Recommended by Bethany Dickens Assaf

I FEEL SO SEEN BY THIS PLAY! I absolutely connected with the complex and painful insecurities of these artists, and despite their foibles, Sickles has crafted them with such care and empathy. He more than delivers on the Narrator's promise to show "what goes on in theater" in the strange land between off-Broadway and community theater (the Romeo and Juliet in the mind of Hitler - sheer comedic brilliance). This is a hilarious treat for all, but a particular love-letter to those of us who abide in theatre's easy (and often, empty) intimacies and hard-won moments of truth.

This play is everything one wants from a ten-minute piece: a relevant and empathetic premise delivered through the lens of a truly hilarious and ingenious concept. McLachlan's dialogue here is so witty and spot-on, as are his observations on masculinity and male friendships. This would be a true delight to produce as actors would get a lot of mileage out of these outrageously funny characters!

The Murder Play with Jack & Melissa is a delight: the work is brilliantly deft in its blending of tones and genres (let's see... it's a meet-cute/dark absurdist piece, mixed with a found family narrative and some true crime, topped with a Tarantino-esque amount of gleeful gore). McLachlan balances it all with wit and pathos and creates a singular journey for the audience. I was absolutely riveted!

Authentic and lovely in the bittersweet ways that only life's complexities can provoke: Lang has captured so much life, so much fear, and so much hope in one 10-minute conversation. Sasha and Noelle are striking characters with unique voices, and their blending is poetry on the page. Also: kudos for providing some seriously complex and interesting roles for the two actors.

This is a truly exciting work: bold and theatrical, intimate and authentic. Lang's dialogue is some of the best I've read in a long while: truthful and also lyrical, grounded and yet also poetic. This is the sort of work that belongs onstage, providing an experience to the audience that will linger long after the play's conclusion.

I just about busted a gut reading this play: Dellagiarino Feriend is SPOT ON with this tack-sharp send-up of Beauty and the Beast and its broader cultural meaning. It's a brilliant concept, deftly-executed, and hugely enjoyable to experience. I hope to see it onstage soon!

This is one of the wittiest and most charming plays I've read in a long while: Minigan's characters here - Lionel and Didi - are truly wonderful creations: full of life, energy, and authentic and bittersweet desires. A gift to actors and audiences alike.

A tremendous and lyrical achievement: "One is the Road" is the ideal and transcendent marriage of poetry and playwriting that most of us can only aspire to. The work pulses with feeling, with fear, with anticipation. This is one you long to see produced and feel the energy in the room.

From the first, startling moments of this monologue, I was completely drawn into this world and this story. It's such a credit to the playwright that the dialogue is grounded and authentic, while also achieving such lyrical beauty. Highly recommend!

I appreciated this play's bold, unapologetic hope in the face of absolutely dire circumstances. Ridgeway is also marvelous with subtext and silence in the early moments of these two strangers meeting: it's absolutely believable, which adds to the gut punches that come later.