Recommended by Shaun Leisher

A shocking and moving moment between siblings beautifully captured in this short play.

This play went places I never thought was possible when I first began reading it. This play blends Shakespeare and college party culture to put addiction under a microscope in a way that I hope changes lives. I feel like we all know Micah's and I hope that the Micah's out there experience this play and are changed in only the way theatre can. This should be produced at every major party college.

The type of relationship at the center of this enthralling two-hander is one we just don't get to see on stage that often. You can cut the tension between these two characters and the choice to set this play at a place where people go to escape the horrors of their lives is inspired. This is a play about facing the monsters in the world around us and the ones inside of ourselves.

Gentrification, opioid addiction and so many other timely issues are explored in this much-needed play. The play is poetic and filled with movement while also feeling real and raw. The choice of having the entire piece take place in a shipping container is inspired and I hope inspires many site-specific productions.

A mind bending horror play for the digital age and beyond. Every time I think I have this play figured out, more layers of riddles is piled on. One of those plays that will leave you stunned in silence long after the curtain falls.

A brilliantly researched piece of fiction between two giants of the stage. The conversations being had about identity, art and hero worship are just as vital today as they were in 1944. A play that feels so classic and in the voices of these two writers while being so current. This is a play that needs to be studied. The tension and what is said when no dialogue occurs is electric. A gift for actors and audiences.

A family play unlike any I have ever read. I loved the magic of this play and how it is unique from so many other narratives featuring trans* characters. Can't wait to see this play fully staged some day.

Weingarten is the voice of this generation for all things celebrity culture and social media living. I know few other writers that perfectly captures the unique problems and language of this current day and age. Definitely don't need to be a fan of reality dating shows to appreciate this play but it will make it oh so much better if you are.

A stunning play that belongs in the canon of Afrofuturist literature. A play that looks at the pains of environmental racism and classism but also has so much joy and laughter. A play that feels like a parable. An omen for a dark future that also provides hope about the resiliency of the human race. This is a play where the side characters or tokens of the sci-fi genre take center stage and get to be fully formed characters. This is a play that needs to be produced now.

A play that needs to be read by teens everywhere. Love the poetry and messing with form going on here. A coming of age story where the participants have so little say over what they are becoming. The specificity of the time period and technology was so effective. Can't wait to read more by Sophie Sagan-Gutherz. This is a playwright to watch.