Recommended by Bruce Karp

What a fun play this is! Fully realized with several recognizable and differentiated characters, it has great dialogue and an atmosphere of the small town cafe that is perfectly set up. Finally, there's a terrific twist that you won't see coming. This could work as a full-length play, too, as the characters are such that you want to spend more time with them. (That potting soil needs to make it to the cafe!)

It's a good thing this play isn't called "Don't Laugh," because we'd all fail. This is an exceedingly clever play about a woman who is being robbed at home and can't scream. (Well, it possibly wouldn't be wise in any event.) But, the lack of a scream becomes a funny psychological discussion between thief and victim, and I will not give away anything about how it ends. I applaud Ms. Feeny-Williams' comic instinct and the build up to the ending. If you do scream, it will be with laughter.

This is a hilarious take on taking surveys, and on what it might take to achieve "adulthood," although the conditions are less than ideal for the survey taker, who ultimately decides it is not worth the trouble. Very clever premise with some laugh-out-loud dialogue, this is a perfect play for a short play festival and I expect, will be part of one soon.

Interesting story with surprising twists. Well-written, moves along nicely and this reader wanted to know more as I went along for the ride. A sweet ending completes the ride.

Two years into the pandemic, the fears related by the characters in Ms. Sullivan's play are still real, as we hear of health care worker burnout. Her characters are relatable, expressing real doubts, but also real caring for people whose lives are at stake. I found the play moving and a true product of our current messy times.

A love story told in an inventive and complex way, with great theatricality, this play is funny, sweet and ultimately warms the heart as love wins out over fear and medication. It should be produced!

I enjoyed Swenson's use of dialogue in this play, which reminded me of Beckett and Pinter plays, i.e., the audience is required to think a little. (A compliment!) It expresses the fear we all have from time to time, figuring out who we are, what's wrong with us and finally, optimistically, what's right with us, if we take the time to look. I recommend this excellent, unusual play and hope it gets a production.

I've had the pleasure of watching this delightful short play develop into its hilarious present state. Marj O'Neill-Butler writes beautifully relatable characters who are never afraid to express their feelings and fears, and the group of women in this play follow that road to a conclusion you may not expect, which makes it all the more worth your attention.

There is some excellent imagery and much mystery in this short play. Even though I suspected something very unusual was going to happen, I was surprised. Tension throughout, and, like some of the other readers said, I wonder what happens next.

I highly recommend this sweet, complex look at relationships, young and old, which also highlights the importance of having a purpose, giving up guilt, and making amends - quite a lot, actually, for a short play, but wonderfully mapped out. I would think audiences would eat this story up and hope they get the chance.