Recommended by Julie Zaffarano

So much emotion and clever dialogue packed into ten pages. TJ Young’s talent for subtext shines in this holiday play. Holidays are hard, but especially hard when you are forced to accept a gift that makes you feel inadequate.

A heartbreaking piece that also uplifts. Philip Middleton William’s work is authentic and speaks straight to the hearts of his audience. I teared up thinking of my own Dad — but in a good way. Also, dad jokes are real.

Fast paced and funny, this delightful play holds us in suspense. A mundane shopping trip takes on new meaning. Well done.

Food and sex go together like PB & J in this fun play. Not sure who will have more fun — the audience or the actors. Clever any witty.

Fun and surprising play that makes you think more about birds and evolution than you thought possible in a ten minute play. Would love to see it live. The actors would have a blast.

Thrilling historical drama about Belle Sorensen Gunness, an American female serial killer. The history behind the play is fascinating and supports, without interfering with, the story telling. Well done.

I love this play. Dave Ebersole is a master language and storytelling. His over-the-top characters have you laughing to the point of tears. And then, in the middle of the crazy hilarity, he pulls a sucker punch in your gut that makes you care for characters that seconds before you didn't. "Absolution" will haunt you days after reading it.

Wow. Alex Dremann packs an entire two-act play into ten minutes. Brilliant, funny, and devastating, “Shelly” takes us on a twisty-turny breathless ride to inevitable end.

Beautiful and poignant retelling of the classic story. Keenya Jackson’s “Frankie and Johnny” is authentic — fresh and new. We are reminded that love is everything to a teenager and the loss is too devastating to handle.

Funny and chilling, this roller coaster of a play will have you laughing one minute and thoughtful the next. Keenya Jackson creates a futuristic world that seems fantastical, but , given the last few years, more probable tha we would like to think. Well done.