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Francis RTM Boyle

Recommended by Francis RTM Boyle

  • CYRANO ON THE MOON by Monica Cross
    8 Feb. 2024
    “ Monica Cross understands Cyrano, both the play and the character This play will serve magnificently, not only as a denoument of the Rostand, but also on its own virtues.

    Cross resurrects Cyrano, Roxanne, and Christian, all to ask the questions they might have pondered in their life, and to summon the bravery to seek different paths. Roxanne drafts Cyrano's afterlife, and, ultimately, she could not have created a better one.

    Cross has the trio face the hurts and fears of the former world and they find promise and possibility in the new. Very well done! ”
  • KRAMPUS MY STYLE - a monologue by Monica Cross
    2 Dec. 2023
    “ Okay, I want to play Krampus now. Monica Cross' fun monologue is filled with wonderful imagery, and I can see in my mind's eye a curmudgeonly yuletide chimera, echoing the old man in Garfield's Halloween Special, reminiscing about the old days of horrors. Great fun for anyone who gets to play it or see it. ”
  • TILL: A Musical by DC Cathro
    30 Sep. 2023
    “ Before they were icons, Mamie and Emmett Till were a happy family. Mamie raised the dapper and entertaining Emmett, and, with some prodding from her mother Alma (who won't be contained), dared to explore love again. Beautiful things were on the horizon.

    Wisely, there's no foreshadowing to the horrible events, so they can come from left field. Emmett's brutal lynching is prudently kept offstage. Mamie's decision to display her son's gruesomely tortured body to the world is beautifully presented in the show's final number.

    Till is a musical tragedy with love as the greatest theme. It is a secular Pieta. ”
  • The Unkissed by Matthew Weaver
    6 Feb. 2023
    “ Those who wait can be perplexing. To those who do not or will not wait are often confused by the "prudes" who will not simply settle for whatever comes along. And the difference is standards.

    I gratefully join the chorus of those who love this play. Those who will not settle are so beautifully represented, as is the people who come along to tempt us into a nothing. I am so happy the play ends as it does. Well done, Matthew! ”
  • Tipping by Jillian Blevins
    13 Jan. 2023
    “ "big Misery Fart" is inspired indeed. This play has me thinking about the song from Damn Yankees, "Two Lost Souls." There are a good many people who can relate to the two inhabitants of this play's world. Some of the most important things in life can happen when you're waiting for someone else to do their job.

    Our mismatched bar denizens make for great interplay, and their final moments are truly heartfelt. ”
  • The General by David Taylor Little
    24 Sep. 2022
    “ The General is a gem.

    Peter and George are utterly believable as characters and a couple. They have incorporated one another into their lives, and display a detailed history. The complication is understandable and the resolution heartfelt, even gentle.

    If you're looking for a depiction of love that does not fall into the common tropes, look here. It has a couple that has an honest-to-goodness love story, a tremendously vivid sense of place, and characters to root for. ”
  • i'll take by Miranda Jonté
    3 Sep. 2022
    “ It's an ode to contentment, which is as powerful, if not more powerful, than joy. This character is fulfilled, happy with life the way it is, they way they've made it.

    So much drama focuses on what happens while you don't have what you want. This is a warm glimpse into a life unencumbered. ”
  • The Curtain Speech- A Monologue by Madison Fargo
    23 Aug. 2022
    “ I love how things get honest and more than a moderate amount of ego goes on display. There's something wonderfully Pythonic about the unravelling playwright's words. Who knows, perhaps the seven-hour play went well? ”
  • Meet My Boyfriend by Rachel Feeny-Williams
    21 Jun. 2022
    “ It's a delightful twist on the most potentially awkward moment in a young couple's life. Parents meeting the new person can be such a minefield in "normal" circumstances, but Feeny-Williams' creative take here is just plain fun. It's an allegory for anyone who has to deal with judgemental parents. Well done! ”
  • Admissions by David Taylor Little
    1 Jun. 2022
    “ This family scene is incredibly well drawn. It is clear from the first moment that these are siblings, complete with the attendant history, love, and incidents. Caleb and Haley are in a difficult moment, but it has been a life replete with those. The main question, the student loan, helps reveal a lovely relationship. Whatever happens in this scene or its fallout, these two will still be close when the smoke clears. ”

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