Recommended by Brenton Kniess

  • Brenton Kniess: Just Breathe by Jaxson Mackling
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    Mackling has a gift for creating three-dimensional characters in such little time. The dialogue is fluid and allows for some great moments of humanity to shine through. This is a short play is worth reading!

    Mackling has a gift for creating three-dimensional characters in such little time. The dialogue is fluid and allows for some great moments of humanity to shine through. This is a short play is worth reading!

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  • Brenton Kniess: We Don't Have Much Time by Lou Jones
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    Jones creates a complete poignant story with very little dialogue but manages to capture the loss within a family so eloquently.

    Jones creates a complete poignant story with very little dialogue but manages to capture the loss within a family so eloquently.

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  • Brenton Kniess: Tracks by Aly Kantor
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    Kantor's TRACKS is a haunting and compelling short play that infuses a political landscape like no other. Kantor uses swift yet disturbing dialogue to craft this dark world right in front of our eyes. This suspenseful piece of theatre will make you rethink everything about the world around us.

    Kantor's TRACKS is a haunting and compelling short play that infuses a political landscape like no other. Kantor uses swift yet disturbing dialogue to craft this dark world right in front of our eyes. This suspenseful piece of theatre will make you rethink everything about the world around us.

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  • Brenton Kniess: Singular of Dice by Ross Tedford Kendall
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    Kendall has crafted a strong sense of world-building that makes this modern-day noir a thrilling piece of theatre. The dialogue is snappy, fluid, and comical. Would love to see this staged!

    Kendall has crafted a strong sense of world-building that makes this modern-day noir a thrilling piece of theatre. The dialogue is snappy, fluid, and comical. Would love to see this staged!

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  • Brenton Kniess: Divided Requiem (One Act) by Paul Donnelly
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    What Donnelly does with DIVIDED REQUIEM is nothing short of brilliant. Donnelly makes the grief within this one-act truly gutting. It's Donnelly's rich dialogue that is full of heart, humility, and humanity that makes this one-act extremely moving.

    What Donnelly does with DIVIDED REQUIEM is nothing short of brilliant. Donnelly makes the grief within this one-act truly gutting. It's Donnelly's rich dialogue that is full of heart, humility, and humanity that makes this one-act extremely moving.

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  • Brenton Kniess: Breakdown by Benjamin Peel
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    Benjamin Peel's BREAKDOWN is a unique take on the exhausted pandemic genre. Peel breaks away from a typical pandemic format and has written characters who are much more than just lab rats in a post-pandemic world. The use of ambiguity truly works here as Peel utilizes strong world-building and quick dialogue, and immerses the piece in palpable dramatic tension which makes BREAKDOWN a gripping piece of theatre.

    Benjamin Peel's BREAKDOWN is a unique take on the exhausted pandemic genre. Peel breaks away from a typical pandemic format and has written characters who are much more than just lab rats in a post-pandemic world. The use of ambiguity truly works here as Peel utilizes strong world-building and quick dialogue, and immerses the piece in palpable dramatic tension which makes BREAKDOWN a gripping piece of theatre.

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  • Brenton Kniess: HUMAN REMAINS by Melissa Milich
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    Milich's HUMAN REMAINS is a funny dark comedy farce full of irreverent humor which is stitched together with cleverly witty dialogue that makes Milich's comedic style so unique and distinct which makes for a great short play!

    Milich's HUMAN REMAINS is a funny dark comedy farce full of irreverent humor which is stitched together with cleverly witty dialogue that makes Milich's comedic style so unique and distinct which makes for a great short play!

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  • Brenton Kniess: SECRETS ON A BENCH (a 10 minute play) by Marj O'Neill-Butler
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    Secrets on a Bench is a heartfelt love story about what could have been. O'Neill-Butler wastes no time and dives right into the action. The dialogue is so well crafted that as a reader, I felt like I was in this park. It's relatable, moving, and most importantly full of humanity. Would love to see this performed!

    Secrets on a Bench is a heartfelt love story about what could have been. O'Neill-Butler wastes no time and dives right into the action. The dialogue is so well crafted that as a reader, I felt like I was in this park. It's relatable, moving, and most importantly full of humanity. Would love to see this performed!

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  • Brenton Kniess: OvEn (an ode to Shakespeare) by Melissa Milich
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    Milich's OvEn is a hilariously well-paced Shakespearean-inspired comedy full of snappy dialogue, and larger-than-life characters thrown into an over-the-top situation. If you love the Bard, you'll love Melissa Milich's OvEn!

    Milich's OvEn is a hilariously well-paced Shakespearean-inspired comedy full of snappy dialogue, and larger-than-life characters thrown into an over-the-top situation. If you love the Bard, you'll love Melissa Milich's OvEn!

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  • Brenton Kniess: Happy New Year, 1961! by John N. Frank
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    Frank's Happy New Year, 1961! is a warm heartfelt love story that enchants the audience with Julianna and Bill, two loveable characters that make this play something to both fall in love with but also something to consider when family enters the picture of a blossoming relationship.

    Frank's Happy New Year, 1961! is a warm heartfelt love story that enchants the audience with Julianna and Bill, two loveable characters that make this play something to both fall in love with but also something to consider when family enters the picture of a blossoming relationship.

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