Recommended by D. Lee Miller

  • UNHEARD
    14 Jun. 2020
    As this play was just cited for an award, I thought I'd check it out. I'm glad I did. This visit is a beautiful rendering of what happens in a hospital when there are no words -- for whatever reason. Without spoiling it, the characters, dialogue and story will hit you write where they should. Well done, Alterman.
  • A Split Second
    11 Jun. 2020
    A devastating play that gives you different points-of-view at once - tied together by the same situation. The intensity of the story and the needs of the character spring this play forward to reveal its tragedy. Well done, O'Grady!
  • The Bookstore
    11 Jun. 2020
    You're the book left behind. Poetry. And the hot new book comes in. This poetry book has got to spice up life a little - as there's constantly a new neighbor on the next shelf. This is a fun little story about how a book - maybe with a little more spunk than you thought - makes a moment for him/her self. Cute for a festival.
  • Benched
    11 Jun. 2020
    Two exes come at each other with communication standing in the way. One obfuscates and the other tries to reveal - but they get caught in an old time feud of word combat. The dialogue is so alive and the meeting is real as can be. Great for actors.
  • Death of an Epitaph
    11 Jun. 2020
    What a haunting discussion of life between two besties. It is at once frank and mysterious and heartbreaking and warm. Will leave you thinking. Well done, Cuthbert.
  • Time, Magic, and Antoinette (a monologue) (unabridged)
    11 Jun. 2020
    The tone of this monologue is set at once. It feels older than time, to me: quiet but alive. Millicent's search for understanding what has been and realizing what's been missed gives her energy for Sickle's satisfying end. A lovely portrait.
  • O, For a Muse of Fire
    11 Jun. 2020
    SIckles captures the hollowness of a once-lauded man who is trying to recover his 'self' after an accident. His ex-lover does all he can to help him. This portrait is heartbrearking - especially in that we feel more than he does. Nicely done.
  • The Maltese Walter
    11 Jun. 2020
    Minigan, like Noir, has cut it all to the bone. The only thing you'll hear that doesn't belong in noir? Your own laughter. Wonderful play.
  • It's the Jews
    11 Jun. 2020
    This is funny. From start to finish: between the story, the characters, the dialogue - Funny.
  • THE BROTHER'S GRIN ...A TEN-MINUTE PLAY
    11 Jun. 2020
    This is my first Donald Loftus play and I was not disappointed! Expert characters, dialogue, situation - and humor, to boot. The relationship between the two brothers is the centerpiece and motor of the play and it is palpable. I truly enjoyed this and it would be great for any festival.

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