Recommended by David Hansen

Holen has created a very sweet (and funny!) short holiday play for the entire family, with healthy audience interaction and a great message about honesty, communication, and cats. I loved picturing actors playing each of the cats -- and the surprise ending would make this a fine addition to an evening of short Christmas plays. Recommended!

A taut, brief character sketch. Unnerving and uncomfortably funny, it leaves the reader/audience uncertain as to whether this scenario will not eventually end in tragedy. Hart has crafted a compelling short work, ideal for any one-act festival. Recommended!

A totally twisted and hilarious journey, Jolly leans dangerously (and delightfully) over the line of good taste with this pseudo-space adventure — it may have been written over five years ago, but the idea of four maddened modern folks contemplating surviving the next several years trapped together in a smelly, self-sabotaged vessel feels highly prescient. This is totally 2025. Recommended!

Proctor has a unique talent for walking the line between absurdly hip and silly, and poignant, earnest and sweet. This is a boss time-travel story with plenty of humor and smarts, but at its core a heartfelt story of relationships both romantic and filial. Highly recommended!

The dialogue in this short piece flies, and it is a good debate. It is refreshing to hear intelligent dialogue written for teenage characters, and in which they and their adult mentors have spirited, respectful conversation. Also, extra points for using the word "healthily." Recommended!

Plays about women's bodily issues make men uncomfortable which is reason enough to produce them. Schilling is, as always, frank and hilarious, and this brief comedy, which is called TITS, is no exception. The main character has a unique opportunity to scold and correct her lady parts, but as should be apparent to anyone, they each have complaints of their own. A costume designer's delight, to be sure. Recommended!

Thompson packs into a brief moment very deep and strongly felt emotion and recrimination, rich with detail and impact. This piece will work very well for a drama workshop or possible audition piece, it's also a powerful jumping off point for a longer work centering on this female protagonist.

With this brief play, Perry has created a witty and uncomplicated argument that cuts through defensive, emotional hand-wringing and useless dreaming to address the harsh reality of democracy and the only true path forward. His thesis is so basic it will enrage those who deserve to be enraged, and yet does so with humor, candor, and even a button. Well done.

Brief, hilarious and physical, wonderful opportunities for broad and daring performances, from a tight ensemble of comedians. The central character is sweet and real, this script would be an excellent choice for an evening of high school one-acts.

Devilishly dark and devious, and an exhibit of the consequences of abuse and trauma. Great two-hander with a kick.