Recommended by Jordan Ramirez Puckett

A touching story about the end of a woman's life. Rather than discuss memory loss, ABSENCE theatricalizes it in a unique way that I have never seen before. The final two scenes are especially poignant.

This might be the best play I have read all year. Full of compassion for these characters and the entire human race, this is a play that needs to be done all over the country and seen by as many people as possible. I feel truly lucky to have read ths play.

I had the pleasure to see a reading of FALLING SKIES at Ohio University. This is a poignant story about two men who in any other circumstance might not have met but are brought together by tragedy. And yet at the same time Brayden manages to weave in comedy amidst the pain. This is a truly beautiful story that I hope goes on to have a life after Ohio University.

A love letter to those who have been affected my leukemia, to those we've lost and those we remember. The relationship between Michael and Kathleen is sweet and poignant. I was very emotionally effected by their journey and this play.

This is a hilarious fast paced comedy for the millennials, while at the still time full of compassion for those who have immigrated to this country and fought their way towards the American dream. A play full of theatricality, I would love to see this on stage.

All at once, funny, lyrical, and deeply moving, this play gives voice to a Palestinian family stuck in a Lebanese refugee camp. I was deeply invested in the lives and struggles of this particular family all the while aware that their story does not exist in a void. It feels as if today, these stories and this feerless writing matters more than ever.

An hilarious and theatrical examination of male friendship. I would love to see a full production of this play on stage.

This highly theatrical play tells the story of two Yangtze giant softshell turtles and the team of scientists who are trying desperately to keep this species from extinction. This beautiful and moving play presents morally complicated questions about animal nature and reproductive rights. I was thoroughly engaged with the story and the characters the whole time. I hope to see a production of this play soon.

This play absolutely shook me to my core, in the best way possible. A brutally honest portrayal of the devastating effects of police brutality on a community, this play is also filled with heart and humor. I sincerely hope that it receives a production soon.

Plastic Nest is a play that I truly hope to see onstage soon. Tracy manages to create a world that is highly theatrical with characters (both human and not) that I recognize in my own self and want to learn more about. This play is full of heart and I cannot recommend it highly enough.