. A great Zoom play for COVID times, but one that still stands up today.

    A fascinating and riveting slice of the absurd. Vovos grabs you with the first line and keeps you engaged with numerous twists and turns that manage to be simultaneously ludicrous and heartfelt. A great Zoom play for COVID times, but one that still stands up today.

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  • Tom Moran: Tree Hugs by Evan Baughfman
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    A funny and surprisingly heartfelt short, built on well-realized character humor.

    A funny and surprisingly heartfelt short, built on well-realized character humor.

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  • Tom Moran: Early One Evening at the Miskatonic University Ladies Auxiliary Book Club by John Busser
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    Lovecraft ain't in my wheelhouse, but you don't have to be a horror aficionado to appreciate the humor in an upscale ladies' pseudo book club taking on the Necronomicon. There are few things as fun as watching a group of everyday characters get confronted with the unreal and take it all in stride, and this piece is an exemplar of the concept. Fun, funny, engaging, and also deserves a star for its creative font usage.

    Lovecraft ain't in my wheelhouse, but you don't have to be a horror aficionado to appreciate the humor in an upscale ladies' pseudo book club taking on the Necronomicon. There are few things as fun as watching a group of everyday characters get confronted with the unreal and take it all in stride, and this piece is an exemplar of the concept. Fun, funny, engaging, and also deserves a star for its creative font usage.

    ”
  • Tom Moran: Prometheus Shrugs by John Bavoso
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    A fun and funny spin on mythology with some hilarious moments ("You look like you lift") that sticks the landing.

    A fun and funny spin on mythology with some hilarious moments ("You look like you lift") that sticks the landing.

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  • Tom Moran: Abridged Theatre History For People Who Have A Cursory Interest* | *(please note we have not verified these facts) by Lea McKenna-Garcia
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    A great play-about-a-play-about-a-play that goes meta but doesn't overdo it. Relatable protagonists and easy banter keep this piece clipping along nicely, even as it gets into some meatier musings about the philosophical underpinnings of theater.

    A great play-about-a-play-about-a-play that goes meta but doesn't overdo it. Relatable protagonists and easy banter keep this piece clipping along nicely, even as it gets into some meatier musings about the philosophical underpinnings of theater.

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  • Tom Moran: 37 Scenes and a Watermelon by Ian Downes
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    Bizarre, hilarious, fascinating and inscrutable. Would love to see it staged, as indeed this is the sort of piece that would truly come to life in performance. Pity the person running the light board tho!

    Bizarre, hilarious, fascinating and inscrutable. Would love to see it staged, as indeed this is the sort of piece that would truly come to life in performance. Pity the person running the light board tho!

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  • Tom Moran: HOW BRENDA LANG INVENTED TIME TRAVEL WITH A MOLDY PIECE OF CHEESE by Scott Mullen
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    A silly, fun play filled with laugh lines that lives up to its title.

    A silly, fun play filled with laugh lines that lives up to its title.

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