Recommended by Mathew Green

  • Mathew Green: Cathedrals (a monologue) by Scott Sickles
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    To know a heart in its entirety is as impossible as fully understanding a work of art. Motive, desire, interpretation, bias, pain, fear, experience… This lovely monologue is elusive and challenging in the best ways. Look at it sideways, or stand back from it, or ask your friends what it means and tell them they’re wrong.

    To know a heart in its entirety is as impossible as fully understanding a work of art. Motive, desire, interpretation, bias, pain, fear, experience… This lovely monologue is elusive and challenging in the best ways. Look at it sideways, or stand back from it, or ask your friends what it means and tell them they’re wrong.

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  • Mathew Green: THE PEOPLE’S SHOE by Debra A. Cole
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    This is a delightful bit of emotional misdirection. Sparkling dialogue, a relatable pair of characters, and a thoroughly satisfying conclusion. Great stuff.

    This is a delightful bit of emotional misdirection. Sparkling dialogue, a relatable pair of characters, and a thoroughly satisfying conclusion. Great stuff.

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  • Mathew Green: ONE PHONE CALL (a ten minute play) by Marj O'Neill-Butler
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    A swift and powerful one-two punch of suspicion, dread, and discovery. Marj O'Neill-Butler has crafted a terrific two-hander that delves into long-standing relationships and the pliable nature of love and trust. An excellent example of what can be done with the 10-minute format.

    A swift and powerful one-two punch of suspicion, dread, and discovery. Marj O'Neill-Butler has crafted a terrific two-hander that delves into long-standing relationships and the pliable nature of love and trust. An excellent example of what can be done with the 10-minute format.

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  • Mathew Green: Courage, Lads by Vince Gatton
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    Like many a great short play, the setup is a grabber and the stakes are immediately recognizable if not fully revealed. (There's an iceberg metaphor here somewhere.) As a ship is sinking, two men discover and exhibit true courage. A simple enough idea, but conveyed with tremendous heart, nuance, and tension. Beautifully done.

    Like many a great short play, the setup is a grabber and the stakes are immediately recognizable if not fully revealed. (There's an iceberg metaphor here somewhere.) As a ship is sinking, two men discover and exhibit true courage. A simple enough idea, but conveyed with tremendous heart, nuance, and tension. Beautifully done.

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  • Mathew Green: Alpha Betty by Bear Kosik
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    This play, which moves at a feverish pace, is likely to elicit riotous behavior from an audience. Extremely clever wordplay, and a beautifully simple concept. Excellent work.

    This play, which moves at a feverish pace, is likely to elicit riotous behavior from an audience. Extremely clever wordplay, and a beautifully simple concept. Excellent work.

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  • Mathew Green: Variations in the Key of Laura by Dan West
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    For a 10-minute play to claim that it will find "the full weight of a relationship" in such a short span of time is ambitious, but this one does it. Using silence as intentionally as dialogue, West delivers a meditation on one marriage that could stand in for many. Thoughtfully observed and aching with heart and regret.

    For a 10-minute play to claim that it will find "the full weight of a relationship" in such a short span of time is ambitious, but this one does it. Using silence as intentionally as dialogue, West delivers a meditation on one marriage that could stand in for many. Thoughtfully observed and aching with heart and regret.

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  • Mathew Green: ALL THAT WE DESERVE [A 1-MINUTE PLAY] by Steven G. Martin
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    One-minute plays are blastedly tricky, but our playwright has managed to convey genuine emotion and a worthwhile message in this briefest of windows. Another splendid work.

    One-minute plays are blastedly tricky, but our playwright has managed to convey genuine emotion and a worthwhile message in this briefest of windows. Another splendid work.

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  • Mathew Green: The Last Reader of Books by Ruben Carbajal
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    What an absolute joy this play is. Sure, it's upsetting to think about how close we are to the future it presents, but the deft storytelling and humane observations carry the reader along, following the clever banter and dystopian descriptions to a completely unexpected and very satisfying ending. Well done.

    What an absolute joy this play is. Sure, it's upsetting to think about how close we are to the future it presents, but the deft storytelling and humane observations carry the reader along, following the clever banter and dystopian descriptions to a completely unexpected and very satisfying ending. Well done.

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  • Mathew Green: What You Wish For (short) by David Hilder
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    A contemporary spin on the twisted fairy tale, full of corporate and sexual intrigue. Wild, funny, and more than a little bit relevant to our times. A bracing dark comedy.

    A contemporary spin on the twisted fairy tale, full of corporate and sexual intrigue. Wild, funny, and more than a little bit relevant to our times. A bracing dark comedy.

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  • Mathew Green: Permanent Ink by Danielle Wirsansky
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    Absolutely loved this. This play comes at a vital issue in a clever way, offering both style and substance. A biting commentary, elegantly presented.

    Absolutely loved this. This play comes at a vital issue in a clever way, offering both style and substance. A biting commentary, elegantly presented.

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