Recommended by Brent Alles

I really enjoyed this comedic piece. First off, I was a grocery bagger way back in the Stone Age, and the conversation about what you "can" and "can't" say to customers was a hoot and made me remember similar training I had back then. (Only the weather, NEVER religion.) I love how the comedic premise builds throughout the piece. At the end, you're totally with Bob in terms of doing ANYTHING to get this other guy out of here. This would definitely be a fun piece to see on stage!

A powerful piece. The characters are well developed from the beginning, and we are drawn into the story that unfolds almost hypnotically. The epilogue is suitably grim and yet appropriate for the overall narrative. The use of authentic details from the period brings this true story to life for the viewer and reader. The minute attention to detail with the printing process of Hans and Alexander was incredibly, strangely gripping. As the mysteries about the characters are discovered, one tends to hold one's breath at times... a taut claustrophobia permeates the work. Highly recommended!

This was incredible to read. From an entertainment perspective, it's fast paced, funny, and often thrilling. I really enjoyed the narrative. (Incredible "soundtrack suggestions" provided as well.) The overall importance, though, of the work at this fragile point in time is evident. Medlin drives it home with insightful and moving commentary after the play concludes, but I was honing in on what the work was trying to achieve even before I started reading that. I can't wait to read Part 2, and I can't wait to see this piece find a producer.

A well paced and intriguing 10-minute. The playwright establishes some interesting conversation about faith and theology from the start. The dialogue was believable and concise. The sense of menace grows as the play progresses. The ending is unsettling and yet fits the intent of the piece, I believe. I enjoyed reading this 10-minute in terms of admiring the craft of the playwright and would definitely like to see it produced at some point.

At first, it's pleasant enough to spend time with these characters, and there is indeed some wistful nostalgia reading about the joys (and fears) of junior high. Then, the play switches to dealing with grief and tragedy, and our fondness for the characters makes what is to come impact us more fully. There are a lot of fine ideas in this play; my personal favorite was probably the statement that those who have passed can send memories to those who haven't. There are many good memories indeed in this particular work.

Had the pleasure and privelege of performing in this a few years ago. It is sharply funny, and the back and forth between the four characters is just great. Some subtle examination of "legacy" and how we obtain it can be found amongst the many jokes as well. A great play for your group to put on!

Our theater group has performed this in the past and it was great. I'm a sucker for this era, admittedly, but it's a nifty little character study of people from that time and still very funny as well. Teach your kids about the 70's, people! Or at least put on Ken's play and they can learn from there as well as laugh their heads off.

Our theater group had the pleasure and privelege of performing this play recently. It is terrifically sharp and funny and has some surprising poignancy as well. The main characters play off each other well, and the relationship between them is totally believable. Some great quips about the entertainment industry as well, not surprising considering Ken's backgroundin writing for TV. Highly recommend this for consideration for your theater group as well... it's great!

An excellent, suspenseful piece. The dread just keeps building throughout, and the mind is allowed to wonder just what the hell is going on outside as the walls seem to close in on Charlotte. Authentic voices for all involved, and the horror of the piece definitely stays with you well after you're finished reading it. It's rare that reading a play can get me to jump while seated on my couch... Mr. Kashner was able to accomplish that and more as I read through his masterful work of horror.

The work here... it slays. The incredible, immense, vivid imagery... universes unfolding, the hells we create for ourselves? This play prods, pokes, decimates, incinerates. Intimacy and distance folding in on one another. The shifts from creation to destruction and our own interpretations of those transpositions are put to a test here. One comes away from the work being taken through an often harrowing and yet thrilling and illuminating journey and awed by the worlds that are created from the tiniest of pebbles. An incredible piece.