Recommended by Monica Cross

I heard a reading of this at the Asolo. This play mashes up all the greatest hits from Shakespeare's canon. This play has many funny and touching moments. The Gravediggers are a particular highlight of this piece!

This play is a snapshot of so many conversations surrounding art. Does it have to be challenging and out there or can it still be art if the artist is painting what they like? It is ok to take things slow, do you have to burn yourself out along the way? Ripley and Robin come from opposite ends of the artistic spectrum but find themselves both on a space station contemplating painting the sky. This play is challenging and heartbreaking. So much for actors to work with!

This play encapsulates the moment when a couple begins to realize that they aren't going to work out. But with the added complication of living on the moon. This touching play offers a great scene study for actors and has a lot of fun potential for designers. Definitely check it out!

This play is fast-paced and full of twists and turns. This play could be done literally anywhere: all you need is two actors (maybe two cell phones) and the script does all the rest! Full of emotion and lessons on life, this play takes the audience on an adventure as told through text messages.

I just saw a production of this play at the Urbanite Theatre in Sarasota, FL. This play is a powerful piece for female actors, 60+. The single character in the play, Miriam, grapples with the complexities of trying to reconcile unconditional motherly love with genuine fear of one's own child. The play's imaginative staging requirements (baking a pie on stage) immerses the audience in the horrific reality of the play. This piece is a great choice for intimate theatre venues!

This monologue highlights the difficulties of war. Set in WWII, the speaker contemplates how he has ended up in the midst of battle when he never wanted to fight in the first place. A great piece about humanity, with a few darkly comic moments.

This plays is touching, beautiful, funny, and heartbreaking all at the same time. Two mars rovers, they have one job and they have each other. But what if that isn't enough? This play anthropomorphizes these little robots to explore a very human struggle to find purpose. This is such an imaginative piece!

Wow, what heartbreak! This play looks at Shakespeare's career through the eyes of those left in Stratford. The characters are so beautifully written. A must read!

This is a MUST! Sickles puts a new spin on one of the classic tropes of the sci-fi: the end of all Human life. Part Dark-Comedy, Part Heart-Wrenching Tragedy, this play give wit and passion in equal measure. All three parts are well balanced and give actors a lot to work with. Definitely check this out!

This dark comedy re-imagines a scene from Antigone. These two goofy guards keep surprising all the way until the very end. Irreverent and Bawdy, this play is so much fun! Perfect for college students or anyone who has ever wanted to see the classics re-written!