Recommended by Barry Wallace

  • Barry Wallace: LAST ELF STANDING

    Amusing, cute Christmas short play like so many others, but with just the right dark turn at the end to set it apart. Reads a bit like an SNL Christmas skit, but that's not a bad thing at all. Would be fun as part of a holiday showcase.

    Amusing, cute Christmas short play like so many others, but with just the right dark turn at the end to set it apart. Reads a bit like an SNL Christmas skit, but that's not a bad thing at all. Would be fun as part of a holiday showcase.

  • Barry Wallace: The ReGifters

    This is an extremely enjoyable holiday comedy with crackling dialogue and characters. Everyone is richly drawn and distinct, without falling into stereotypical caricatures. A holiday gift achieves an odd value as it's passed around from neighbor to neighbor, and we get sneak peeks into the stingy, boozy and henpecked lives of several different couples (or in one case, a trio) at Christmas. This play would be a dream for a director and actors with comic chops - the dialogue moves along at a brisk pace, and each character is unique with fun dynamics and relationships.

    This is an extremely enjoyable holiday comedy with crackling dialogue and characters. Everyone is richly drawn and distinct, without falling into stereotypical caricatures. A holiday gift achieves an odd value as it's passed around from neighbor to neighbor, and we get sneak peeks into the stingy, boozy and henpecked lives of several different couples (or in one case, a trio) at Christmas. This play would be a dream for a director and actors with comic chops - the dialogue moves along at a brisk pace, and each character is unique with fun dynamics and relationships.

  • Barry Wallace: Hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia

    I can definitely picture not a few number of "church ladies" from my youth and not-so-youth that would fit right in with these two main characters. I mean, they only meant well, didn't they? Never quite knew where the story was going, which is as it should be. But just try fitting the title on a playbill...

    I can definitely picture not a few number of "church ladies" from my youth and not-so-youth that would fit right in with these two main characters. I mean, they only meant well, didn't they? Never quite knew where the story was going, which is as it should be. But just try fitting the title on a playbill...

  • Barry Wallace: The Angel

    Two strangers, alone in a deserted subway station? What could go wrong? Fun, suspenseful short play where you're never quite sure if it's something human, something heavenly...or something else. Great piece for 2 actors and some fun, minimal sound and lighting effect opportunities.

    Two strangers, alone in a deserted subway station? What could go wrong? Fun, suspenseful short play where you're never quite sure if it's something human, something heavenly...or something else. Great piece for 2 actors and some fun, minimal sound and lighting effect opportunities.

  • Barry Wallace: What's in the Basement, Honey?

    There's nothing like a good juxtaposition! Take a scene from "Leave it to Beaver" and combine with the setting of Buffy or The Walking Dead and you have a short play that makes you laugh and scream (at the same time). But there's more than just 50's thriller here, the struggle to understand the relationship between husbands and wives is illustrated beautifully, where neither really listen to the other until it's too late. Would love to see this staged.

    There's nothing like a good juxtaposition! Take a scene from "Leave it to Beaver" and combine with the setting of Buffy or The Walking Dead and you have a short play that makes you laugh and scream (at the same time). But there's more than just 50's thriller here, the struggle to understand the relationship between husbands and wives is illustrated beautifully, where neither really listen to the other until it's too late. Would love to see this staged.

  • Barry Wallace: A Grove, Again

    This is a perfect example of what a 10-minute piece should be. A problem, a conflict, a resolution, and someone is changed. And we (and the characters) move on with life. A Grove, Again also provides a misdirect at the beginning to begin expectations in one place, then everything changes in a heartbeat. Very well, done, easily presented.

    This is a perfect example of what a 10-minute piece should be. A problem, a conflict, a resolution, and someone is changed. And we (and the characters) move on with life. A Grove, Again also provides a misdirect at the beginning to begin expectations in one place, then everything changes in a heartbeat. Very well, done, easily presented.

  • Barry Wallace: Pillow Talk

    Love this short play! Goofy, fun, twisty, and a surprise at the end. Seems to be a good representation of the modern dating life, with a bit of homicide thrown in.

    Love this short play! Goofy, fun, twisty, and a surprise at the end. Seems to be a good representation of the modern dating life, with a bit of homicide thrown in.

  • Barry Wallace: High Ground

    I've had the pleasure in performing in several versions of Greg's story and have highly enjoyed the experience. His characters are richly drawn and believable, with the right mix of innocence, corruption and opportunism. Would make a great production for any group.

    I've had the pleasure in performing in several versions of Greg's story and have highly enjoyed the experience. His characters are richly drawn and believable, with the right mix of innocence, corruption and opportunism. Would make a great production for any group.