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Francis RTM Boyle

Recommended by Francis RTM Boyle

  • A Fine Romance by Ben Jolivet
    14 May. 2021
    “ It's an intensely clever piece, and any author's nightmare. The "fan" who appears incredibly interested in you, your work, and maybe more than your work, but who has an opinion on everything and knows how to fix it. The comedy is quick and reminds me of Check, Please. It would make a great addition to a short play festival.
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  • i asked you/ the art by Miranda Jonté
    14 May. 2021
    “ Well, hot damn. Jonte does it again, and this piece is a wonderful celebration of sensuality. Broad of your back (Matthew is correct, go read it) and this are joined at the hip. The speaker dreams of a languid enjoyment, a need for the fulfillment of the senses and instead encounters a moron. So be it. We're gifted this love note (wow, the note in this piece) to a yearning, and it's a great one indeed.

    Time for a cold shower. ”
  • 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. ”

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