Recommended by Brent Alles

I had the pleasure of seeing this live in June 2024, and it was just great. Interesting characters, a good message for young audiences, and a lot of inventive ways to use dance and movement to express that what can't be easily expressed. But isn't that the way? Excellent parts for actors to tackle and an enjoyable theater experience all around. Highly recommended!

Fearlessly funny, necessarily profane, and uncompromising in nature to a fault, "Broken Iris" certainly meets its mission statement to make "beauty out of decay." The characters in this are fascinating from the start, and their described lives are certainly compelling. The choices made by Unwin in telling this story are sometimes surprising but often thrilling in terms of challenging us as readers (and, eventually, viewers). The imagery used throughout made this one of the most three dimensional pieces I've read in quite a while. I would truly love to see this staged. It stands out as a truly remarkable work.

Tremendous piece of work here, epic in scope and yet filled with empathy and humanity as we take a deep look at the hell of war. In the middle of that, we have love stories that are fully developed and tragic in nature. Staging is just tremendous in terms of just how to portray the war and battle scenes that will certainly have audiences on the edge of their seats. The ending is just devastating but so well earned. Incredible adaptation of one of the first noteworthy pieces of cinema, and this theatrical experience would be similarly heroic. Highly recommended!

A touching story about family struggles of all types and how one might overcome them, even if it may not be to immediate satisfaction. Wryly funny where it needs to be and yet filled with moments of genunine empathy to take the edge off where needed. The narrative is engaging, and you really come to care for these characters very quickly. I found myself rooting for all of them, even if I knew that the answers weren't going to come to them easily (and nor should they). Terrific slice of life. Can't wait to see this staged in the future!

LowellArts recently performed this play and it was a lot of fun. Great parts for kids to play and a fast-moving narrative that keeps everybody engaged. This is definitely a fun play for you to consider for your own TYA or children's theater experience!

I love the 70's. I love noir. And so, I wasn't surprised that I was hooked very quickly while reading Love's brilliant "Moonlight Over LA." What speaks to his talent in composing this elegy set in the seedy underbelly of 1972 LA is that it never lets you go. The soliloquys to the audience are insightful, composed, and sometimes brutal. The characters are just so well drawn that I had no problem picturing them with glee as I consumed the story. It is my extreme hope that I get to see this staged someday... it's going to be spectacular!

An incredibly touching story of girls in a very fragile situation in the WWII era. But there's no constant fragility on display here. These are strong women, all in their own way. The characters are very engaging and draw you in immediately. There's the typical humor from Kantor and the historical references are just pitch perfect. This would provide terrific roles for high school actors to perform. The ending was just such a great moment and made me tear up a little. I thoroughly enjoyed this one act!

A funny five-minute with a nice etiquette lesson to boot. Very enjoyable! The scenario is unfortunately too recognizable from my time at airports... and all other public places these days, it seems. Excellent satire on where we are these days by Riffel and how it might be better to go the "honey" way. :)

Tremendously funny 10-minute. Had me smiling and laughing the whole way. Pokes holes in the wrong things about "faith" in all the right ways. This would definitely be an incredibly entertaining 10-minute to see staged. Good GOAAWHHD it's true!

A lovely monologue reflecting on loss and what family means to us. I've thought a lot recently about how little things from our lives have bigger meanings in terms of the whole meaning. Weibezahl's monologue definitely reflects that, and it was a joy to read. It would be an excellent monologue for the right performer to bring to life.