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Ricardo Soltero-Brown

Recommended by Ricardo Soltero-Brown

  • Mission Trip [A One-Minute Play] by Franky D. Gonzalez
    28 Jun. 2018
    “ Gonzalez displays a deftness here that I’m afraid not everyone was already aware he has; his handiwork - not just in this play, but in others - shows his appreciation for irony, absurdity, subtlety, subtext, and nuance. This is actually a fine primer for those starting on his work. ”
  • OLD COWBOY CHUCK: A MONOLOGUE FOR A GAY SENIOR by Asher Wyndham
    27 Jun. 2018
    “ We come to Wyndham for these moments, captured as if by Steve McCurry or Dorothea Lange, heart-and-soul piercing pictures of people the populace doesn’t seem to see. Like he’s drawing eyes from memory, providing poetry to their voices that are so easily and often obscured by sounds of wind or city. He’s a magnificent cog in the current workings of American Drama; and here he gives a character so charming (and despite the situation, very likely sweethearted) that it’s a surprise when he airs his grievance, and a stomach-turning one at that. I was rooting. ”
  • INCREDIBLY CUTE by Rachael Carnes
    19 Jun. 2018
    “ Personal tool as ultimate friend, companion, better than dog. The self-awareness of the Device is what’s disconcerting. Probably due to how knowledgeable it is of its user: Liar, like all of us. It’s the only thing in the world that knows what we DON’T want, aside from ourselves. Weird circumstance. Like SNL meets Sam Beckett. The fact you can say something to your friend about something you need and your phone starts advertising it via social media and various websites makes the play all the more relevant and (unfortunately) poignant. Perfect for a night on technology. ”
  • Manticore!: A One-Minute Play by Jordan Elizabeth Henry
    15 Jun. 2018
    “ However you do these plays by J. E. Henry, no matter what response you get from any individual, just make sure we see the moment of the creature completed, accomplished. For me this moment cannot be lost. ”
  • Goat-Sucker: A One-Minute Play by Jordan Elizabeth Henry
    15 Jun. 2018
    “ What excites me most about this series from Jordan Elizabeth Henry is the idea of an audience never knowing what's about to happen and then nearly not "believing" it as it occurs, their utterly wide-eyed, terrestrially nonplussed response. There is a chance here for relish and extravaganza that, if thoroughly achieved, would set these plays apart, would showcase the unique and solitary voice of its author, and the top-notch qualities, crackshot abilities of its design and artistic teams. ”
  • Shake It, Baby: A One-Minute Play by Jordan Elizabeth Henry
    15 Jun. 2018
    “ The potential here is what's important, and one might feel or find a prolonged investigation into the text imperative. Or you can just play what Henry wrote. The funny part, the true satire is the reaction to the all-too-common harassment which occurs in the workplace and that is depicted here so bluntly. I doubt there are any men who would like to call it a "measured response." And that's the best part. Play it up. To an absolutely horrifying end. Let all the guys who come see this walk out after the show scarred for the rest of their lives. ”
  • JOHNNY RIVERS, AMATEUR FASHION CORRESPONDENT, LIVE ON ELECTION DAY: A MONOLOGUE by Asher Wyndham
    15 Jun. 2018
    “ A humorous and spirited play that will remind audiences to get excited about voting, that it doesn't matter how or in what you show up, and a fine vehicle for someone too young to vote to get some energy out. The human factor here is, strangely enough, not the encouraging speaker who Wyndham allows to play and riff, as is usually the case with Asher's works, but those unseen characters in line subject to our commentator's wit and spectating. A clever move. Asher Wyndham finds a way to get everyone involved, one of his highest and most important achievements. ”
  • SHIPWRECK by Rachael Carnes
    15 Jun. 2018
    “ Carnes' 'Shipwreck', aptly titled in several thematic ways, is a mammoth 10-minute play, and a hardass drama; the choice history lesson so many voices clamor for to be in schools, and oh! how many voices it allows breath. The horror here is most heightened, an almost memory/surrealist/poetry/docudrama play taking from some of the most devastating historical and personal accounts you may ever come across. Carnes takes nearly all of her gifts and grasps, and wields them into a bold, brave statement on a disgusting human crime which persists unto this day. ”
  • AMELIA RICARDO: AN IMMIGRATION LAWYER MONOLOGUE by Asher Wyndham
    15 Jun. 2018
    “ Asher Wyndham's catalog has reached the heights of a "living" 'Spoon River Anthology' by way of Ken Loach. Here he tackles the issue of immigrants going missing, undoubtedly due to the mounting costs of fighting deportation. They become ghosts, not unlike characters from Edgar Lee Masters. There is a haunting quality to this piece, which - despite being set where Amelia can find coffee - feels like an off-the-grid private campsite where a fire is gasping for life. The play's words, the actor's heart, may just kindle what burns in the audience's souls. This work serves, with precision, for benefits. ”
  • You're a Good One (aka Janine) by Jennifer Kokai
    15 Jun. 2018
    “ Kokai, serving as a conduit, brings us the words - verbatim - from an interview with a more-than-just-an-exceptional poetess who didn't know she wasn't and wouldn't be considered a U.S. citizen, despite being valedictorian of her high school. A true challenge to those who throw around phrases and terms like "contributor to society" and "integrated." An excellent account of what political status means to the individual, and what individual means to the political status. The journey 'Janine' takes us on is so human, so urgent, so truthful that it feels anxiously alive, and with breathtaking import. ”

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