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Francis RTM Boyle

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  • the broad of your back by Miranda Jonté
    29 Apr. 2021
    “ This is a guileless, judgment free plea/demand of passionate sexuality. The drive to devour, the hunger to be with someone, every blessed thing comes across in this monologue.

    This is desire in verbal form, a firestorm.

    I suspect every man would like to hear someone deliver this to/about them.

    Wow. ”
  • KINDERGARDEN by Emma Goldman-Sherman
    3 Jan. 2021
    “ They're five years old. Five. And what's not entirely understood of abuse at that age is how it comes across in the most normal conversations. Amid conversation you come to hear details of the lives of these five year olds that make you want to save them.

    And yet that's not the most horrifying part. What's horrifying is that at this age, small people believe what happens to them is proper or deserved, perhaps even an act of love. The way they report their attacks is matter of fact as well as recreational. It's unfortunately true. Well Done. ”
  • What I Wish I Said by Jesse Hartley
    2 Jan. 2021
    “ This play shines a light upon a side of accusation seldom widely considered- the other one. What if, instead of believing only the accuser, we consider the views of everyone involved?

    A journalism student faces a consequence of having only interviewed an accuser, and, years later, has an uncomfortable conversation with the accused. A challenging piece and worth production. ”
  • I Don't Want To End Up As A Douchebag Character In One Of Your Plays: A Play by Kate McMorran
    1 Jan. 2021
    “ The risk everyone runs when they cross paths with one of we odd fellows is to be immortalized for the wrong reasons. Part of me pities McMorran's speaker, and part of me wants to laugh in his face. Well played. ”
  • Photos with my Rapist: A One-Minute Monologue by Rachel Luann Strayer
    27 Dec. 2020
    “ The revision from the two-minute version still packs a wallop. It is a clear telling of this incredibly difficult moment. It's difficult to feel either like an intruder or a friend, perhaps even a therapist. Well-done. ”
  • Photos with my Rapist: A Two-Minute Monologue by Rachel Luann Strayer
    27 Dec. 2020
    “ It's a devastating and wholly accurate look at the impact and echo of some deep, deep pain. Brave and bitter. You hope the speaker finds peace. ”
  • Who Would I Tell? (short monologue) by Robin Rice
    25 Nov. 2020
    “ It's easy to forget that the opposite of depression isn't happiness, it's hope. There's a lovely absurdity about this brief scene featuring a suicidal person and their soon-to-be friend, but that's the point. Life can tend towards the absurd, and people who are even at the point of doing something tremendously stupid and permanent can find a new on-ramp to their life. And THAT is always a reason for hope.

    Hope is on display here. Bravo, Robin Rice. ”
  • Your First Pet and the Street You Grew Up On by DC Cathro
    30 Sep. 2020
    “ Stop me if you've heard this before: "a couple fights, we find out why, we get a clear resolution. Polite applause. Everyone goes home, anesthetized against the vale of tears." It's practically stock.

    Unless you're DC Cathro.

    I will not reveal how he thrice subverts one of the most tried and tired storytelling scaffolds. Neither will I divulge the rich characters and their shockingly honest motivations. I will not spoil this play by telling you what to expect.

    Where others throw kitchen sinks to make their points onstage, he uses a swift dagger right to the heart.

    Read this now. ”
  • THE ARIA OF JULIE D'AUBIGNY, the cross-dressing, sword-fighting, opera singer, wherein she seduces men and women alike, wins numerous duels, must be twice pardoned by the King, and eventually finds true love. by Monica Cross
    26 Sep. 2020
    “ D'Aubigny might well become a new Cyrano with her passionate loves, duels, and expansive career across Europe. She is a meaty and challenging role, and is not the only role like that in the play. Monica Cross offers a wonderful look at a sensational life. It reminds this reader of Cyrano, Les Liaisons, but, most of all, As You Like It.

    My favorite line:

    "I do not want someone in my bed who would not fight at my side."

    The Mademoiselle is my kind of triple threat: Must act, Must sing, Must Fight. ”
  • The Shower (a monologue) by Matthew Weaver
    20 Sep. 2020
    “ I'll have what she's having. ”

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