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Ricardo Soltero-Brown

Recommended by Ricardo Soltero-Brown

  • The Presidency of William Henry Harrison in Real Time: A 10 Minute Play by Steven Hayet
    10 Jun. 2018
    “ Hayet is really such a wonderful, clever, and enlightened comic writer. Here he takes a very real circumstance and gives a nearly-forgotten figure of U.S. history an opportunity to fight for his legacy, only to be thwarted by a millennial simply and understandably doing her job. What the employee hears is so incredibly to-the-point that everyone's misbehavior is ingeniously organic, impulsive, and hilariously tragic - all common, recurring qualities in the works of Steven Hayet. ”
  • You Didn't Say That by Ellen Davis Sullivan
    10 Jun. 2018
    “ A straightforward lead up the garden, anxious and honest, a tale of He Said She Said that acknowledges the implications of personality and power. The true accomplishment of the piece is that it forces us to reflect on what we are willing to admit or dismiss. ”
  • Playing Games by Diana Burbano
    3 Jun. 2018
    “ An ideal scene for any festival featuring, anthology collecting, or acting class focusing on, young actors. The desires and goals are straightforward and the tactics clear. The particular bit about "moms rights" got me all emotional, even though it's well within a middle-schoolers abilities. That's one of several accomplishments Burbano displays here with this script, a crisp kind of truthfulness, a heart beating beneath a transaction. ”
  • Day Six by Emily Hageman
    3 Jun. 2018
    “ A perfect punchline for a classic dynamic. Hageman's words engage us in something that somehow has both fright and fancy, has both flight and foundation. Very quick, very fun, very clever. Easily a winner, and previously selected for a festival. ”
  • At the End by Franky D. Gonzalez
    3 Jun. 2018
    “ Gonzalez's play, I feel, if done correctly - or at least expertly - would be both mesmerizing and even hypnotic, just shy of David Lynch, clearer than Beckett or Pinter, and with all the emotion of Synge. The poetry informs and influences, ebbs and flows, haunts and dictates. It is grand like a memory piece, lofty as the absurd or surreal, and curious with the mythos the mysteries of life have given us. Only daring and committed actors may apply. Reflective and deceptively active, this is a fine work of style and structure. ”
  • HELPER by Rachael Carnes
    3 Jun. 2018
    “ Carnes' monologue play about a relatively tiny creature trying to make a big impact reminds me of one of my favorite poems, "Why We Don't Die" by Robert Bly. This piece, honestly, helps me focus on what ultimately distracts me and therefore by chance keeps me going, which is never my goals or big questions or grander meanings; no - it's the way a thing on the floor has a funny shape, a kiss on the forehead, a twitch of the thumb that then suddenly touches something wet or cold, the nonplussed head-cock of my dog. See? Look at her. ”
  • Where the Sidewalk Doesn't End: A Monologue by Chelsea White
    2 Jun. 2018
    “ If you were bestowed any kind of award or scholarship at school which had a name and you took the time to research that name, you'll understand what must have been half the impetus for this piece. The second half is the tragedy that occurred at University of Iowa on November 1, 1991. Chelsea White makes poetry out of a 27-year-old's thoughts on where she is and how she got there. We all might look with reverence to those who made it possible for us to achieve opportunities or live a kind of life, especially if by their ultimate sacrifice. ”
  • Notes (a monologue) by Lindsay Partain
    8 May. 2018
    “ A prime example of Partain's skill for characterization; she takes Riley's curiosity, anxiety, and what may or may not be pessimism on a truthful journey. Despite the soliloquy, the fourth wall breaking, the structure of a joke, the whole play is grounded and genuine. My reaction to the ending, "Yep, that's how it goes," was well earned. ”
  • Immortal Combat by Lindsay Partain
    6 May. 2018
    “ This family's journey is a perfect drama. Partain uses the supernatural here in the best way possible. This energetic piece would be a highlight interjection of any short play festival. ”
  • TWO BUNNIES TALKING by Rachael Carnes
    5 May. 2018
    “ Carnes cuts to the core of voter disillusionment with this nose-twitching, eyebrow-raising short. The rather remarkable punchline is that once one airs their discontents, there's really only one thing to do which might really fix them. Vote. ”

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