Recommended by Monica Cross

Hey! I know him! Not THAT Steve Martin, but the Steve Martin mentioned in this play. Hilary Bluestein-Lyons creates moments in this play that deeply resonate with adults trying to maintain friendships with other adults (even as we all get weirder with age), playwrights who have ever had to justify their profession to anyone ever, and friends of Steve Martin, who will always clarify that they know the superior Steve Martin. This play is full of awkward interactions and unique holiday traditions, that would be absolutely delightful to stage.

Well Done! Highly Recommend!

One of the awesome things about Science Fiction is that the stakes can skyrocket very quickly, and theatre is all about stakes! HARD DEADLINE is a great example of swift escalation in Science Fiction Theatre! One minute it's all like Your-best-friend-is-an-alien and the next, we have kill-me-or-the-planet-is-doomed! Adam Richter delivers a fun, if intense, play about friendship and world domination.

While very simple to stage, this play also leaves a lot of awesome possibilities for designers.

BRAVO!

OUTER SPACE FACE-TO-FACE CONTACT is a delightful short science fiction play. Cole Hunter Dzubak takes "this meeting could have been an email" to a whole new level on Pluto's moons. This is fast paced and full of fun staging possibilities.

I'M GONNA NEED YOU TO LOG OFF FOR ME is a thoroughly wonderful satire of the state of AI art at the moment. With delightful twists and turns, Daniel Prillaman creates a 10-minute play that will make you laugh and make you think. Each character would be a tremendous amount of fun to play!

BRAVO!

ONCE UPON A SMORGASBORD is a lovely tale of lose, grief, and possibly hope(?). The style is haunting and the ending is sweet. This play feels so effortless to stage, which is great because all of the emotional heavy lifting is in the words Miranda Jonte gives these characters. With an ending that will bring a smile, this piece is perfect for any 10-minute play festival!

BRAVA!

JACOB AND EBENEZER: A LOVE STORY is a bittersweet prequel to Charles Dickens's A CHRISTMAS CAROL.
In it, we get to see the stuff in between the visions the ghost of Christmas Past has Scrooge relive, and we see how one relationship shaped and molded him. As a huge fan of a Christmas Carol, I felt this fit seamlessly and beautifully into the mythos of Dickens's story. It is heartbreaking (and lovely) to watch as these characters grapple with their own limited understanding of humanity.

BRAVO! HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!

Christmas time can be a time of family and warmth, but it can also be a time when a person's struggles with food come to the forefront. That is exactly what Scott Sickles gives us in SWEET SWEET CHRISTMAS. While Lindsay is struggling with a recent diabetes diagnosis, the sentiment expressed is shared by those with food allergies, recovering from disordered eating, and other struggles with food. This is a monologue that makes me both want to laugh and cry. I get Lindsay's frustration on a deep personal level and I feel those last few lines in my soul!

THE BAR AT THE END OF FOREVER is a series of overlapping musical vignettes bringing all of our favorite time travelling heroes together. Christopher Soucy not only taps into a variety of beloved fandoms, but also explores many of the tropes and pitfalls of time travel. My favorite being an exchange between the Terminator and Reese.

This show would be an absolute pleasure to costume, recreating so many iconic looks! This show would also be a delight for Scifi conventions!

WHEEL OF FORTUNE REVERSED is poignant and touching, while being witty and charming, in perfect Scott Sickles style. Taking the iconic trope of a chess match with death, Scott twists it and turns it on its head. This play does that with a lot of the expectations in this play, and leaves readers and audiences with a new but comforting end.

BRAVO!

Christmas and Consumerism. In Philip Middleton William's play the two words are inextricably linked. This comic holiday play puts us behind the scenes at an ad agency in a crunch to sell more stuff at Christmas time. THE CHRISTMAS COMMERCIAL CONSPIRACY delivers punchlines that drive home the reality of holiday marketing.