Recommended by John Minigan

A miracle of a short play. Walt McGough has made my heart break and heal again for hosiery. I've had students work on it many times in classes, and they always find grief, joy, and beauty in it.

A laugh-out-loud satire that reflect our national moment perfectly. It captures, in one situation and ten minutes, the absurdity and recklessness, the denial of the obvious, and the willful ignorance, even among those seated closest to the crisis. You've got to laugh, or you'd certainly cry, and this play lets us laugh a lot.

This is a deeply felt, beautiful, heart-breaking play about love in a time when not just grief but the preparation for grieving takes over our lives. The two characters' different approaches to the challenges they face--Kevin focusing on the practical, David on the emotional--not only build conflict but show the power of their love for each other. It's a play that works brilliantly as "streamed" theater but which would also be a gut-punch performed live.

A play that is totally clever and totally charming! From the start, you're pulling for Adam--even if it was his roommate "Luce" that got him into the situation--and pulling for Eve, too. A lovely rom-com that would be a delight in any short play fest.

Such a funny, heartfelt, deeply satisfying and refreshingly romantic play. What is it to long for love? And is it greater to understand longing--and to be able to capture that longing in writing--than to have that longing fulfilled? Does the act of creating for others move us more than a love that locks our gaze into the eyes of just one other person would do? So many rich unanswerables -- but maybe some playwrights need everything spelled out for them in big, bold, clear letters :) Would love to see this stage!

This is a brilliantly conceived and thoroughly engaging romantic comedy with great roles for both performers. Both are sharp and witty, and both have surprises for us and for each other--and the movement toward a connection between them is clear and fulfilling. Wonderfully effective!

Loftus' Eddie & Edna is a compelling, breath-catches-in-your-throat dive into the way the past and even the present become slippery--especially with the compounding of age and grief. A devastating and heart-breaking gem of a play.

This is a beautiful and utterly heart-breaking short play, reminding us that we are at (or, if you're an optimist, rapidly approaching) a point of no return. Soon, all that's growing and vibrant and green may be little more than a memory. The two characters, damaged by us, watched by us, are a modern Vladimir and Estragon--made more searing because of the awareness that we are responsible for their (and our) fate.

Three Ladybugs is a lovely short play, filled with loss, hard choices, surprises and more than a little wonder. The parallel questions--in the ladybugs and the unseen humans--give it the quality of a parable, looking at the small but opening up larger issues. This would be a real treat for actors and director.

This play manages to be delightful, funny, and cautionary all at the same time. It's a rom-com that makes the case that differences don't have to divide us, and a warning about the changes we're causing in the natural world. An outstanding short piece that entertains and stays with you.