Recommended by Lolly Ward

Many of us know what it feels like to worry about and live with someone with dementia. This play presents other angles of the experience with such joy and good humor, creating a kaleidoscope of the family and friends who make it through together. A great read!

This exploration of an old friendship is both joyful and heartrending -- who were we then and what are we to each other now? I especially appreciated the deep look at "shallowness" and how Kenner Grissom upends our expectations. Perhaps the influencer does have something powerful to share... I can't wait to see this beautiful vision of an LA canyon on stage.

Can you tell genius from just a skull? What would it feel like -- and inspire in you -- to hold one yourself? This play is a good time from start to finish, AND you get a dash of history to boot. But my very favorite lines are the celebration of feminism through pigeons. A fun, smart farce.

This play is a crowd-pleaser. At the reading I saw, the audience was right there all along, laughing uproariously and squirming for the characters. Dive into Accuardi's work and enjoy all the places she takes you.

What beautiful, nuanced, in-the-moment writing. This play draws you in from page one, then dazzles with smarts and grabs you with heart. And it's sexy and funny too! The story is a meditation on home and exploration, and what happens when we finally explore both our farthest and closest mysteries. I wish I could hang out with these people longer -- I'm going to miss them until we meet again.

A beautiful and funny take on a medical subject. There is so much reality and humanity in this script that lets us laugh hard even as we feel the pain.

Lisa Kenner Grissom makes the night feel so real, you can almost smell the freshly dug dirt and the perfume of the roses. The play heightens with every page and delivers satisfying surprises at the end. I'd love to see a full production.

This play. Please read and produce this play. It speaks to teenagers, parents, and our current times in an America steeped with guns. Eric Loo has such a sense of his characters and mines touching humor from difficult situations.

Ah, Carrie Barrett, hilarious, insightful, and always original. Read her plays -- you will be glad you got to spend the day with her words.

Lewis winds the present with memories throughout her story, giving us a compelling taste of farm families and the decisions that make a life. This look at rural America feels especially timely as we struggle with urban and rural ideals.