Recommended by Maripat Allen

  • Maripat Allen: Straight Up with a Twist (ten-minute play) by Enid Cokinos
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    In a Zoom reading of this play this ten-minutes grabbed my interest and would not let go! Each character is unique and fully drawn and the mystery original. I found myself dying to find out what the one character wanted of the other, and when I found out was delightfully surprised. As in all good mysteries the hints are laid all along but woven in so naturally and subtly I only recognized them as such afterward. A wonderfully fun brain teaser!

    In a Zoom reading of this play this ten-minutes grabbed my interest and would not let go! Each character is unique and fully drawn and the mystery original. I found myself dying to find out what the one character wanted of the other, and when I found out was delightfully surprised. As in all good mysteries the hints are laid all along but woven in so naturally and subtly I only recognized them as such afterward. A wonderfully fun brain teaser!

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  • Maripat Allen: Dear Mavis (one-act play) by Enid Cokinos
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    This warm and hilarious comedy explores the place of wisdom in our technologically "smart" world. I saw it at Indyfringe DIvafest in 2019 and found Mavis to be n enormously appealing character, who's struggles with technology and dismissive young colleagues I felt as my own. All the characters are engaging and funny, and the story clips along with never a dull moment to a satisfying end. The subject is one I haven't seen addressed a lot in theatre, and Cokinos handling of it provides insights to both young and old alike.

    This warm and hilarious comedy explores the place of wisdom in our technologically "smart" world. I saw it at Indyfringe DIvafest in 2019 and found Mavis to be n enormously appealing character, who's struggles with technology and dismissive young colleagues I felt as my own. All the characters are engaging and funny, and the story clips along with never a dull moment to a satisfying end. The subject is one I haven't seen addressed a lot in theatre, and Cokinos handling of it provides insights to both young and old alike.

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