Recommended by Quinn Xavier Hernandez

I had the great fortune of hearing this piece at a Monday Night Critique Session through Working Title Playwrights and all I can say is oh. My. God. There is such power in this monologue and Benjamin Carr's dialogue is simultaneously a gut punch and a feather boa on your skin. Read this monologue. Embrace it. Then produce it. It's a powerful piece tackling family, drug abuse, owning who you are, how we choose to remember the dead, and the way the dead ought to be remembered.

THE BEDROOM SUMMIT is filled with heartbreak, pain, desire, and charm. Scott Sickles sketches two beautifully complex young men that balance all of these motifs effortlessly. It's refreshingly hard to read this on the page and that is why I hope I will get to see it staged soon. That discomfort is vital and necessary. Fantastic job!

If you're familiar with Emily Hageman's work then you already know she has a beautiful penchant for writing young characters and creating gripping plays for younger actors. THE INEXPLICABLE CHAOS FACTOR OF MIA GREGORY is another shining example of Ms. Hageman's skill. Strong LEADING roles for young women, a delightful cast of awkwardly real characters, and difficult subject matter in the forms of mental health and suicide; all are tackled with finesse and care.

Hilary Bluestein-Lyons hits hard with her comedy. TIGHTEN YOUR BORSCHT BELT is incredibly funny, tender, and (at times) difficult to watch. The character of Hattie is simply tremendous; she's strong, well-spoken, witty, and committed. Bluestein-Lyons' twisting of her pain into comedic gold is a delight. I would love to see this staged. Produce it now, please!

THE CURSE OF DYSFUNCTION is a beautiful slow burn of a play. From the jump, there's this sense of impending doom lingering overhead and each of Baynard's characters is inching their way closer and closer to it. By the end, Baynard creates his own beautiful and twisted masterpiece that demands his audience question the lengths they would go for family. The gore in this play would be a delight for a set designer and props master to collaborate on. I'm very eager to see this play staged with full special effects!

Shifting between tragically tender moments and almost frantic comedy, THEY KNOW NOT forces three dysfunctional family members to coexist in the least ideal of conditions. Jennifer Skura's knack for witty, emotionally-driven dialogue really shines. I highly recommend this play!

Such a powerful and timely play! The characters are vibrant and diverse––while I don't always love a group protagonist, THE WOLVES certainly manages to make the concept shine!

RAVISHING has this ethereal quality that most Greek retellings seem to lack. Rachel Graf Evans does an amazing job finding a flow that matches this ethereal quality and allows the piece to be comfortable yet surprising. Beautiful work!

Bold. Electric. Unforgettable. SLAYING HOLOFERNES is a powerhouse of a play with strong images, dynamic women, and difficult subject matter that is so incredibly relevant today. Produce this now!

Emily McClain has a knack for strong-willed, witty, and complicated characters that mesh just as much as they but heads. CHEEK BY JOWL is no exception. Perfect disarray of family dynamics, greed, and secrets that is oh so lovely onstage.