Didn't See That Coming - 80 minutes | Ensemble evening | Six actors (recommended)

by Mark Harvey Levine

DIDN'T SEE THAT COMING is eight short stories featuring ordinary people in not-so-ordinary situations. There's death and romance, superheroes and Chinese food, and a lot of surprises.

"remarkable for the diversity and originality of its subject matter, notable for its sense of humor and laudable for its generally humanist stance. The pieces are as consistently dissimilar as they are consistently entertaining...

DIDN'T SEE THAT COMING is eight short stories featuring ordinary people in not-so-ordinary situations. There's death and romance, superheroes and Chinese food, and a lot of surprises.

"remarkable for the diversity and originality of its subject matter, notable for its sense of humor and laudable for its generally humanist stance. The pieces are as consistently dissimilar as they are consistently entertaining, which makes the evening that much more of a wonder, incorporating everything from straight-on madcap to aw-shucks sweetness... I'm betting you'll take at least a little something — on top of the laughter — from all of them. It's a tremendous evening of little theater."
Michael C. Moore, Kitsap Sun (Washington State)

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Didn't See That Coming - 80 minutes | Ensemble evening | Six actors (recommended)

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    In “Didn’t See That Coming,” a beautifully written compendium of eight ten-minute plays, Mark Harvey Levine examines the tensions and ambivalences of relationships with originality and economy. Often beginning humorously, the plays shift delicately to address love, death, and the metaphysical. The brilliant dialog is very visual and like a transcription of real conversations. Organized in an emotionally satisfying narrative arc, the plays can be produced with simple sets. A sure crowd pleaser.

    In “Didn’t See That Coming,” a beautifully written compendium of eight ten-minute plays, Mark Harvey Levine examines the tensions and ambivalences of relationships with originality and economy. Often beginning humorously, the plays shift delicately to address love, death, and the metaphysical. The brilliant dialog is very visual and like a transcription of real conversations. Organized in an emotionally satisfying narrative arc, the plays can be produced with simple sets. A sure crowd pleaser.

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  • Cheryl Bear: Didn't See That Coming - 80 minutes | Ensemble evening | Six actors (recommended) by Mark Harvey Levine
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    A marvelous compilation of those unbelievable situations that take us to incredibly enlightening places we never thought were possible. Fantastic!

    A marvelous compilation of those unbelievable situations that take us to incredibly enlightening places we never thought were possible. Fantastic!

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Production History

  • Community Theater, Aberdeen Community Theatre, Aberdeen, SD, 2023
  • High School, Hilliard Darby High School, Hilliard, OH, 2023
  • Professional, Club 529, at the SIFCA FESTIVAL, Attica, GREECE, 2023
  • Professional, Southbank Theatre Company, Indianapolis, IN, 2023
  • Professional, XFade Productions, Touring Various Cities, IA, 2023
  • High School, Worthington Kilbourne High School, Columbus, OH, 2022
  • Professional, Colac Players, Inc., Victoria, AUSTRALIA, 2019
  • Professional, Town Players, Pittsfield, MA, 2018
  • Professional, La Chinchilla MX, Mexico City, MEXICO (In Spanish), 2017
  • University, PATSO, Columbus, OH, 2017
  • Professional, La Chinchilla MX, Mexico City, MEXICO (In Spanish), 2016
  • Professional, Oh Dragon Theatre Co., Austin, TX, 2014
  • Professional, Changing Scene Theatre Northwest, Tacoma, WA, 2012