Recommended by Lainie Vansant

This play is a creative, scientific, time-warping trip with ghosts, clones, strong women, and a lot of brutal honesty. It pushes the edge of what theatre can do and is sure to leave audiences plenty to talk about over drinks after the final curtain. Gunderson's work is always a pleasure, and this play is no exception.

Gonzales's words clip along delightfully, and the language he uses is so fun. These roles would be a lot of fun to play and watch.

This monologue is sweet and innocent while still holding on to its pointed importance. Love it.

Hageman's charming comedy makes the pain in this play that much more of a punch in the gut. This play is about trying to smile through tears, and that is just what I found myself doing as a reader. It's a treasure.

This monologue is honest, human, and heart-breaking. Barbot captures natural human speech and makes it poetic. It's a beautiful piece, and you should read it.

Moran's Miriam is feisty and fun - she would be a delight to play. This play takes Biblical characters and makes them both human and funny. It's a treat.

A comedic monologue with a sweet ending, this little nugget helps us question what's really behind the perfect lives our friends portray in Christmas cards.

This is a play you can get lost in - the dialogue is well-paced, natural, and engaging. The characters are interesting, and it draws you in without any hard-to-produce bells and whistles. It's a pure study of characters, academia, and identity, well worth the read and (hopefully) lots of productions.

A play about such tough guys has no business being this adorable, but Robert pulls it off in the best way. Interesting characters and a fun twist at the end wrap this little ten-minute play up with a festive Christmas bow.

Case deftly uses the tools from a storyteller's toolkit to point this piece directly to the young audience he hopes to enthrall, and the tale does not disappoint - if you're looking for a short something to make the kids at church smile, this is it!