Recommended by Matthew Cogswell

  • Matthew Cogswell: The People You Meet in Heaven

    Clever! A wonderful short.

    Clever! A wonderful short.

  • Matthew Cogswell: The Disappearance of the Letter Q

    A fun little play that is 'uite the actor's 'uick challenge. I 'uestion why I'm the first to review this gem ('uartz?).

    A fun little play that is 'uite the actor's 'uick challenge. I 'uestion why I'm the first to review this gem ('uartz?).

  • Matthew Cogswell: Late Reunion

    This short play presents a character study of lonely individuals that comments on our fundamental need to be validated. The ending to Leventman's work urges one to reread the piece with that knowledge base. This is a clever short play that is fun to read and conceptually intriguing.

    This short play presents a character study of lonely individuals that comments on our fundamental need to be validated. The ending to Leventman's work urges one to reread the piece with that knowledge base. This is a clever short play that is fun to read and conceptually intriguing.

  • Matthew Cogswell: Park & Play

    This is a brilliant piece of theater. As a fan of Krantz's longer works "All Bark, No Bite" and "inValidated," I was impressed with her ability to create such endearing characters in this short play. She creates characters actors want to play - witty, neurotic, and loveable. The insight the dogs offer is often communicated more clearly than human counterparts. A fun read!

    This is a brilliant piece of theater. As a fan of Krantz's longer works "All Bark, No Bite" and "inValidated," I was impressed with her ability to create such endearing characters in this short play. She creates characters actors want to play - witty, neurotic, and loveable. The insight the dogs offer is often communicated more clearly than human counterparts. A fun read!

  • Matthew Cogswell: A Tree Grows in Longmont

    Having had the pleasure of directing Williams' "Last Exit," its incorporation in "A Tree Grows in Longmont" is all the more intriguing. The longer play deftly uses theatrical devices to extend the narrative of a relationship. The dialogue exchanges are realistic, and they bask in the awkward moments and the beautiful moments we too often try to hide, such as our happy dance. Williams' dry humor blends with too realistic statements such as "Hope is my greatest weakness." The epilogue to the play within the play is the perfect tribute we would all hope to give.

    Having had the pleasure of directing Williams' "Last Exit," its incorporation in "A Tree Grows in Longmont" is all the more intriguing. The longer play deftly uses theatrical devices to extend the narrative of a relationship. The dialogue exchanges are realistic, and they bask in the awkward moments and the beautiful moments we too often try to hide, such as our happy dance. Williams' dry humor blends with too realistic statements such as "Hope is my greatest weakness." The epilogue to the play within the play is the perfect tribute we would all hope to give.

  • Matthew Cogswell: A House by the Side of the Road - Seven Short Plays About a Family

    This unit of theater examines the engaging and poignant journey of three men who are aware of both their differences and similarities. Dan's "differentness" is made so clear in the first play, and we get the pleasure of seeing a significant part of his life unfold before us, including an entire romantic relationship told through retrospect. The repetition of inside family references is cleverly intertwined over the decades of this journey. Philip Middleton Williams' use of setting and memory, among other techniques, is reminiscent of another Williams.

    This unit of theater examines the engaging and poignant journey of three men who are aware of both their differences and similarities. Dan's "differentness" is made so clear in the first play, and we get the pleasure of seeing a significant part of his life unfold before us, including an entire romantic relationship told through retrospect. The repetition of inside family references is cleverly intertwined over the decades of this journey. Philip Middleton Williams' use of setting and memory, among other techniques, is reminiscent of another Williams.