Recommended by Matthew Weaver

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    The Queen of ERSTWHILE!!!
    Floyd-Priskorn delivers a heartfelt, heart-wrenching masterpiece of simplicity. Every word here is underlined with love, and truth. Pure elegance, right down to the final word.

    The Queen of ERSTWHILE!!!
    Floyd-Priskorn delivers a heartfelt, heart-wrenching masterpiece of simplicity. Every word here is underlined with love, and truth. Pure elegance, right down to the final word.

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    One of my favorite things about Dellagiarino Feriend's writing is when she is savage, and here, she is no-holds-barred savage. When the twist - not that there's a twist comes - she twists it just a little bit further and the result is wickedly delightful while at the same time, rings all too loudly with truth.
    A wry societal commentary with enough zing so that the audience barely detects it's being socially commentated to? Dellagiarino Feriend eats that for breakfast every morning.

    One of my favorite things about Dellagiarino Feriend's writing is when she is savage, and here, she is no-holds-barred savage. When the twist - not that there's a twist comes - she twists it just a little bit further and the result is wickedly delightful while at the same time, rings all too loudly with truth.
    A wry societal commentary with enough zing so that the audience barely detects it's being socially commentated to? Dellagiarino Feriend eats that for breakfast every morning.

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    Audiences will find much healing in this as funny as it is dramatic/wholesome/honest short play from Kantor, a vibrant voice and inspiring presence in playwriting. Her plays never go entirely in the way you expect, they always wind up going some place much, much better. Expect to see THE PRIME CUT - erstwhile ERSTWHILE- in many festivals and competitions, deservedly so.

    Audiences will find much healing in this as funny as it is dramatic/wholesome/honest short play from Kantor, a vibrant voice and inspiring presence in playwriting. Her plays never go entirely in the way you expect, they always wind up going some place much, much better. Expect to see THE PRIME CUT - erstwhile ERSTWHILE- in many festivals and competitions, deservedly so.

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    Busser wholeheartedly embraces a chickentacular title, with gusto, and the results are anything but fowl. No poultry pun goes unexplored, with enough ribald innuendo to please the naughtiest of audiences. Fun for the whole henhouse.
    Upon being called a birdbrain: "That’s not much of an insult considerin’ I’m a bird."
    A gem of a nugget, and a nugget of a gem.

    Busser wholeheartedly embraces a chickentacular title, with gusto, and the results are anything but fowl. No poultry pun goes unexplored, with enough ribald innuendo to please the naughtiest of audiences. Fun for the whole henhouse.
    Upon being called a birdbrain: "That’s not much of an insult considerin’ I’m a bird."
    A gem of a nugget, and a nugget of a gem.

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    As someone who frequently pesters Steven G. Martin for another BENNY V.-sized full-length play, here Martin delivers a masterpiece in miniature, crafting an exquisite monologue that delves into Garrett's processes and leaves we the audience wholly touched, and also worried about his future. Theater teachers, share this with your students so that they can see what monologues can DO.

    As someone who frequently pesters Steven G. Martin for another BENNY V.-sized full-length play, here Martin delivers a masterpiece in miniature, crafting an exquisite monologue that delves into Garrett's processes and leaves we the audience wholly touched, and also worried about his future. Theater teachers, share this with your students so that they can see what monologues can DO.

  • Matthew Weaver: Erstwhile: A Hate Story by Christopher Soucy
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    "Well, one can't be a villain forever." Speaks VOLUMES. Would that more bad guys, archnemesese and supervillains were this in touch with their psyches. And that more superheroes and supervillains were able to come together to talk through their problems and arrive at an ... Oh. Hmm. Never mind.
    Soucy's wholehearted embrace of the ERSTWHILE title challenge is inspiring and infectious!

    "Well, one can't be a villain forever." Speaks VOLUMES. Would that more bad guys, archnemesese and supervillains were this in touch with their psyches. And that more superheroes and supervillains were able to come together to talk through their problems and arrive at an ... Oh. Hmm. Never mind.
    Soucy's wholehearted embrace of the ERSTWHILE title challenge is inspiring and infectious!

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  • Matthew Weaver: Erstwhile: A Frank Ellis Mystery by Christopher Soucy
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    On the one hand, this is a zany noir. On the other hand, Soucy brings us a long sought-after reckoning for all those hardboiled detectives and their issues with women. Is solving the case ultimately hopeless? For Simone and Louise, it's no longer thankless.

    On the one hand, this is a zany noir. On the other hand, Soucy brings us a long sought-after reckoning for all those hardboiled detectives and their issues with women. Is solving the case ultimately hopeless? For Simone and Louise, it's no longer thankless.

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  • Matthew Weaver: Erstwhile: Volume 3 by Christopher Soucy
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    There are lunatics and then there are lunatics and then there is Christopher Soucy, who brings to theatre a lunacy wholly unique and original.

    There are lunatics and then there are lunatics and then there is Christopher Soucy, who brings to theatre a lunacy wholly unique and original.

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  • Matthew Weaver: Erstwhile: Prison edition by Christopher Soucy
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    A very moving monologue, would be a good addition to any short play festival and leave the audience murmuring in thought.

    A very moving monologue, would be a good addition to any short play festival and leave the audience murmuring in thought.

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  • Matthew Weaver: Erstwhile by DC Cathro
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    Cathro's ERSTWHILE immediately feels like a classic with two favorite characters we are so happy to see again. How does he do that? Because DC Cathro is immensely talented and has a firm grasp on the human condition, that's how. We need multiple epic full-length adventures of Dylan and Jerome. A lifetime of Dylan and Jerome. Would be a highlight of any festival smart enough to include it.

    Cathro's ERSTWHILE immediately feels like a classic with two favorite characters we are so happy to see again. How does he do that? Because DC Cathro is immensely talented and has a firm grasp on the human condition, that's how. We need multiple epic full-length adventures of Dylan and Jerome. A lifetime of Dylan and Jerome. Would be a highlight of any festival smart enough to include it.

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