Recommended by Julie Zaffarano

Wow, more twist and turns than a rollercoaster! What a fun play for actors to perform and audiences to experience. Quick paced and super fun.

"What's on the Menu" by Cam Eickmeyer is a lovely play that pulls us in -- filling us with hope and a little dread. We WANT the father and son to communicate and find a closer relationship, but we are also afraid they won't. Great job making the audience care so much about these characters in just a few pages.

I love these characters! All of them (including the narrator). I love how they let down their guards and open themselves to possibilities. Sam Heyman has created a charming play, exploring what it means to be a human attracted to others and in love. The characters are real and well-drawn and we care and worry for them.

"Fashion Show" is a heartfelt play of intense teen friendship. Stakes are high. I love how the characters support each other. Well done.

"The Damned Letters" by Sam Heyman is a beautiful, heartbreaking play about family, relationships, love, and identity. The characters in this play love so intensely that they break down in their efforts at communication and insulate themselves in their own cocoons. We know these people -- they are in our families. The connections are real. Heyman makes us care about these characters and, thankfully, leaves us with hope for them.

Mister Frank is not your average substitute teacher, as we learn in this hilarious short play. I don't know who would have more fun -- the audience or the actors. Great addition to any short play festival.

The two scenes in this short play are sharp and dynamic. Nora Louise Syran makes us FEEL for these women in just a few lines. Well done.

I love this roller-coaster play. Sam Heyman creates a crazy world where every time we think we are settling in, the play shifts and twists -- always driving towards the inevitable and surprising ending. This is a play set in the world of writing and publishing, as the characters look for their identities and explore how far they will go to get what they want. This play forces us to look inside ourselves and ask questions we would prefer to avoid. Well done.

I always wondered what would happen if Juliet and Romeo lived to marry. I'm glad to see their love proved strong in spite of incredible odds. Such a fun play by Matthew Weaver. Would love to see it staged.

Devastating and heartbreaking. Jillian Blevins creates a world all too real today. The timeline shows the progression of youth from innocence to a potentially disturbing future created by the measures intended to protect. This play needs to be produced now.