Recommended by Shaun Leisher

Such a fun monologue!! It's the kind of speech I feel like is seen a lot in theatre and film but Partain has really made it fresh with this fascinating woman she's created.

One of the best monologues for high school actors I've ever read. Partain expertly captures the voice of a teenage girl that should be worrying about who she'll be going to the school dance with instead of being murdered. A chilling reminder that while politicians debate the 2nd amendment, children are losing their lives.

A haunting play about the lines people are forced to stay behind because of who they are. Svich's poetic dialogue is beautiful as always. This play truly captures a feeling of ancient storytelling while depicting a modern world and serves as a reminder of the power and necessity of storytelling as a way to remember the past, mourn the present and envision the future.

Honest is the main adjective that comes to mind when I think of the plays of Catherine Weingarten. There are very few writers out there that capture the truth of millennial speak as well and this play really shows that. Sexual relationships between undergrads certainly isn't new in art but it hasn't been told this way. Its such a tight play and I love how complex the women are compared to the doofus guys.

I truly love plays that go places I never saw coming. This 2 hander was a pleasure to read with its complex characters and sharp dialogue. So glad that this play got picked to be developed at PlayPenn!!

Love how this play uses scientific concepts to look at the human condition. A young woman finds her place in the STEM field and the power she hold in a relationship with her professor. A really interesting 2 hander.

The search for one's purpose in life is certainly not a new thing explored in theatre so I'm truly glad that Bernardo has taken this subject on in such a unique way. A hilarious satire on what we do to fill our lives that will certainly be a gift to actors, directors and designers. The lack of concrete stage directions and gendered language give artists makes you know this is a play written by an actor who loves to just create theatre.

A play for this post-Trump world that imagines society as a matriarchy in a really unique way. It's a play that explored the stories we tell, who gets to tell them and how they are told.

Between Stupid F*cking Bird and the upcoming film adaptation, Chekhov's The Seagull seems to be having a moment. This musical is one of the best takes on the Russian great's work that I have ever read. 4 complex and relatable characters ponder life and art and the songs are really well-written. Chekhov lovers will dig it but it also stands on it's own as just a really good play. Produce this now!!!

I love this play soooo much!!! It's for sure inside baseball (or inside non-equity regional theatre) but definitely won't alienate any audiences who aren't in that field. This play deals with friendship, dying dreams, fear of failure. All those things that make-up great Chekhovian theatre.