Recommended by Skye Robinson Hillis

LA MUJER BARBUDA is all the things you want in a play - smart, funny, moving, surprising, at once new and familiar. Luzarraga has created memorable, well-drawn characters and two worlds that are completely distinct and clear, and it's beautiful to experience them transforming in and out of each other in such a seamless, cascading way. I loved this play.

This is a highly impactful and resonant short piece that every college student should be required to read/see. A lovely little gift of a play.

This is a smart and moving story that weaves (mostly) realistic characters into an almost mythical narrative, and does so quite seamlessly. Egdorf has built a beautiful arc for her characters...both literally and figuratively, and the play is compelling throughout.

A lovely play about the complicated, nuanced relationship between a mother and her adopted son, one which employs the road trip device better than any I've ever read. The characters are well-drawn and the occasional elements of magical realism (through the character of Reina) work well. Very much worth a read.

I had the pleasure of assistant directing this play's world premiere at Chicago Dramatists several years ago. It is a lovely, poignant, heartfelt, and agonizing portrait of a small town in a broken, divided nation.

This is a play that really takes the idea of ghosts and hauntings and turns it on its head. What could be cliche becomes smart, moving, surprising, and emphatically unique. And the best part? Four fantastic roles for women. Very much worth the read.

This is a completely terrifying yet somehow totally delightful short play about the scary, omniscient play technology is heading. Smart, relevant, and eerie.

This is a lovely short play with whip smart dialogue that is surprisingly moving for its mere 10 minutes of length. Topical without being heavy-handed and a pleasure to read.

This is a truly beautiful play. Moving, lyrical, strange, engaging. Like an extraterrestrial OUR TOWN. And like OUR TOWN, it packs a hell of a punch at the end. I have not read anything else quite like it.

DERAILED is a smart, topical play that will keep you engaged throughout. The writer has created a number of intriguing plotlines, and relatable characters, even in a first draft. I'm looking forward to seeing where this play goes!