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Donna Hoke delivers a quick-paced and truthful comedy about communication, honesty, love, and loss. With its charming characters, clear message, and simplicity, SONS AND LOVERS is just the right amount of witty, sappy, and heartbreaking to put a smile on your face. #PlaywrightPlug

Benjamin Benne has such an amazing flow to his writing that mystifies with each breath. AT THE VERY BOTTOM OF A BODY OF WATER utilizes its rhythm, vulnerability, magic, and spectacle to create a world that feels so much like our own and yet divinely supernatural at the same time. #PlaywrightPlug

Patrick Gallagher Landes takes the myth of Icarus and amps it up by applying a modern parallel. A TALE OF BOYS WITH WINGS gives us a close examination of the aftermath of tragedy and touches on themes of coping and survival in a manner that hits very close to home. #PlaywrightPlug

Allison Gregory revitalizes the classic story of Medea and gives us a heartbreaking modern parallel. NOT MEDEA inconspicuously interlaces the two tales together and, with simple yet bold visuals, gives us a new look at love, loss, and the choices we make every day. #PlaywrightPlug

Daring and bold. A Murther of Crows gives us a glimpse at another version of Elizabethan England, one masterfully crafted with all the weapons, murder, mystery you can handle. Jessica Austgen seamlessly pearls out information and keeps us waiting to see what’s coming next through well-defined characters and dialogue that feels as much modern as it does period.

Allyson Currin serves a wonderful balance of simplicity and wit. Benched gives us a heartbreakingly real look at motherhood and friendship from the viewpoints three wildly different and unique women that any actress would be thrilled to embody. #PlaywrightPlug

G-D’s Honest Truth is incredibly human from start to finish. Renee Calarco breathes life into her characters by letting their flaws jut out at every odd and uncomfortable angle. Their tragedies, celebrations, hopes, dreams, and more jump right off the page and leave us with an undeniable feeling of empathy. #PlaywrightPlug

Uplifting and revitalizing. Dead Behind the Eyes or the Ingenue Play is a tale of stereotypes and judging books by their covers that transforms into a catalyst for taking control of your own destiny. Becca Anderson reminds us that our purpose isn't in doing what society expects, but rather in accepting that we control our individual stories. #PlaywrightPlug

True to the core. Leftovers examines themes of hope, disappointment, and power without giving its audience all of the answers. Josh Wilder​'s use of pacing and simplicity really serves his characters by bringing their individual wants and needs to the surface. #PlaywrightPlug

There is an immense strength to Blake Hackler’s dialogue that grips you from the very beginning. By pearling out information in a driving yet careful manner, What We Were has its audience wondering what’s coming next at all times. #PlaywrightPlug