Recommended by Arthur M Jolly

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    Wickedly funny, delightfully offbeat–I was privileged tos ee this one at the Valdez Theatre Conference, where it brought down the house. A joyous piece for two actors willing to go all out with physicality, and an audience-pleasing comedy with depth and real warmth.

    Wickedly funny, delightfully offbeat–I was privileged tos ee this one at the Valdez Theatre Conference, where it brought down the house. A joyous piece for two actors willing to go all out with physicality, and an audience-pleasing comedy with depth and real warmth.

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    One of the hands down funniest scripts ever. I saw this one at the Valdez Theatre Conference Fringe Festival, and then reached out to Jesse for the script after seeing it. This is one worth reading just for the extensive footnotes, which an audience - tickled to death by the two college doofi wrangling a recalcitrant turkey - wouldn't even get to appreciate. "Then wherefore you tripping?" indeed.

    One of the hands down funniest scripts ever. I saw this one at the Valdez Theatre Conference Fringe Festival, and then reached out to Jesse for the script after seeing it. This is one worth reading just for the extensive footnotes, which an audience - tickled to death by the two college doofi wrangling a recalcitrant turkey - wouldn't even get to appreciate. "Then wherefore you tripping?" indeed.

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    Caruso asks some big questions here, taking the fascinating scenario of a woman scientist trying to get a reluctant, male-driven hospital to perform the historic first radiographic scan of an Egyptian mummy.The philisophical challenge of furthering scientific inquiry at the expense of living patients waiting for their diagnosis combines with patriarchy, and with the quest for a name and immortality... This is a huge play that outshines its run time.

    Caruso asks some big questions here, taking the fascinating scenario of a woman scientist trying to get a reluctant, male-driven hospital to perform the historic first radiographic scan of an Egyptian mummy.The philisophical challenge of furthering scientific inquiry at the expense of living patients waiting for their diagnosis combines with patriarchy, and with the quest for a name and immortality... This is a huge play that outshines its run time.

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    Hauntingly beautiful. The personification of the sea, in conversation with a lighthouse keeper at the end of her life. It's such a clever idea, emotionally staged, cleverly crafted. This would be a great one for a stagecraft, design or costume class to analyze - there wouldn't be two ideas the same - but it deserves to be seen. It's not a play I will forget anytime soon.

    Hauntingly beautiful. The personification of the sea, in conversation with a lighthouse keeper at the end of her life. It's such a clever idea, emotionally staged, cleverly crafted. This would be a great one for a stagecraft, design or costume class to analyze - there wouldn't be two ideas the same - but it deserves to be seen. It's not a play I will forget anytime soon.

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    A heartbreakingly beautiful play of missed chances, lost love, and the scars from childhood that linger. If you're looking for a textbook example of how drama is driven by character conflict, the very first line of this play drops us right into the thick of the action, and it sustains and builds perfectly.
    This is a powerful, moving example of what a talented writer can create in ten short minutes - a lifetime. Two of them.

    A heartbreakingly beautiful play of missed chances, lost love, and the scars from childhood that linger. If you're looking for a textbook example of how drama is driven by character conflict, the very first line of this play drops us right into the thick of the action, and it sustains and builds perfectly.
    This is a powerful, moving example of what a talented writer can create in ten short minutes - a lifetime. Two of them.

  • Arthur M Jolly: Frame by Julia Lederer
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    Once in a while, a writer reminds you that a ten minute play doesn't have to fit inside the typical frame - no pun intended. This play is expansive, soaring, beautiful; the world of each of these characters ripples outwards, far beyond the confines of the story. This is a remarkable play, and Lederer has achieved something majestic, and captured it in only ten minutes. This is one to elevate an evening of short plays and remind the audience of what theatre can do.

    Once in a while, a writer reminds you that a ten minute play doesn't have to fit inside the typical frame - no pun intended. This play is expansive, soaring, beautiful; the world of each of these characters ripples outwards, far beyond the confines of the story. This is a remarkable play, and Lederer has achieved something majestic, and captured it in only ten minutes. This is one to elevate an evening of short plays and remind the audience of what theatre can do.

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  • Arthur M Jolly: This Isn't Who I Am by Jennifer O'Grady
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    O'Grady has created a beautiful moment, ecapsulated some deep thoughts, and brought to life vvid characters dealing with the workplace awkward transition of crossing the line from professional colleagues to friends. The play delves into the particular stigma of suicide rather than the act itself, and does so with a deft touch. This is a ten minute play that will have the audience thinking long after they have left the theatre.

    O'Grady has created a beautiful moment, ecapsulated some deep thoughts, and brought to life vvid characters dealing with the workplace awkward transition of crossing the line from professional colleagues to friends. The play delves into the particular stigma of suicide rather than the act itself, and does so with a deft touch. This is a ten minute play that will have the audience thinking long after they have left the theatre.

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  • Arthur M Jolly: The Candlestick by Paris Herbert-Taylor
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    A brilliantly clever monologue, with a twist ending I never saw coming. Herbert-Taylor not only animates the candlestick used in a murder, she gives this inanimate object depth, nuance and style - not to mention means, motive and opportunity!

    A brilliantly clever monologue, with a twist ending I never saw coming. Herbert-Taylor not only animates the candlestick used in a murder, she gives this inanimate object depth, nuance and style - not to mention means, motive and opportunity!

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  • Arthur M Jolly: Nice Things by Andrea Staats
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    A one minute, very funny piece that allows for a cast of talented actors to delve into some genuine family dynamics. There's more to this play than the typical one-minute setup and punchline - althought it has a great one!

    A one minute, very funny piece that allows for a cast of talented actors to delve into some genuine family dynamics. There's more to this play than the typical one-minute setup and punchline - althought it has a great one!

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  • Arthur M Jolly: Bear With Me by Lucy Curling
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    I love this short, delightful relationship play with a seven foot tall teddy bear/monster/protector! The characters have heart, their dynamic relationship is well crafted, and the giant bear is a delight - I want one, I need one. I think we all need one. I can see this one being an absolute crowd-pleaser in an evening of short plays, and worth the effort to go all out on crafting an iconic giant teddy bear!

    I love this short, delightful relationship play with a seven foot tall teddy bear/monster/protector! The characters have heart, their dynamic relationship is well crafted, and the giant bear is a delight - I want one, I need one. I think we all need one. I can see this one being an absolute crowd-pleaser in an evening of short plays, and worth the effort to go all out on crafting an iconic giant teddy bear!

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