Recommended by Julie Zaffarano

As my mother would say, there’s a lid for every pot. A charming play where two “quirky” people beat the odds and find each other. A hopeful and funny play.

Devastating and, unfortunately, real. When two people are everything to each other and they are torn apart, not by death, but by the ignorance and the hatred of others. When tiny bit of compassion is lacking in the final moments. Heartbreaking.

A play about integrity in the workplace and how it feels to see something you believe in disintegrate. The moment when you lose everything, yet gain everything.

Paul Donnelly reminds us that families aren’t perfect. Holidays aren’t perfect, Hard things happen that feel more devastating near the holidays. Well done.

A poignant and compelling play about a group of 30 somethings searching for what they want and need. Funny, heartbreaking with dialogue so real the reader is in the room. I read it in a single breath.

A funny and unexpected monologue. Would be great fun for actors to use their imagination o portray these roles.

A powerful play. Raw and real. Compelling, disturbing, and also compassionate. Produce this play.

Philip Middleton Williams is a master at writing moving family plays. This story of respect and accepting others without needing to understand gives a loving perspective.

Tanya O’Debra’s play “Them What Brung You” is a chilling Southern Gothic Horror story about a young couple and the incredible birth of their child. Is there evil afoot or are the circumstances unusual but innocuous? A brilliant play with strong characters and breathless dialog. Produce this play now, preferably in a city where I can see it. I was fortunate to read this play through #BAPF2021.

"Alma (f.k.a. #nowall)" by Benjamin Benne is a beautiful play about a mother and daughter who are navigating their intense love for each other in a difficult and frightening world. I barely breathed from he first word to the last. Produce this play.