Recommended by Shaun Leisher

I loved how poetic and ritualistic this play was. It seem like it would be a great challenge for an actor and creative team. I also really appreciated how honest it was when it comes to mental illness and how symptoms and feelings are so specific to each person. I also loved how the ending was filled with hope and not just despair like so many other plays I've read about this issue.

A play that takes full advantage of theatrical sound and creates a haunting scene. The writer perfectly creates a tone of dread up until the last moment. This is a piece that will push actors, designers and directors to the limits of their creativity.

THIS IS EVERYTHING THAT GOES THROUGH MY HEAD WHEN I THINK OF ARTIVISM!!! Even using that term "artivism" makes me feel icky sometimes but I do know it matters. This play does a good job expressing that while also giving voice to the doubts. All in 10 minutes, too!!!

A really tight short play that's hysterical and really moving. I have read plays before that look at the navigation of sexual relationships and consent but none that have this much humor and heart.

This play genuinely surprised me in such a short amount of time. A true snapshot into the life of this couple that also works brilliantly as a memory play.

I love plays like this that remind us that even in the dystopic future we will still be bitching about things and have crushes. A great 10 minute play with really strong characters.

This play is a pure fever dream. The conversations here will make your head spin and grip so hard at your heart. This is a play about being happy and thinking about being happy makes more and more miserable and lost. It's a riff on Chekhov yet entirely new and a big middle finger to Chekhov. It's a play that is going to stick with me for a long time.

I have read many plays that take a look at the effects of climate change but none in this way. I really don't think I've read a play that takes such an interesting look at over population. Ortiz proves to be masterful in world building without giving too much exposition. This play shows a world that feels fantastical and meant for science fiction but not too unbelievable. At its core, though, its the characters that drive this play and how they cope and dream for more in the dystopian future they have inherited.

A magical and moving play that explores the themes of race in the academic setting. A play reminds us how resistant people are to new ideas about classical history. Especially when those new ideas challenge white supremacy. Espinoza brilliantly crafts a work of fantasy that is so rooted in the real world and the honesty of these characters. This is a play filled with big ideas that need to be thought about and discussed.

A really interesting piece that feels very naturalistic until the world breaks apart in to moments of magical realism. This play explores police brutality and the idea of the model minority in such a unique way. It's a play that effectively packs a punch to audience's gut in such a short time.