Recommended by Bill Savage

  • Bill Savage: CHOP SUEY, a one act play by D. Lee Miller
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    I couldn't resist a play called "Chop Suey," even though I've never had the stuff! I like these sisterly, period dialogues and this one certainly is full of period references that warm my heart. It's always interesting when one sibling tries to explain to another how "you don't know what it was like for me" i also think plays like this work best if they make the audience wonder which sibling they might be like. This one does that, I think.

    I couldn't resist a play called "Chop Suey," even though I've never had the stuff! I like these sisterly, period dialogues and this one certainly is full of period references that warm my heart. It's always interesting when one sibling tries to explain to another how "you don't know what it was like for me" i also think plays like this work best if they make the audience wonder which sibling they might be like. This one does that, I think.

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  • Bill Savage: THE SAGA OF BARNEY THE BULLY (MONOLOGUE) by Vivian Lermond
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    What is cool about this short monologue is the way Vivian Lermond writes from the point of view of a kid who sees the bully taken down. Many years ago, I experienced something like that -- alas, no Tilly or taekwondo involved. But it's cool to see the third-person description of it -- and in a kids' voice, no less.

    What is cool about this short monologue is the way Vivian Lermond writes from the point of view of a kid who sees the bully taken down. Many years ago, I experienced something like that -- alas, no Tilly or taekwondo involved. But it's cool to see the third-person description of it -- and in a kids' voice, no less.

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  • Bill Savage: Getting Better by Rachel Feeny-Williams
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    I read "Getting Better" and immediately came away with the obvious question: Is Alice an angel? It's interesting because I like that sort of "Twilight Zone" approach, and have used it on occasion myself. Of course, this play deftly touches a fine line because, yes, faith does play a role in healing, but we don't always know what the "end game" for disease or whatever is. The play also cleverly explores the unnecessary current schism between faith and science, a schism that is sad because the two have more in common than most people think.

    I read "Getting Better" and immediately came away with the obvious question: Is Alice an angel? It's interesting because I like that sort of "Twilight Zone" approach, and have used it on occasion myself. Of course, this play deftly touches a fine line because, yes, faith does play a role in healing, but we don't always know what the "end game" for disease or whatever is. The play also cleverly explores the unnecessary current schism between faith and science, a schism that is sad because the two have more in common than most people think.

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