Recommended by Monica Cross

I am a huge fan of Liz Duffy Adams, and this script is so deserving of all of the attention it is getting right now. Even reading it on the page the scenes feel electric. Both Shakespeare and Marlowe seem like such fun characters to play. The twists and turns of this script are dynamite! I hope to see it staged soon.

I saw an early reading of MOTHER'S LITTLE HELPER and I cackled, make that died from laughing. I am dead. There is a lot of hard truths in this play and the delightfully over the top presetnation of a demonically possessed kitchen (and roast chicken! "The bones! the bones! from last night's chicken!") is the perfect vehicle for delving into the topics this play discusses.

I know this play would be a BLAST for any cast, crew, designers, and directors to work on.

ADRIFT wraps a strong sibling dynamic in a beautiful metaphor of being lost at sea. Andrew-Elijah Schindler gives us two delightfully written characters who surprise at every turn. This straightforward narrative (can the two brothers make it back to land after being knocked off course by a storm) contains deep, soulful interrogation of what duty we owe to our family.

I enjoyed imagining this play, and I would love to see it staged!

This is an intense short play! And even in a page and a half there is a lot to think about. The overall vibe is so eerie.

Emily McClain explores what it means to say "the Future is Female." By foregrounding issues of motherhood, conception, and what it means to have a career and family at the same time. Emily McClain's characters are pitted against one another by an outside (patriarchal) force, but in fighting for what they want, these two women find a satisfying solution. It is wonderful to see a short scifi play that explores themes relevant to modern audiences.

I heard this play produced on the Gather by the Ghostlight Podcast. Very satisfying!

I had the opportunity to see the streamed Edinburgh Fringe production. This is a witty, charming, and thought provoking adaptation of Hamlet. In the text made available here, Mara Sherman et al. have provided in depth explanations of a production that was SO MUCH MORE THAN THE TEXT. This script is a road map to recreating or creating your own TWO WOMAN HAMLET! If you have not, please take the opportunity to check out the production in the "supporting video" section of this page. Nicola and Hannah are absolutely stellar!

ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA (AFTER) is a gorgeous short sequel to Shakespeare's play. This play bathes us in beautiful language and fascinating spectacle! I want to see it staged. I want to be a part of staging it!

Did I mention the absolutely stunning language? Verse. Rhyme. The entire play just sounds good.

THE WONDERFUL OUT THERE is a hard hitting play beautifully executed with love and compassion. Dave Osmundsen gives us a story about a group of kids whose searching and longing is so powerful it transcends life and death. This piece highlights the abuse faced by many neurodivergent children.

This is a captivating story that will make for a heartfelt evening of theatre, but it is also a memorial and a call to action that deserves a spotlight center stage.

This play has so stuck with me that I am shocked I have not recommended it before now! POSTPARTUM threads the line between what is nightmare and what is reality. Jillian Blevins creates a heart stopping horror that would be the talk of any one act festival. With rich work for actors and audio designers, this play is the sort of thing production teams want to sink their teeth into.

The Tragedie of King John Falstaff is an alternate history to Shakespeare Henry V. Michael C. O'Day creates a delightful scenario (Glendower's Revenge Magic), high spectacle (a talking head mounted on a sacrificial alter), and gorgeous language ("I would dam the river Lethe, and divert its natural course, that I might pour it raging down my throat, and become oblivion itself.") Every Shakespeare lover should add this to their reading list!

I want to see this play produced!