Recommended by Leah Roth Barsanti

Is it every really possible to do something separate from the rest of your life? Where does caring about your fellow man begin and end? And it it possible that everlasting life be achieved through.... fitness goals? These are all questions asked by Patrick Vermillion's wild and wonderful play about a weightlifting cult for Jesus. Loosely based on true historical events, Vermillion's play is nevertheless incredibly modern and relevant to anyone who has ever set foot in a gym or questioned their own mortality. So, all of us.

This play is simply gorgeous: a family drama that is full of as much conflict as it is humor and tenderness. I could watch these characters interact for hours.

This short play is an incredibly well-written analysis of the ways in which we impose modern values on the past, and the ways in which history endures, in spite of the imperfect way we represent it in the modern era. It is also a fascinating love letter to a historical figure that isn't known as well as they should be... and I love a play that teaches me something!

This play is a multi-dimensional window into what it's like to be a neurodivergent individual in the arts, but Osmundsen's inquiry into the human spirit in this piece doesn't stop there. Featuring characters of all abilities that lead incredibly complicated lives, "The Gift of BS" is a story of grief, resilience, and self-discovery, and the kind of story that is important to elevate in American theatre.

This family DRAMA takes an inside look at an almost impossible situation in a way that is both tender, complex, and very real.. and it has twists that you won't ever see coming. Don't sleep on this play!

Do you like true crime, beauty pageants, and BIG QUEER ENERGY? Of course you fucking do. And that means you'll love this play. In "exceptional" Mak has created a world that feels both off-balance and hauntingly familiar... and it absolutely sparkles. Come for the mystery of Addie's disappearance. Stay to be haunted by the ghosts of your own perfectionism.

It's hard to do a good twist ending these days because audiences are looking for them, but this script nails it. Even when I was expecting another shoe to drop, I wasn't expecting it to drop this hard or this intensely. Brian Cohen isn't afraid to GO THERE, and with this script he most certainly does.

I am agog! (And I have never used that word before but that is what I am!) I just worked with Daniel earlier today and I had no idea about this "thing of his."

Seriously Steven, I don't have the pleasure of know you personally but I know Daniel and this is bizarre and hilarious.

"Drastic and existentially surreal situations call for
drastic measures." What I love about Daniel Prillman's writing is that he has a knack for taking the smallest idea to the wackiest of places. In this case, it's the idea of unlimited bread: actual UNLIMITED BREAD. A savvy satire that takes on advertising, romance, and existentialism, I cannot wait to see this play produced.

Karissa's play about family obligations, histories, and secrets is one that has you hanging on with baited breath to see what will happen next. There need to be more stories of Asian-Americans on both the stage and screen, and theatres would be remiss to overlook this writer or this play!