Recommended by Martha Patterson

A woman eating a dessert while on holiday with her husband in Paris has lessons to teach him about sex and pleasure. Provocative and not for the faint of heart!

This play has a surprise halfway through when we find out the man who goes to his successful friend for help about his wife really wants a robot to replace her - and his friend seems to be in a position to offer that! A somewhat sci-fi story...

A touching play about children from the Border conflict. I liked the imagery Joey uses about his long-lost mother. The use of four space-shifting Speakers to represent political points of view is highly effective.

A play about strangely disconnected people, who are "snowed" by sex. Four people come and go, talking about their unfortunate love lives. Interesting work about human frailty and being young enough to not know where you're headed in relationships.

A frustrated Dad explains to the friends of his twin children why his kids are being home-schooled. Emotional and comprehensive in detail, it's about the dangers of children being present in an actual school - well done, Asher Wyndham.

A 10-minute play with dark undertones. At a taxidermist's office, sex is in the air...but what becomes of the taxidermist when a customer loves him too much? Maybe something awful... Good work from Christine Foster, with an interesting monologue at the end.

A short serio-comedy where a female hit-and-run victim gets peppered with immaterial questions by the officer who arrives on the scene...was she eating chips when it happened? Was she smoking pot? Was she trying to look "attractive"? Gives one pause to think about the accusations a woman might face in this situation...and the problem is NOT resolved at the play's end! Interesting short script about distrust.

A tight, short script where two old friends recount experiences with sexual abuse...skillfully done with the actors who are playing the "abusees" changing roles into the abusers...quite moving.

A shocking play, however brief, about gun violence in schools. Clara clearly loves and appreciates her mother - as her mother does, her - but it is the end of this very, very short play that strikes such a chord with those who worry about their kids' safety.

As a woman who got sick and tired of being told to "smile" by total strangers when I lived in New York City, this story of a woman being harrassed rang true. Very short but pithy.