Recommended by Jan Rosenberg

A deliciously creepy play about voyeurism and loneliness that doesn't let up the feeling of dread until that shocking moment at the end. If we spent all day watching other people online, is it so wrong to do it without their permission? ...

Absolutely loved this play about an asexual woman who refuses to censor her work to pacify her audience. I loved Diana. I believed her. I believed IN her. She is 120% herself. Even when she doesn't like herself. Also, the sh*t in mouth explanation is the best definition of being ace that I've ever seen. Would love to see this play out on a stage.

"Do you think this place is haunted? Because of my god. If it is, that'll be great content". A thrilling, disturbing play about the dangers of influencer culture and the contentless-ness of 'content'. And how influencers are not totally unlike cult leaders. In the age of Fyre Fest and Caroline Calloway, this play is eerily plausible. And Poppy as the soundtrack for EVERY PLAY, please.

It is so exciting to read a budding romance between two queer, autistic adults trying to navigate a world built for neurotypicals. I recognized much of the pain, loneliness, and anxiety in Nora, and rarely have seen this experience expressed in any form of media. It's difficult to capture in words, but St. James has done so beautifully. Also...I was SOLD when I realized the hyena was her therapist. This play is such a comfort and I'm glad that it exists.

Jake is a genius. Never thought I would love a play that touches on the pandemic and fears for the future. Our Tempest is hilarious, outrageous, honest, and chilling. It's stayed with me long after the staged reading.

One of the most hilarious, wacky, and emotional plays I've seen. Jake is an exciting playwright to watch.

A funny nightmarish play about desensitized we all are to the horrors around us. Better than a Black Mirror episode. Trippy as hell.

All of Ashley's plays combine the sacred with the gruesome. I'm stunned by how she constantly finds such beauty in the darkest of places.

SHRINES is a delicate balance of grief and humor. It says so much about the way we memorialize people. How much of it is a performance for ourselves, and do we really allow ourselves to FEEL the loss if we're desperately trying to keep someone 'alive'? Another wonderful play by Ashley Rose Wellman. P.S, don't google image search 'lipoma'.

If it isn't becoming obvious that I'm now a huge Ashley Rose Wellman fan, here's another review! What excites me most about these plays is how deep into the dark they go. Wellman picks the scab and digs around in there with a fork. This is family at its most dysfunctional. We don't have to understand all of these characters or even love them to accept them. They are who they are...even David, who is the hardest to understand of all. Also, great song reference/title!