Recommended by Craig Houk

  • Craig Houk: 10 Pin Alley

    A no-holds-barred sure-fire hit for any company looking to include a decidedly comedic piece to their season. Fast-paced, tight, and laugh out loud funny with crisp dialogue and endless one-liners. And a fantastic ensemble piece for a group of actors who enjoy physical comedy. Kato gives us an inside look at a world in which ten bowling pins navigate life and relationships while being repeatedly tormented by a bowling ball. Absolutely hysterical. Highly recommend.

    A no-holds-barred sure-fire hit for any company looking to include a decidedly comedic piece to their season. Fast-paced, tight, and laugh out loud funny with crisp dialogue and endless one-liners. And a fantastic ensemble piece for a group of actors who enjoy physical comedy. Kato gives us an inside look at a world in which ten bowling pins navigate life and relationships while being repeatedly tormented by a bowling ball. Absolutely hysterical. Highly recommend.

  • Craig Houk: Maui Wowee!

    A highly comedic and decidedly modern take on troubled relationships. Fully realized, outlandish characters and exceptional dialogue peppered with an unyielding sequence of brilliant one-liners. Because sometimes a whacky gypsy and some cannabis brownies can’t save a doomed relationship. Exceptional work.

    A highly comedic and decidedly modern take on troubled relationships. Fully realized, outlandish characters and exceptional dialogue peppered with an unyielding sequence of brilliant one-liners. Because sometimes a whacky gypsy and some cannabis brownies can’t save a doomed relationship. Exceptional work.

  • Craig Houk: Chanda by the Sea

    Kato is a formidable writer w/ a twisted view & a distinct style. W/ Chanda by the Sea, he soars! A brilliant blend of humor & pathos. He grounds his quirky/offbeat characters in a way that is hugely successful, in a way that sends ripples throughout the play. At its center: a writer struggling to push on, trying to forgive himself, looking to recapture his creativity, & being forced to take responsibility. A well-crafted play w/ heart & humor, & a surprising act 1 into act 2 reveal. Stage this!

    Kato is a formidable writer w/ a twisted view & a distinct style. W/ Chanda by the Sea, he soars! A brilliant blend of humor & pathos. He grounds his quirky/offbeat characters in a way that is hugely successful, in a way that sends ripples throughout the play. At its center: a writer struggling to push on, trying to forgive himself, looking to recapture his creativity, & being forced to take responsibility. A well-crafted play w/ heart & humor, & a surprising act 1 into act 2 reveal. Stage this!

  • Craig Houk: Ugly Doctor Hospital

    This is what I get when I put out a FB post asking for examples of well written, high quality radio plays. Leave it to Busser to lure me into this beautiful disaster. Nothing but utter disrespect for the audio drama artform. UGLY DOCTOR HOSPITAL is Busser at his comedic best, though I’d argue he’s always at his comedic best. I expect he did little to no research when he put together this brilliant parody piece. Best intro I’ve ever received to a genre I was not familiar with. Highly recommend.

    This is what I get when I put out a FB post asking for examples of well written, high quality radio plays. Leave it to Busser to lure me into this beautiful disaster. Nothing but utter disrespect for the audio drama artform. UGLY DOCTOR HOSPITAL is Busser at his comedic best, though I’d argue he’s always at his comedic best. I expect he did little to no research when he put together this brilliant parody piece. Best intro I’ve ever received to a genre I was not familiar with. Highly recommend.

  • Craig Houk: The Fierce Urgency Of Now (Radio Script)

    The Fierce Urgency of Now is a wholly delectable radio play. Immediately engaging and relentlessly entertaining throughout, with characters that are by turns vile and endearing. So many laugh out loud moments peppered with some well-placed pathos. The Fresh Fruit Festival cast is stellar. Production values are impeccable. DeVita tackles multiple hot topics with acrobatic finesse and with great humor. Highly recommend.

    The Fierce Urgency of Now is a wholly delectable radio play. Immediately engaging and relentlessly entertaining throughout, with characters that are by turns vile and endearing. So many laugh out loud moments peppered with some well-placed pathos. The Fresh Fruit Festival cast is stellar. Production values are impeccable. DeVita tackles multiple hot topics with acrobatic finesse and with great humor. Highly recommend.

