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War of the Words

Apr 29, 2020

The winner of the fourth bracket between Adina Owen and Nicholas Garelick is announced.

This is the final bracket of the sweet 16!  Kris Thompson's life after death comedy "The Grand Experiment" v. Conor Farrell's absurdist sci-fi fantasy "Intrepid: Episode 4 - Dr. Caligari's Island of Extraordinary Creatures".

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Apr 27, 2020

The winner of the third bracket between Kacie Adams v. David L. Williams is announced.

This is the seventh pairing in the Sweet 16, which coincidentally both look at two very different ways to handle life when it gets into a rut.  Peter Wittenberg's mid-life crisis comedy "Connie's Birthday" v. Matt Kelley's real...


Apr 25, 2020

The winner of the second bracket between Michael Weems v. Fernando Dovalina is announced.

This is the sixth pairing in the Sweet 16 - another pair of plays that just happen to center on the same theme - urban legends.  Bryan Maynard's carnival killer classic "Don't Be a Buzzkill" v. Dan Potter's supernatural thriller...


Apr 23, 2020

The winner of the first bracket pairing between Aaron Garrett and Ben Plopper is announced.

This is also the fifth match up in the Sweet 16.  Considering the matchups were made at random before any plays were written, it is a crazy coincidence that both plays speak about how siblings deal with the loss of mom.  L....


Apr 21, 2020

The fourth bracket pairs Adina Owen's modern working girl comedy "Not a Sex Thing" vs. Nicholas Garelick's sci-fi drama "Hazelnut Coffee".

After you listen to the match-up, go to www.conemanrunning.com to vote for your favorite and keep that playwright in the tournament.  Voting for this bracket is open until 11:59 PM...