←Recommendations of For a Limited Time Only (The Bread Play)

I was promised a "romantic horror bread comedy" and I wasn't disappointed. Boasting an absurd premise full of what-would-I-do-in-this-situation possibilities, For a Limited Time Only would make a great addition to an evening of short horror plays.

The BREAD! OMG! This piece is hilarious and eerie -- Prillaman has deftly set up an absurd situation with enough of an eye to practical solutions to make it all possible in a real, live theater. At its heart, this is a play about two people in love, but there is also so much bread. It's a trip, and you should take it.

Stephen King meets Red Shoe Diaries at the Olive Garden is a horrifying concept when you think about it. Daniel Prillaman has obviously thought about it. This simple story becomes an existential horror when a deal too good to be true (or Hell of a Deal as the play puts it) turns out to be just that. As cringey as the thought of eternity in a restaurant eating nothing but bread is (okay, there IS some other eating going on, but I don't want to spoil that) makes this one eatery missing a boatload of Michelin stars. Foodie fun!

This is a Pandemic play that does not reference covid, lockdowns, or 2020. This play is about a couple who can't leave a restaurant until they eat all the bread in their unlimited bread order (Hell of a Deal!) but the isolation and sense of dread that accompany this play are so deeply rooted in the experiences of 2020 that we are able to process the those events through absurdism, comedy, and sex jokes. This play would be amazing onstage!

Bravo, Daniel!

With an original concept, Prillaman does great work weaving all the elements together to create this terrifying tale. Prillaman brings all the elements necessary to bring this horror comedy to life. This play will sure to get audiences laughing and horrified.

I adore the things Daniel Prillaman's mind churns out. A humorous situation turns horrifying as Arlo and Val realize that the Italian Garden Factory's unlimited bread deal is truly unlimited. I especially loved the little vignettes showing the passage of time and the ending - the whole time I was wondering how on earth this story could possibly end, and it turns out the answer is: perfectly. (And as a person who is no longer able to eat bread, this play helps me feel less upset about it. You guys, there is SO MUCH bread. Everywhere. What a stage picture.)

The concept alone had me giggling. But even though this is an existential horrorscape of a restaurant, the relationship between Arlo and Val becomes so strong and beautiful! I adore this terrifying play, even though it left me feeling a little bloated.

A simple, family style Italian restaurant where unlimited bread for $5.99 is a hell of a deal. Enter Val and Arlo, a young couple having a normal evening although overindulging on the meal and, of course, the bread. But when they ask for the check, they suddenly discover they are in the Daniel Prillaman Zone! What a funny, creepy story! I would absolutely love to see this performed! If there’s a moral to the story, I think it’s if you want to eat out, do it at home.

“You can dream better dreams than just being able to sleep wherever you want.” And boy, did Prillaman dream up one hell of a script! A play about eating that will leave you full and satisfied even with a bit of an ambiguous (and perfect) ending. I can tell Arlo and Val love each other (they had me at Bake Off accents) and the Server serves every time.

No Exit Parmesan? Val and Arlo learn the hard way the true cost of an unlimited offering. The dawning awareness of their situation and their attempts to escape and then reconcile themselves to it are wryly amusing and appropriately desperate. And the surprising conclusion cements their bond and their fate.