Recommended by Lee R. Lawing

Lee paints a perfect picture of toxic men and the women who sadly still fall for them, but Frannie is not just some sad woman who hasn't learned anything while falling for her version of toxic. Smart and funny go together ver well in this play.

Fantasy vs Reality. We experience these bouts of realization quite often in our world and Hazori gives us a little gem of one with Santa Claus is Coming. What I like best of this is the hope that is present with Jessica and like a child, she stiill holds on to that at the end even when her fantasy has crashed around her and she strikes out still waiting to fulfill her dreams and get more than a lump of coal in her stocking.

There's not bigger "Ah-Ha" moment than in a relationship where you can see yourself changing and the other person still there stuck in their ideology. Our country is so divided today and it still amazes me when I have conversations with people who still spew the same venom even after the US was thrown under the bus by 45. Bohannon's play is a powerful come to Jesus moment that we should all with ourselves.

These men who think they have the upper hand in a relationship just because they are men. Who are just angry men and nothing but children and who shouldn't even be allowed to have children. This is gut-wrenching monologue which defines the cycle of abuse so clearly that you want to hold your hand out to pull these people up out of their abusive relationship and help them find a light they so deserve.

I used to love the number that was thrown about how many gay people there were. They used to say there's about 1 out of 10 who are gay. But I always felt like there's a lot more of them around then we will ever know because religion has messed so many of us up and then there's society's rules we play in marriage and relationships and the expectations that one person can fit every need for another--so not true. Larson's play is about keeping secrets and how lonely and damaging they can be for the players.

This play is rich in rewards for the reader and audience who would see it. Wang's walking play gives us a bounty of delights that are very digestible once finished and you hope their walk will go on and on and on.

When the girl and boy enter I found myself yourself holding my breath and hoping that the play doesn't take a turn I wasn't prepared for. The message at the end is one that is good for us all to hear and realize. I love that last few lines and being scavengers for love.

Sin is just so tricky because how can anyone ever be that pure? Especially pure enough to be chosen to ascend and take a spot at the Celestial table. Novak has written a funny one-act and that left me with a shock of surprise on my face at the end. Well done!

Achingly beautiful and powerful. This monologue is pure poetry and is driven by such raw emotion that you can only empathize with the actor and put your own so called flaws in their place. Your so called damage and you become aware that there are so many of us out there who thought of ourselves as not right in our skin and the beauty of this monologue is that it brings those damages to the forefront and allows us all the just breath for once in our lives.

A perfect read for Mother's Day and any day of the week. The delightful ending made me smile and laugh and the entire play made me feel a rush of giddiness for mothers everywhere. Thanks for this very special play!