Recommended by Arianna Rose

A very funny - and punny - fresh take on a well-travelled topic. Blitzen Sneezes! is sure to be a hit on the holiday circuit, whether over the airwaves or on a stage. So many laugh-out-loud moments. Playwright Robert Wiebezahl beckons the child in all of us. Hallelujah!

I had the good fortune to hear JUST AN OLD-FASHIONED LOVE SONG read in our writers group. Like walking through an antiques shop, this play is filled with delightful treasures. A banjo clock! A loveseat! A piano! Playwright Philip Middleton Williams masterfully uses dramatic irony in the story to connect these objects to a much-loved children's story. Brilliant. Some laugh-out-loud and poignant moments make this play a must-read. Would absolutely love to see it performed!

I had the good fortune to watch this play evolve in our writers group. Playwright Dan Taube's innate skill to create complex, nuanced, relatable women characters is something I greatly admire. You'll have compassion for all the characters in this beautiful gem of a play. Women Like Us deserves to be seen by everyone and my hope is for a slew of productions!

What a smart, witty, extremely relatable play for those both waiting for a text back or those being deluged. Textual Abuse would work so well either in person or on zoom, and I really liked playwright Cindi Sansone-Braff's notes to perhaps have different groups of actors perform this in a row. Some great creativity - and research- went into this play. In many ways it's a parable for our times, where instant communication means sometimes nuance and critical thinking get left behind. I'd write more, but BRB - the kitty needs to be fed! ROTFLMAO at Textual Abuse.

Master playwright Glenn Alterman takes a familiar trope and makes it his own, creating a three-act play in ten minutes with twists, turns and a lovely, heartstring-tugging ending. I loved A DOUBT MY PLAY. I laughed so hard at the Nile/religious play section. Every playwright in a writers group can relate to this play, and even if you are not a playwright, you'll relate to the internal and external doubts everyone has when working on a creative project. This play has been winning all the awards and garnering productions and it's easy to see why. No 'doubt' about it!

A fun and funny play about preppers, castles, marriage dynamics, and castles! Terrific twist at the end. Playwright Rex McGregor has created a well-crafted short play that satisfies on every level. I was fortunate enough to catch a live reading of this as part of the Celtic Calling Festival 2024. Would love to see this performed on stage, or even better, in an actual castle!

A fun take on the trope "A stranger comes to town". Playwright Pam Munson Steadman has crafted a play with great imagination, sparkling one-liners, and endearing characters dealing with an Irish sprite who shows up. I was fortunate to watch a live reading of this as part of the Celtic Calling Festival 2024 and the audience thoroughly enjoyed this tall tale!

I was fortunate to watch an online reading of Beware The Muse as part of the Celtic Calling Festival 2024. Ah the deals a writer makes when they need inspiration! Beware the Muse is spooky, seductive Celtic tale with a perfect twist. Playwright Rene Zabel has crafted fascinating characters and well employed Irish storytelling. She effortlessly transitions between past and present in the tale, and gives us such a satisfying ending. To say more would be to give it away...so read and produce!

I love absurdist plays, and if it's got a heap of physical comedy, even better. Cubist Rodeo Clowning checks all the boxes and then some. A terrific twist ending and last line, really unique characters, and yet a relatable premise for many. I loved the vacuum monologue. Playwright Charles Scott Jones has an original mind that writes truly unique, memorable plays, and we're all the better for it. Giddy-AP!

Ahh, look at all the lonely people...except I have a feeling Ellie won't be lonely anymore after Mackenzie sits at her table. Playwright Claudia Haas writes teenagers as if she still inhabits the skin of one, and we're the luckier for it! A totally authentic and charming moment in the lunchroom between two people who don't fit the normative. Poetry in motion, literally. Read and produce!