Recommended by Steven G. Martin

Silly, frothy fun. :) "Intricacies, Death and the Oxford Comma" is pure "What if?" situation with a royal twist and a punctuation lesson. it would be a lot of fun to see a production of this Scott Sickles comedy.

I shivered reading "Din Din." Greg Mandryk's perfect, short horror leveraged my expectations of storytelling tropes and turned my assumptions into goose bumps. "Din Din" would be a standout at any short play festival, especially those with horror themes.

Horror done very well: increasing by degrees as the play goes on. The audience knows something is a little wrong to begin, then things turn more and more wrong. But by that time, there's no escape. Greg Mandryk has pulled you in with "Unknown Number."

This daffy comedy is a love letter to women's friendships that border on being sociopathic, "The Golden Girls" TV show and the sitcom lifestyle. Audiences are going to love this play with roles for mature actors.

This short comedy is absolutely ridiculous in the best way possible. Ann Flanagan shows the audience two awful human beings competing with one another with the most outlandish lies. "Ava Maria" is a comic gem audiences will love.

I love how Jenna Jane bursts the everlasting-love-at-first-sight bubble. This is a smart and funny spoof; audiences are going to recognize the original material immediately and enjoy to the final moment.

Laurie Allen has written two wonderful roles for more seasoned actors in this ten-minute romantic comedy. Harvey and Sue seem like polar opposites, but their chemistry glows at the end. Audiences will cheer "Stealing a Kiss" in performance.

I love the dramatic irony in this one-minute play. I also love the subtle change at the end from theorizing to acting, and the audience just doesn't know for certain what will happen.

Sometimes total strangers show a greater depth of humanity, caring, and understanding for a person than the person feels for herself. In the case of "Live, Laugh, Lobotomize," those total strangers are a half-human, half-demon shop owner and a wood troll ... so, you know, fun.

I love this play's generous spirit, which shines through the humor and The Darkness.

Adam Richter knows the importance of local journalism. In "Clips," he shows the harsh realities that have attacked it for decades. Idealism, pragmatism, and capitalism are pitted against one another in this fine short drama.