Recommended by John Kelly

  • John Kelly: Emergency Contact (10 Minute Play)

    A supremely moving play about family - a family dealing with unresolved interpersonal issues between a mother (Candace) and father (Jeremy) brought to a climax by an accident involving their child, Al... now Allison... who lies in surgery after a car accident. Jeremy's known nothing of Allison's transition and now must confront his biases about transgenderism while caring for the child he loves. A wonderful play deserving of much attention and production. Highly Recommended.

    A supremely moving play about family - a family dealing with unresolved interpersonal issues between a mother (Candace) and father (Jeremy) brought to a climax by an accident involving their child, Al... now Allison... who lies in surgery after a car accident. Jeremy's known nothing of Allison's transition and now must confront his biases about transgenderism while caring for the child he loves. A wonderful play deserving of much attention and production. Highly Recommended.

  • John Kelly: Party Planning

    A most enjoyable short play that ends too soon - well, no, it ends as it should, but we want more. The two characters of this play are so very likeable... the situation so relatable (especially for those of us who have or have had older parents!)... and the writing so brisk and breezy. A fine short indeed.

    A most enjoyable short play that ends too soon - well, no, it ends as it should, but we want more. The two characters of this play are so very likeable... the situation so relatable (especially for those of us who have or have had older parents!)... and the writing so brisk and breezy. A fine short indeed.

  • John Kelly: I Invited Your Mother for Thanksgiving

    A wonderful short play about reconciliations - both large (Warren with his mother) and small (Warren with Dale.) The honest emotions expressed in this work are an exemplar of fine dramatic writing. Bravo!

    A wonderful short play about reconciliations - both large (Warren with his mother) and small (Warren with Dale.) The honest emotions expressed in this work are an exemplar of fine dramatic writing. Bravo!

  • John Kelly: Guilt by Association

    A superbly powerful look at an issue from over a half century ago that still is of vital importance today. Gay bullying and gay bashing have, if anything, gotten worse in the years since this encounter is to have occurred. A must read - moving, significant, poignant. The list of descriptors could go on and on. Read this play! Now!

    A superbly powerful look at an issue from over a half century ago that still is of vital importance today. Gay bullying and gay bashing have, if anything, gotten worse in the years since this encounter is to have occurred. A must read - moving, significant, poignant. The list of descriptors could go on and on. Read this play! Now!

  • John Kelly: Scholarship

    For anyone who has spent time in higher education - as either a student or staff member - this engaging play by Brian Cern will ring oh so true. Administrivia is the hallmark of university life, and it is displayed here in all its maddening glory. Comic and insightful, SCHOLARSHIP is a work sure to entertain. Recommended!

    For anyone who has spent time in higher education - as either a student or staff member - this engaging play by Brian Cern will ring oh so true. Administrivia is the hallmark of university life, and it is displayed here in all its maddening glory. Comic and insightful, SCHOLARSHIP is a work sure to entertain. Recommended!

  • John Kelly: Nine is Enough

    A most enjoyable short - perfect for 10-minute festivals. Recommended!

    A most enjoyable short - perfect for 10-minute festivals. Recommended!

  • John Kelly: Descanso

    A supremely moving tale of two women whose lives have been forever linked by the death of Beth's daughter, Jocelyn, in the front yard of Marissa's home. Strangers when first they met, they now have come to know and care for each other, because Beth visits nightly a shrine she has created in Marissa's yard. But it's been quite some time, and Marissa needs to move on. So too does Beth, but the prospect of doing that seems devastating. A play about love, loss, longing, and so much more. This is a play you should see for yourself. Bravo!

    A supremely moving tale of two women whose lives have been forever linked by the death of Beth's daughter, Jocelyn, in the front yard of Marissa's home. Strangers when first they met, they now have come to know and care for each other, because Beth visits nightly a shrine she has created in Marissa's yard. But it's been quite some time, and Marissa needs to move on. So too does Beth, but the prospect of doing that seems devastating. A play about love, loss, longing, and so much more. This is a play you should see for yourself. Bravo!

  • John Kelly: After Another (Full Length)

    A modern look at relationships - similar to Schnitzler's La Ronde (upon which it is based) - with nine winding, interwoven scenes in which nine pairs consider the relationships in one or more of their lives. While La Ronde was considered provocative and controversial, this After Another is more contemplative and considerate. And that's not a bad thing. not at all. All the characters presented are well drawn, with recognizable and affecting interactions for the audience to consider. Highly successful. Bravo!

    A modern look at relationships - similar to Schnitzler's La Ronde (upon which it is based) - with nine winding, interwoven scenes in which nine pairs consider the relationships in one or more of their lives. While La Ronde was considered provocative and controversial, this After Another is more contemplative and considerate. And that's not a bad thing. not at all. All the characters presented are well drawn, with recognizable and affecting interactions for the audience to consider. Highly successful. Bravo!

  • John Kelly: Solastalgia

    A short but exceptionally poignant play about a woman so distressed by climate change that she finds life - at least the life she had previously known - near impossible. Her husband, ever supportive, looks for ways to bring the woman he married back to him. Wonderful. Highly Recommended.

    A short but exceptionally poignant play about a woman so distressed by climate change that she finds life - at least the life she had previously known - near impossible. Her husband, ever supportive, looks for ways to bring the woman he married back to him. Wonderful. Highly Recommended.

  • John Kelly: Short Stories

    A wonderful, moving short two-hander that is so much more than it first appears to be. The love, loss, grief and renewal evident in the work make it supremely affective. (Be advised, this is a highly personal work for the playwright.) Highly Recommended.

    A wonderful, moving short two-hander that is so much more than it first appears to be. The love, loss, grief and renewal evident in the work make it supremely affective. (Be advised, this is a highly personal work for the playwright.) Highly Recommended.