Recommended by Monica Cross

What do you do when you are the last of your species? Meet up with other animals that are the last of their species. This is fun and touching and calls attention to the extinctions that march ever onward. Jillian creates compelling characters with enormous personalities, I would love to costume them! THE EIGHTEENTH QUINQUENNIAL ENDLINGS PICNIC is a great show with a timely message.

Our pets are dependent upon us humans for so much, and if they could talk, what would they tell us? Colette Murphy gives us insight into exactly that. In WHEN WE TALKED, we get a glimpse at the distinct psychology of Dogs, Cats, Fish, and Humans. This Masterful 10-minute play would be a delight to stage.

BRAVA!

LOVE'S HEAVY BURDEN is a fun and delightful sequel to Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. It incorporates many of my favorite Elizabethan tropes: women disguised as page boys, surly musicians, young men who are too in love to be able to continue living, the list goes on. Swirling plots tie up loose ends to Shakespeare's play, and a host of new characters round out the antics, while thematically linking back to the source material.

I was fortunate to catch a virtual reading of the play put on by Pigeon Creek Shakespeare Company.

Bravo!

LAYERS, OR "THE CASSEROLE PLAY" is a play with many layers, and many twists and turns. It is alternatingly hysterical, poignant, ridiculous, and lovely. This is a play that engages with it's source material in such a fun and vivid way, and encourages audiences to engage with it as well. It's the sort of play that is instantly quotable and will have audiences recalling moments for a long time afterwards. Scott Sickles has gotten to the bottom of the Casserole dish and dish and I love it!

BRAVO! HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!

ALL IN A WHITE TRASH PIE is the ultimate "How it started / How it's going" We get two snap shots of the family dynamic and relationships of these characters, two years apart. This is a beautiful and heartwarming story. And I absolutely love that it takes place in the aisle of a grocery story (site specific show anyone?).

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!

Harold and Maeve will instantly win their way into your heart. They have the good of their little community in mind and they are watching out for everyone. This is a delightful ten-minute play and companion to The Neighbors, which can be experienced as part of the set or on its own. Fantastic parts for older actors!

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!

The Peter Pan stories have always invited darker interpretations of the stories, and Christopher Soucy has explored one such avenue in AT LONG LAST THE STORY OF HOW CAPTAIN HOOK CAME TO BE. This is a fantastic monologue. On that I could see every incarnation of Captain Hook delivering. I want to dress up as Captain Hook and do this Monologue!

HIGHLY RECOMMEND!

This Moliere style comedy is delightfully entertaining! THE POLYCULE lovingly skewers the foibles and pitfalls of polyamory from inside the community. There are so many laugh out loud moments, particularly for those familiar with either the conventions of Restoration Comedy, the Polyam community, or both. And I found myself yelling "NO!" as the characters essentially send their own relationships up in flames. Jillian Blevins adds to this with gorgeously constructed verse in rhyming couplets.

If you are looking for an ensemble-focused, full-length comedy this is the play for you!

This is a fun short play. I am so glad that Adam RIchter shared it. Made my morning!

THE NEIGHBORS is a delightful "who's on first" of people watching. It has rapid fire dialogue and a zinger of an ending!

Well done!