Recommended by Julie Zaffarano

/art/ by Steven G Martin is a fast paced comedy that pokes fun at the pompous judges of a third grade art competition. I love how the judges get “schooled” by the children. Actors would have a blast playing these characters.

“Two Tickets to Delray Beach” tackles some very difficult topics. We are strongly moved by Leo’s situation and hope he can be saved. Trigger warnings.

Matthew Weaver’s fun and sweet play, “The Blushing Groom” is a well-crafted two-hander about what seems to be an impossible situation. We hope for these two as a couple, but need them to come through with their individual integrity intact. Weaver does not disappoint.

Yes! After reading Doug DeVita’s shorter works, I longed to spend more time with his characters. “Phillie’s Trilogy” is so satisfying in bringing these characters to us. Smart, witty, devastating, honest. Thank you, Doug DeVita for the journey that is impossible to forget.

Deb Hiett deals masterfully with parents’s grief for the loss of their son in “The Super Variety Match Bonus Round!” A very funny and heartbreaking play — we root for this couple as they deal with the changes in their lives, hoping they can adapt. Well done.

“Impossible Friends” by Eytan Deray is a lovely piece about friendship and love. Audiences will hope for the best for these two friends. The play is complete in itself, but I can’t help but wish there will be a longer work with these characters.

Dave Ebersole’s “The Church Bells All we’re Broken” is a funny, heartbreaking, and hopeful play. I had the pleasure of seeing it in a Philadelphia and it has stayed in my heart. Ebersole is a brilliant crafter who draws you in through comedy, takes you on an emotional roller coaster, and leaves you smiling through your tears. Well done.

A fun play about the perils of being in public with co-workers. Sometime we spend more time with our coworkers than our family and friends and our preferences and habits can be particularly irritating. Snappy, unpredictability fun dialogue.

Every time I read Philip Middleton William’s play, I become a fly on the ceiling — I can taste the drinks, smell the woods and French toast. “Cooler Near the Lake” is beautiful in its honesty of self-discovery, acceptance, and how unknowingly we wear our hearts on our sleeves.

TEACH is a riveting and intense story that transcends the reader into the world of these characters. We feel their longing for for that unconditional touch. Brilliantly crafted, poetic, and haunting.