Recommended by John Kelly

  • John Kelly: Maturity

    Growing up is hard to do - especially for fraternal twins Jeffrey and Sarah. Doing everything together since birth, the two now face a future apart from one another. This is a wonderfully written piece - realistic and revealing (to both the reader and characters) on many levels. Very well done! Highly recommended.

    Growing up is hard to do - especially for fraternal twins Jeffrey and Sarah. Doing everything together since birth, the two now face a future apart from one another. This is a wonderfully written piece - realistic and revealing (to both the reader and characters) on many levels. Very well done! Highly recommended.

  • John Kelly: Living with Dee

    An engaging look at the life of a diabetic and her supportive "frenemy." Simple, straightforward, and affecting. Do give this play by Alicia K. Garcia a look - you won't be disappointed.

    An engaging look at the life of a diabetic and her supportive "frenemy." Simple, straightforward, and affecting. Do give this play by Alicia K. Garcia a look - you won't be disappointed.

  • John Kelly: In the Name of Love (ten-minute play)

    What a wonderful work! Just when you think you know what this play is about, it's about something else. Marvelous! The writing is delightful, the plotting first-rate, and the characters are oh so very real. Brava! Highly recommended.

    What a wonderful work! Just when you think you know what this play is about, it's about something else. Marvelous! The writing is delightful, the plotting first-rate, and the characters are oh so very real. Brava! Highly recommended.

  • John Kelly: Everything Bagel

    A simple, straightforward, and exquisitely touching play about life, aging, and the inextinguishable hope of the human spirit. Very well written. Highly recommended.

    A simple, straightforward, and exquisitely touching play about life, aging, and the inextinguishable hope of the human spirit. Very well written. Highly recommended.

  • John Kelly: This Time Around

    In THIS TIME AROUND, playwright Daniel Repp has crafted a melancholy sci-fi rom-com that isn't really melancholic, nor romantic, nor a comedy... but it is oh so wonderfully satisfying. Thanks to a scientific accident, a married couple is sent back in time... back to their earlier lives. Their young selves still remember their lives-to-be, but find they cannot simply recreate them - if they should even wish to. Wise and thought provoking. Highly recommended.

    In THIS TIME AROUND, playwright Daniel Repp has crafted a melancholy sci-fi rom-com that isn't really melancholic, nor romantic, nor a comedy... but it is oh so wonderfully satisfying. Thanks to a scientific accident, a married couple is sent back in time... back to their earlier lives. Their young selves still remember their lives-to-be, but find they cannot simply recreate them - if they should even wish to. Wise and thought provoking. Highly recommended.

  • John Kelly: Shelter in Comfort

    SHELTER IN COMFORT is a thoroughly enjoyable comedy about relationships, both real and artificial. It reminds one of some of the best of Britain's television comedies. Bravo, Rex! Recommended.

    SHELTER IN COMFORT is a thoroughly enjoyable comedy about relationships, both real and artificial. It reminds one of some of the best of Britain's television comedies. Bravo, Rex! Recommended.

  • John Kelly: All the Rice Paddies in the World

    Inhumanity, indignity, inflexibility, inhospitality... Graca Harada faced them all. This WWII tale- taken from real life- is troubling and disquieting, but ultimately ends happily thanks to the efforts of a single WAC recruiter. Very well written, with two fine parts for women. Highly recommended!

    Inhumanity, indignity, inflexibility, inhospitality... Graca Harada faced them all. This WWII tale- taken from real life- is troubling and disquieting, but ultimately ends happily thanks to the efforts of a single WAC recruiter. Very well written, with two fine parts for women. Highly recommended!

  • John Kelly: Mother of Pearl (from the THE WRINKLE RANCH AND OTHER PLAYS ABOUT GROWING OLD collection)

    What a wonderful little play! Simple, straightforward, with a topic most parents - especially those with college aged students - can understand, this play is a joy. And the twist at the end is, quite simply, perfect. Brava, Deb!

    What a wonderful little play! Simple, straightforward, with a topic most parents - especially those with college aged students - can understand, this play is a joy. And the twist at the end is, quite simply, perfect. Brava, Deb!

  • John Kelly: Let's Dance

    The things we neglect saying... or doing... are considered in this tight, thoughtful, and ultimately touching play. Alice and James (brother and sister) share disappointment and discovery in their all too brief moment together after their father's funeral. Wonderful storytelling. Brava! Highly recommended.

    The things we neglect saying... or doing... are considered in this tight, thoughtful, and ultimately touching play. Alice and James (brother and sister) share disappointment and discovery in their all too brief moment together after their father's funeral. Wonderful storytelling. Brava! Highly recommended.

  • John Kelly: IT'S ALL IN THE EYE (a 10 minute play)

    Ah, how little we know when first we're sure we know it all. The lessons of Marj O'Neill-Butler's wonderful 10-minute work about painters and painting could be applied to almost any art form... literature, music, drama. The play concerns talent, dedication, drive, professionalism... everything an artist needs to possibly succeed in the world... and presents it all in a brilliantly moving and truthful way. Brava! Most highly recommended.

    Ah, how little we know when first we're sure we know it all. The lessons of Marj O'Neill-Butler's wonderful 10-minute work about painters and painting could be applied to almost any art form... literature, music, drama. The play concerns talent, dedication, drive, professionalism... everything an artist needs to possibly succeed in the world... and presents it all in a brilliantly moving and truthful way. Brava! Most highly recommended.