Recommended by Arianna Rose

Let's replace David Mamet productions with Lucy Wang productions, shall we? And let's start with JUNK BONDS, a whirlwind of a ride through a traders office. Playwright Wang deftly creates a toxic office atmosphere with many twists and turns in the plot, rapid fire dialogue and a sense that no one is really as they seem. A taut, tense thriller with an insider look at how Wall Street works.

A charming, funny, and thought-provoking piece about how we view zoo animals and how they view themselves and their captivity. Ling-Ling had me at "T-Doodle". I would love to see this play performed - a tour de force of physical and verbal comedy for actors. Playwright Daniel Prillaman has crafted a wonderful short play that packs a punch!

I so related to this beautiful piece about not losing your individual self when in a relationship. I know what it's like to reach far back to find the person you were before this other person came into your life and reclaim her for yourself. Playwright Andrew Martineau has crafted a touching, funny, and thoughtful monologue about the choices we make. "You're always sorry/ You're always grateful". Well, I'm always grateful I get to read another of Andrew Martineau's plays. A gorgeous monologue that actors will love.

The only thing wrong with The Rotary Phone is that it ends! I wanted to know what happens next when Ruthie crosses the time line into the future. A funny, thought-provoking play about humans and technology. As someone who grew up dialing those things, all it's missing is Prince Albert in the can. :-) Playwright Andrew Martineau has crafted a delightful play that employs theatrical magic - a sure audience pleaser. Would love to see it performed!

A powerful piece about familial obligations, loss, and living the life you think you are supposed to, rather than the one you want. Playwright Robert Weibezahl crafts an appealing and anguished character in Andi, with flaws and virtues we can all relate to. It builds to a shocking story at the end, and as Andi makes connections, we do too. All too timely unfortunately. Robert Weibezahl makes masterful strokes in Wrong Turn, and I look forward to seeing it produced live.

W is for...another winning piece by playwright Lucy Wang. Wang expertly sets up a tennis game as a metaphor for the serves we send each other throughout life. Hopefully Glenn and Al won't have any fouls in their future as they navigate the transition of their friendship from a gender perspective. Playwright Wang gives us so much to see in a few short pages. Sweet, funny and insightful, W or M? will have you rooting for both players long after the match has been called.

I was blown away by this play. Lucy Wang's expert craft in bringing this Chinese-American family to life brought me to laughter and tears many times, with a few gasps thrown in in for good measure. You can see why it has won so many awards and development opportunities. Playwright Wang writes from a place of deep knowingness and honesty and the authenticity jumps off the page and into our soup bowls. I felt for all these characters, but particularly Julie and Mark. BIRD'S NEST SOUP is a delicacy to be savored repeatedly.

Having had the great good luck to grow up in the same town with the playwright and his family, reading MIROU OF KALMARIA was having a front row seat to their family origin. But even if I didn't know the playwright, this second of the Madre de Israel cycle is an absorbing, masterful continuation of the saga I loved reading about Mirou, her circle of friends, and the developing relationship between Mirou and Isaac. Joha the fool is along for this second play of the trilogy, and his antics belie his sobering fortune-telling at the conclusion. Read and produce!

This entire trilogy by playwright David Crespy is an aural and visual treat. This first part, City of Miracles and Wonders, introduces us to host of characters that will stay with you long past the last page. Deftly employing some theatrical magic with Joha, Crespy expertly weaves a world much of us knew little about, and yet is so resonant and timely with communities across our planet. I particularly loved the circle of friends who hold up Doudoun and her desires. Would love to see all three produced!

I had the good fortune to hear Bronze Buddha read in the Plays on Purpose writers group, and now to read it again is a double pleasure. Playwright Robert Weibezahl creates an affecting character in Andi, who looks back to her ten-year-old self to solve the mystery of her uncle's possession. Touching, funny, and sad, Bronze Buddha is a beautiful monologue for any actor. It will make you think about the talismans we leave behind and the mystery of being human. An expertly crafted monologue.