Recommended by Shaun Leisher

A brilliant exploration into the power trauma can have over our lives and how we can work to heal. Ki uses horror tropes as ways to let us into Yuli’s mind and grief process. This play does a great job at showing how scary life can be at times, while also giving hope with the power of acceptance and working to get better.

The first date from hell that just keeps getting weirder and weirder. Loved the unique dynamic between these three longtime friends and how it is disrupted by this new person. So much for actors to dig into in here.

These characters are so well written. Their complicated relationship is real and I look forward to seeing actors take on this short play.

This play left me absolutely breathless. It's a play that feels like it's going one place and then somewhere completely different. I would have liked it even if it was about the ethical issue at the center but the magic Diaz-Marcano forces upon these characters makes it something truly special. Needing to know our past for the sake of our future is something that we all are asked to think about and I'm thrilled there is a play like this that creates the dialogue for it.

A play that truly surprised me. You really think you know where this battle between two strong women is going but then they connect and it becomes a play about how women are pitted against each other. They needed no men on stage to come to that conclusion and understanding. Only when the men return does all hell break loose again. An ending that brings a smile to the faces of characters and audiences while also being utterly horrifying.

This play is about cycles of abuse and how the sins of fathers are to blame of sins of sons. This play dives into the toxic masculinity that people from Asian and Asian American families deal with and how it impacts their lot in life. This play does show hope in breaking this cycle though and offers a path to healing.

An opportunity for 3 Korean lesbians to tell their stories that culminates in a guttural cry involving the audience in the end. This is a protest play in the truest sense and it's one that needs to be heard.

A character study that tries to figure out what has created this rift between a mother and son as we witness their relationship implode. Is it the language barrier? The son's desire to assimilate? The mother's refusal to compromise when it comes to keeping her traditions? This play gives no easy answers and that's what makes it great.

Short plays that take on everyday moments like this fascinate me. These are the conversations that unfortunately fathers and sons have been having for a long time. Ki leaves you heart broken for both men in this play but hopeful that Charles can break the cycle.

A terrifying play that also explores the immigrant experience and the desire to assimilate into American culture. Brilliant use of mythology and magic to craft such an honest story.