Recommended by James Binz

  • James Binz: opal's monologue from "over my dead body there'll be a pillow fight"

    Oh my. Not what I expected. This rapidly lurched into difficult territory for a monologue that felt like it would be comic. Claire Dettloff regularly amazes with her stories. This one is very well written and the character of Opal strikes all the right notes. Terrible and too, too true to life, I believe.

    Oh my. Not what I expected. This rapidly lurched into difficult territory for a monologue that felt like it would be comic. Claire Dettloff regularly amazes with her stories. This one is very well written and the character of Opal strikes all the right notes. Terrible and too, too true to life, I believe.

  • James Binz: Think Before You Click

    Such fun! A one minute romp though the IT nightmare. Cookies! We always accept them! I'll be much more careful in the future!

    Such fun! A one minute romp though the IT nightmare. Cookies! We always accept them! I'll be much more careful in the future!

  • James Binz: Like a Bolt from the Blu-Light Adult Emporium (a monologue)

    Oh, this was truly hilarious. Everything a monologue should be and more. John Busser creates a moment in time that is farce and frenzy and filled with a deeper meaning and significance. Boone is a wonderful characters - an audience could listen to his dialogue for hours. And the setting is unique and wonderful to stage! Very well written and very well crafted! Brava!

    Oh, this was truly hilarious. Everything a monologue should be and more. John Busser creates a moment in time that is farce and frenzy and filled with a deeper meaning and significance. Boone is a wonderful characters - an audience could listen to his dialogue for hours. And the setting is unique and wonderful to stage! Very well written and very well crafted! Brava!

  • James Binz: Picture Day

    Good solid piece about workers (the have nots) and their daily dreams and thoughts. Most of the unskilled labor force worries about automation replacing them. It is interesting to get into a close intimate discussion of this with a working team. Nicely written, super dialogue and this would be nice to see on stage.

    Good solid piece about workers (the have nots) and their daily dreams and thoughts. Most of the unskilled labor force worries about automation replacing them. It is interesting to get into a close intimate discussion of this with a working team. Nicely written, super dialogue and this would be nice to see on stage.

  • James Binz: Garden of Sweden

    Nice. The satire works well with these characters and the story/plot is unique and fun. I expected Eve to be almost militant in her political bent, but she was sweet and merged with Adam very well. The dialogue is good and this would be great staged. An enjoyable comedic farce.

    Nice. The satire works well with these characters and the story/plot is unique and fun. I expected Eve to be almost militant in her political bent, but she was sweet and merged with Adam very well. The dialogue is good and this would be great staged. An enjoyable comedic farce.

  • James Binz: The Record Don't Stop Spinnin' for Robby Ray Robinson

    Interesting and unique world creation. The story is a good one with lots of fun twists and turns, the dialogue is poetic and stylized and the characters are one of a kind. A short piece with great dynamics this would be interesting to watch on stage. Very well written!

    Interesting and unique world creation. The story is a good one with lots of fun twists and turns, the dialogue is poetic and stylized and the characters are one of a kind. A short piece with great dynamics this would be interesting to watch on stage. Very well written!

  • James Binz: Daylight Saving Time

    This is so well written. I saw Stephen's play "Hip Replacement" at the Pittsburgh New Works Festival this weekend and just knew his dialogue and characters here would be amazing. The ability to write captivating ideas and tell a great story is a true writer challenge and Stephen LaRocque is a master at it. This would be a terrific story to see on stage - very theatrical and very relatable. This piece gets high marks in every category. Brava!

    This is so well written. I saw Stephen's play "Hip Replacement" at the Pittsburgh New Works Festival this weekend and just knew his dialogue and characters here would be amazing. The ability to write captivating ideas and tell a great story is a true writer challenge and Stephen LaRocque is a master at it. This would be a terrific story to see on stage - very theatrical and very relatable. This piece gets high marks in every category. Brava!

  • James Binz: How Much Do You Love Me?

    Ooof! The dilemma of the second guess. Very well written short. what does the protagonist want more than anything? How do they change in the course of 10 pages of dialogue? Christopher Soucy knows how to answer these textbook questions with gusto. A master class indeed.

    Ooof! The dilemma of the second guess. Very well written short. what does the protagonist want more than anything? How do they change in the course of 10 pages of dialogue? Christopher Soucy knows how to answer these textbook questions with gusto. A master class indeed.

  • James Binz: Stonehenge

    Comparing your relationship with the ancient Stonehenge is a challenge and a wonder. Great characters searching for who to include in a cracked and falling over world. Nicely done.

    Comparing your relationship with the ancient Stonehenge is a challenge and a wonder. Great characters searching for who to include in a cracked and falling over world. Nicely done.

  • James Binz: Tumbling Down

    Nice short pressure cooker. Jack and Jill have already fallen down the hill and are quite broken. Nice piece of paranoia.

    Nice short pressure cooker. Jack and Jill have already fallen down the hill and are quite broken. Nice piece of paranoia.