Almost Blue

by Keith Reddin

ALMOST BLUE is a stage noir set in a seedy rooming house. A man just out of prison trying to stay straight, a strange loner down the hall who writes pornographic greeting cards, a violent ex-con who wants to settle old scores. And of course, the beautiful woman in trouble, who messes with everybody's head. Written in a series of brutal, funny encounters, ALMOST BLUE is a journey into the dark night, full of plot twists and sultry exchanges.

Genres: Plays

47 pages, Paperback

First published April 30, 2007

Reviews

[Yourfiendmrjones · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read this in about an hour. A fast-paced, hard-boiled crime story that feels like film noir without the bullshit tropes that get hammered into plays that want to be what this is- stage noir. The playwright is to be commended for making an original story that feels like a modern-day Jim Thompson novel.

I loved it.

[Jace · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very dark very explicit but entertaining. There’s a lot of complexity to each character (idk if it’s good or bad).