Recommended by Emily Hageman

Hilarious and daring with snappy dialogue and funny characters, you'll laugh and blush and snort and thoroughly enjoy this open and honest piece. So refreshing to see a piece where four women get to be unapologetically themselves and let me tell you, there is nothing apologetic about this piece. Read it and find out.

This play is an absolute delight. Sigrid brings up a lot of things that I am sure many mothers feel, but never says. The dialogue is weird and quirky and funny. Dave's random pop ins are hilarious ("Oh, I do something!"). Darla's speech at the end is beautiful. And then the end? Comedy gold. Gardner is hilarious, strange, disturbing, and insightful all in one tight ten page package. It's no surprise that Gardner's writing is on the up and up, she is one of a kind.

Okay, I truly mean this as a compliment--Carnes totally gets the syntax of 45. Reading it in your head, if you don't hear his voice, just try and you will. An incredibly darkly funny piece of satire that really bites because, hello, we're LIVING it. The last line made me feel like someone hit me in the gut. This is phenomenally written and incredibly clever and it needs to be put on stage now. Carnes doesn't just make 45 a clown, she paints him as the dangerous clown he is. Stark and unapologetic, well-written.

What an absolute magnificent piece of art. Beautiful, gorgeous, funny, unique. I encourage you to stop whatever you're doing right now and take the time to read this show. It's powerful, it's moving, it's painfully honest. It's suspenseful and dramatic, but more than anything, it's incredibly real--so real that it hurts to read. Gonzalez has purposefully not named any of the characters. He has structured the show so the audience feels part of it--maybe even complicit. He has taken an issue that is HUGE and not talked about and pushed it towards us. You can't ignore this play. Highly recommended.

A strong, tight piece that tackles a difficult issue head on fearlessly, but also with tact and grace. What I really appreciate about what Hayet is done is that he refuses to paint with broad strokes. Neither Connie nor John are exactly who they seem to be. Both are good people trying to do the right thing, fighting against a sea of people who are determined to make a statement about something in order to get money. There is a lot of heart here, a lot of meaningful moments, and a human spirit sprinkled with wonderful humor. Well crafted.

Holy smokes (no pun intended). This may be the most magnificent dramatic ten minute play I've ever read. Absolutely chilling, incredibly economical, a masterpiece in saying a lot with a little. Every question I had was answered as I read, and my reviewers below are not kidding, the last line is nothing but sheer brilliance. This play needs to be performed a lot and would be a smash-hit at competitions. It's only a matter of time before this fantastic play is discovered and given the attention it deserves. Wow.

Wyndham seriously has a gift for writing strong women--and Renata might be one of his strongest yet. This is one woman you don't want to mess with. Renata jumps off the page with her barely concealed foul mouth and her rage and her description of her birth is absolutely hilarious. This would be a great monologue for auditions because Renata is FIERCE. Thank you for bravely tackling a really important issue, Wyndham, and may Renata yell at sexist men all over the world and unleash her FEMININE FURY for all to behold!

As is to be expected with any Weaver play, this is a wonderfully adorable little piece. The little girls are precious and smart and daring and the monster is equal parts horrifying and funny. What is most important about this play, though, is that it has a fantastic message about terrifying things--sometimes if you take a step away from them and put your mind on something else, the thing becomes a lot less scary. The end is incredibly sweet. Weaver has written another wonderful play that highlights the beautiful, innocent, and lovely things in the world. Well done as always.

I really love this play. Stubbles has done a magnificent job wrapping an important message in silliness, audience participation, and sweet dance moves. The end is extremely cool and empowering. I really appreciate how this offers roles for three very different actors or actresses and gives them a chance to show off their strengths. It celebrates the uniqueness of every person and tells us that we don't NEED to fit in and that sometimes the "outcasts" end up being the ones who get it best. Really love this piece and so would a lot of directors and actors.

What a wonderful, marvelous play. It's magical, it's beautiful, it's sad, it's too true and too painfully real at times, but it's so warm and so uplifting. This play has gorgeous structure and wonderful prose and fantastic dialogue and a phenomenal story, but more than any of that, it gives me TREMENDOUS hope in the human race and the IMPORTANT reminder that is never too late, that your life isn't over until it's over, that hard work and dedication pay off, that while nothing falls into your lap, the universe is there if you seek it. Absolutely beautiful. Highly recommended.