←Recommendations of The Angel

Lostened to this as an audio play on Theatrical Shenanigans. Good one. Just knew it wasn't going to go well. Nice ending. Well done Bob LeBlanc.

Despite having recommended this piece before, as a reader, I felt it needed another recommendation after I had the great privilege of producing it for Theatrical Shenanigans. Bringing the play to life through audio made the dripping tension and the emotional rollercoaster we experience with these characters all the more real. It would make such a powerful piece with two wonderfully juicy roles for the performers. Such an honour to produce!

We produced an audio play version of this script on the Gather by the Ghost Light podcast in our season 5 line-up (https://www.gatherbytheghostlight.com/s5e8). In THE ANGEL, LeBlanc feeds the audience a mystery that slowly reveals itself step by step as the two strangers converse. One is looking for a path to redemption for his dark secret, but the other has secrets of his own which lead to an intense conclusion. Superb writing and highly recommended to read or produce!

Robert J. LeBlanc is a dynamic and powerful storyteller, and in The Angel we meet 2 characters with great depth and even deeper secrets. The pacing moves perfectly from moment to moment until the thrilling conclusion. I saw this production onstage at a theatre festival and it started the night off so strong with a bang.

I really enjoyed how this piece reveals the darkness inside of its characters, bit by nasty bit. Not a “feel good” story by any means, but I felt good about where the story ultimately lands. Eerily produced on the Gather by the Ghost Light podcast!

Great suspenseful short play! Tension builds until the super conclusion. Visceral. Be careful what you wish for, for sure. Bravo. Catch the recent GATHER BY THE GHOST LIGHT audio production--stellar!

Two strangers, alone in a deserted subway station? What could go wrong? Fun, suspenseful short play where you're never quite sure if it's something human, something heavenly...or something else. Great piece for 2 actors and some fun, minimal sound and lighting effect opportunities.

Oh my God my heart is still pounding! Robert grabs his audience from the word go in this tense and highly emotive piece. Two strangers talking in a subway station, you'd think was a simple idea but in this playwrights hands its anything but! Emotions are steered this was and that as Jack discusses why he's in fact on the subway platform and why this stranger is so curious to know. Its an intoxicating piece that draws you in and has you wondering what could be coming next or what the outcome could be, then its delivered, expertly!

Yes, I know the title of this parable/play is "Angel". But is the "man" really an angel? Or someone/something else? I love a work in which the author doesn't bother with tying his story up in a nice, little pat bow at the end. The ambiguity of the thing is the kick. Thanks, Mr. LeBlanc!

Loved the mystery and intrigue that flows throughout this play. You think you know how it’s going to end but you really don’t. The characters are complex and compelling. Highly recommend!