Recommended by Shaun Leisher

I had the absolute pleasure of seeing this draft in fully produced recently and I absolutely can't wait to see how it continues to develop. Hayat is putting little known LGBTQ+ history on stage in a way that is so well researched but is mostly focused on the humanity of the time. This play is funny, sexy and extremely tense. Please give this play the chance it deserves to grow!!

This is a hysterical play that goes to some really deep places. Love seeing plays like this that uses genres like horror to so put social issues of today under the microscope.

This is a well done absurdist relationship comedy that hits on some truly pressing issues. It's a play that will bring out some strong reactions and that's why it needs to be produced.

If I imagined who would be the worst people to see spend the apocalypse together I think this play would come to mind. The end of civilization serves as a looming backdrop for this sorta "comedy of manners" as a family just all get pent up shit off their chest no matter who is hurt by it. Vanderark expertly takes us back to happier (or at least less hateful) times to contrast with the powder keg situation these four are in. With the right director, actors and designers this can be an extremely tense and cathartic time at the theatre.

The trope of the tragic Asian woman we see so often represented in art is put under a microscope in this absolutely stunning play. Choi has crafted this enigmatic world of existentialism and meta-theatricality as he forces audiences to consider the harm that is being done when these are the only stories about Asian women being told. A horrifying play that gives hope about the possibilities that are there when people from marginalized groups are given agency over their own stories. This needs to be produced everywhere but especially wherever a production of Miss Saigon or Madama Butterfly is happening.

A play tells a story about a rarely taught part of World War II history in a way that utilizes so many different culturally specific theatrical methods. A play that I am absolutely dying to see fully produced.

A play that will start some much needed conversations. The blending of historical figures and time periods is extremely effective at making audiences wonder if we have ever learned from the mistakes of the past.

A gross, absurd existential play that takes on the climate crisis and our empty attempts to "save the planet." It's a cautionary tale filled with laughter and sobering reminders of the havoc we've wrecked on our planet.

Just reading this play made me sweat with discomfort. Sofya Levitsky-Weitz expertly captures the tension of family holiday dinners and the interweaving of fantastical elements works so well.

Chloe Xtina is absolutely brilliant when it comes to putting the seemingly impossible on the page and throwing out the challenge to artists to make it a reality. Like with all her plays I've read so far I can't wait for talented artists to take up that challenge and produce her work. Andie is a complete enigma and her arc and development moved me so much. This is a story of survival unlike any other I've ever read. I just don't know what else to say besides PRODUCE THIS PLAY!!!!