Recommended by Brent Alles

  • Brent Alles: UNDER THE FLOORBOARDS by Julie Brandon
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    A powerful and chilling monologue. Hopefully not prescient. We hope.

    A powerful and chilling monologue. Hopefully not prescient. We hope.

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  • Brent Alles: ERSTWHILE by Debra A. Cole
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    Devastating. A different kind of time travel here, perhaps, but the same is always true... you can't change the past. As much as you would want to. Still, the gift to give your younger selves some form of grace? Incredibly valuable. A moving piece here from Cole that will stay with you a while after the reading/viewing.

    Devastating. A different kind of time travel here, perhaps, but the same is always true... you can't change the past. As much as you would want to. Still, the gift to give your younger selves some form of grace? Incredibly valuable. A moving piece here from Cole that will stay with you a while after the reading/viewing.

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  • Brent Alles: Box Your Burden by Jarred Corona
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    Holy crap does the tension build effortlessly and effectively here. And when that climax hits... just startling in its overall impact and ramifications. Corona has a real knack for bringing the horror. Impressive and dark.

    Holy crap does the tension build effortlessly and effectively here. And when that climax hits... just startling in its overall impact and ramifications. Corona has a real knack for bringing the horror. Impressive and dark.

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  • Brent Alles: He Must Be Named Bobby. Obviously by Lou Jones
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    Don't mess with family traditions! Very enjoyable one minute play.

    Don't mess with family traditions! Very enjoyable one minute play.

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  • Brent Alles: Punxsutawney Phil Has My Keys by Christopher Sullivan
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    Wacky and fun ten minute comedy. Just how I like it! This one will definitely be great with repetition. Will be fun to see it staged!

    Wacky and fun ten minute comedy. Just how I like it! This one will definitely be great with repetition. Will be fun to see it staged!

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  • Brent Alles: WHERE THERE'S A WILL THERE'S A WAY by Julie Brandon
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    Good scenario and comedic dialogue in a bite-sized package. Enjoyable!

    Good scenario and comedic dialogue in a bite-sized package. Enjoyable!

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  • Brent Alles: GRAPES OF LAUGHS by Debra A. Cole
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    A well told tale with a good message at the end. Excellent ten minute play!

    A well told tale with a good message at the end. Excellent ten minute play!

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  • Brent Alles: The Country Squire by Philip Middleton Williams
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    As a Michigander, not much gives me more pleasure than reading one of PMW's tales set in my beloved home state. And there's much to recognize here, not just in the geography but also the family dynamics and personalities of the Simmons. It's a rather lovely summer glow in getting to know these people. James Taylor once sang, "The secret of life is enjoying the passage of time." This play has definitely captured that secret. I reckon you're going to enjoy your passage of time with this work too.

    As a Michigander, not much gives me more pleasure than reading one of PMW's tales set in my beloved home state. And there's much to recognize here, not just in the geography but also the family dynamics and personalities of the Simmons. It's a rather lovely summer glow in getting to know these people. James Taylor once sang, "The secret of life is enjoying the passage of time." This play has definitely captured that secret. I reckon you're going to enjoy your passage of time with this work too.

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  • Brent Alles: Evergreen Vengeance: A Jolly Christmas Tragedy by Anastasia Wild
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    This was extremely fun. I love the rhyming throughout, and the use of language and allusion just shines through the whole piece. I'm always looking for fresh twists on holiday presentations, and Wild certainly does that here. This would be a perfect little addition to any play festival, and not just those that are holiday themes. I think that audiences would get a kick out of this any time of the year.

    This was extremely fun. I love the rhyming throughout, and the use of language and allusion just shines through the whole piece. I'm always looking for fresh twists on holiday presentations, and Wild certainly does that here. This would be a perfect little addition to any play festival, and not just those that are holiday themes. I think that audiences would get a kick out of this any time of the year.

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  • Brent Alles: Shakes of Green by Jacquelyn Floyd-Priskorn
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    Green with envy that JFP came up with this idea before I did. She had me at "Irish Charleston Heston." A very funny one minute play with a delicious (?) payoff.

    Green with envy that JFP came up with this idea before I did. She had me at "Irish Charleston Heston." A very funny one minute play with a delicious (?) payoff.

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