Recommended by Paul Donnelly

Poor Joe can't catch a break. One innocent fib on a first date sets off a cascade of events that bring him to the surface of the moon. A place he has no desire to be. How he gets there and how the astronauts he travels with handle his reservations and revelation make for a delightful comic gem.

A witty and tart one-minute delight. Beth, in some ways, gets her just desserts.

Brilliant, just brilliant. Artfully follows the structure of Hamlet, only to subvert every scene and to wreak havoc with the politics of gender. The dialogue is hilarious, mixing verse, anachronisms, and meta commentary. I honestly can't count the number of times I laughed out loud. This would be a joy to see staged.

Two characters are vividly realized and their journey vividly illustrated without their speaking a word.

The perfect blend of snarky and sweet. This Red is quite the pistol and the references to other fairy tales are hysterical. Her bursts of compassion for the Wolf and the surprise reveal deepen and enrich the play and enter the realm of real emotion.

A powerful meditation on guilt and the awful cost unresolved guilt can extract. The details of a particular life are so specific and fully realized that the suffering the speaker experiences resonates as universal. It is a great pity that the notion of self-forgiveness comes too late to save their friend.

A droll and insightful exploration of the nature of ambition and collaboration. The characters are rich and compelling and the dialogue crisp and witty. The depression era setting adds color and urgency and the world of the studio is vividly rendered. The well-crafted pieces add up to a powerful whole.

Burn This Book is a taut and compelling exploration of the meaning and responsibility of legacy. What does an author owe to his family? What does he owe to the truth? And what does his family owe to him and his work after he is gone?

Adams pulls off the high wire act of mixing a parody of boy detectives with a moving meditation on grief and loss. This is a rich, complex, engaging ten minute piece.

A witty take on relationships, history and memory. It's fun to hear these characters misinterpret events from what to them is ancient history and to experience a different set of gender roles.