  • Craig Houk: Grand Dragon in Power

    Tragic that an innocent woman – whose only objective was to find love & to have a better life – would have to pay the ultimate price in the process. If anything positive is to be gleaned from it, it’s that her death played a significant role in the downfall of what was regarded as the 2nd manifestation of the KKK. Baker delivers a riveting drama filled with compelling characters & tightly crafted dialogue. As relevant today as it was in 1925. Exceptional work.

    Tragic that an innocent woman – whose only objective was to find love & to have a better life – would have to pay the ultimate price in the process. If anything positive is to be gleaned from it, it’s that her death played a significant role in the downfall of what was regarded as the 2nd manifestation of the KKK. Baker delivers a riveting drama filled with compelling characters & tightly crafted dialogue. As relevant today as it was in 1925. Exceptional work.

  • Craig Houk: Tracks

    This play is first and foremost a masterclass in scriptwriting. Exquisite dialogue. And then Bray elevates it further with a compelling story and complex characters, all of them young and struggling in a world that's too big and too fast for them. If you read this and aren't horrified by the idea that this could have been you in your youth, and that you managed to somehow push through against all odds, then you, pal, lived a charmed life. Tracks is brutal but necessary. Put this on stage!

    This play is first and foremost a masterclass in scriptwriting. Exquisite dialogue. And then Bray elevates it further with a compelling story and complex characters, all of them young and struggling in a world that's too big and too fast for them. If you read this and aren't horrified by the idea that this could have been you in your youth, and that you managed to somehow push through against all odds, then you, pal, lived a charmed life. Tracks is brutal but necessary. Put this on stage!

  • Craig Houk: Goddess Of The Hunt

    Another brilliantly crafted original comedy by DeVita, presented as part of the Fresh Fruit Festival at Wild Project. Crackling smart writing packed tightly into a raunchy theatrical jockstrap soaked in cocktails, deception, gluttony, perversion, and murder. Never one to take the path of least resistance and always one prepared to challenge his audiences, DeVita gifts us with fully developed, multifaceted, three-dimensional characters (including the minor ones) spilling over with heart and humor, and then strings it all together with a delightfully sweet love story. Exceptional work. Highly...

    Another brilliantly crafted original comedy by DeVita, presented as part of the Fresh Fruit Festival at Wild Project. Crackling smart writing packed tightly into a raunchy theatrical jockstrap soaked in cocktails, deception, gluttony, perversion, and murder. Never one to take the path of least resistance and always one prepared to challenge his audiences, DeVita gifts us with fully developed, multifaceted, three-dimensional characters (including the minor ones) spilling over with heart and humor, and then strings it all together with a delightfully sweet love story. Exceptional work. Highly recommended.

  • Craig Houk: Dance Into Night

    I had the great good fortune to catch a ZOOM reading of this beautifully composed play. Melodious, atmospheric, shadowy, ethereal, complex, riveting, extraordinary. At the center stands a conflicted young man caught up in a whirlwind of tremendous obligations, caught up in a (losing) battle against fate. A modern tragedy of epic proportions. Gorgeously drawn characters, incredible dialogue, highly theatrical. This work could and should elevate Love to the ranks of other notable eminent American playwrights. A must stage. Highly recommend.

    I had the great good fortune to catch a ZOOM reading of this beautifully composed play. Melodious, atmospheric, shadowy, ethereal, complex, riveting, extraordinary. At the center stands a conflicted young man caught up in a whirlwind of tremendous obligations, caught up in a (losing) battle against fate. A modern tragedy of epic proportions. Gorgeously drawn characters, incredible dialogue, highly theatrical. This work could and should elevate Love to the ranks of other notable eminent American playwrights. A must stage. Highly recommend.

  • Craig Houk: Double Helix

    Vince Gatton is a force! DOUBLE HELIX is epic, visionary, atmospheric and wholly original. A scifi thriller full to the brim with tension and emotion. While this is a work in progress, there is no denying there's a masterpiece buried just beneath the surface. A must read and, ultimately, a must produce.

    Vince Gatton is a force! DOUBLE HELIX is epic, visionary, atmospheric and wholly original. A scifi thriller full to the brim with tension and emotion. While this is a work in progress, there is no denying there's a masterpiece buried just beneath the surface. A must read and, ultimately, a must produce.