Recommended by Arianna Rose

A very clever and engaging monologue. I must be one of the few people on the planet who doesn't really know the song it's based on. I looked up the lyrics after reading the monologue, and dramatist James Perry has so wittily worked the story line into this monologue. What is an even greater testament to his writing is that the monologue 100% worked without even knowing the song it was based on. A fantastic monologue for any actor!

A hysterically funny turn on teenagers and grandparents. A sure crowd pleaser, The Grandparents Are Alright will have you grinning and LOL-ing at the anachronisms and malapropisms. Playwright Samara Siskind writes with razor-sharp wit, a keen sense of rhythm, and great compassion for Joey, Paul and Jan. Read and produce immediately!

I was lucky enough to watch a reading of this as part of the 2024 Rockford New Words in Rockford, IL. It was incredible to sense the audience hanging on playwright Sickles' every twist and turn in this dark tale about emotional and physical vampires. Scary, unexpected, original and expertly crafted, A More Beautiful Reflection will have you reflecting on Charlie and Quinn's relationship long after the last moment. Read and produce!

What woman HASN'T had this experience? Playwright Dawn Branch had me from the stage directions. I heart Molly so hard - and the twist at the end is delicious...or as Molly might say, diletectable. Would absolutely love to see this gem of a play performed. Pedestric is written with great humor, craft, and a keen sense of the theatrical...in short, a perfect play! Read it and produce.

I am so mad I didn't think of this idea myself! John Busser with his brilliant mind and sense of humor reduced me to giggles with Big Date. So much fun, so inventive and original, and such a wild ride for the sound and set designers! You can't help rooting for Glenn and Nancy in this sci-fi spoof. Would LOVE to see this produced and get the giggles all over again. Bravo, Mr. Busser!

Such a sweet play about how love endures even death, and can reach past the veil to still help us when we're struggling. You'll come to love Irv and Sheila both, with their differing attitudes about living and loving. Better to "light a single candle than curse the darkness" and we've got nine candles here to set the heart ablaze. Playwright Morey Norkin writes with great sensitivity and craft. Kudos for writing two fabulous roles for elders!

An honest, frank look at BDSM in a lesbian relationship, and women's level of comfort with what their partners ask of them. in KANGAROO, author Paul Donnelly has crafted a winning piece about female friendships, female romantic relationships, and what happens behind the closed doors of consenting - or hesitant - adults. You'll become invested in the lives of these imaginary characters and hope for the most positive outcome. Paul Donnelly writes with compassion and insight into his subjects and KANGAROO is no exception.

Oof! Wow! What a stirring and point-black indictment of the current state of American community theatre and the hoops a playwright must go through to get produced. As a dramatist myself, I cringed at every authentic detail in this piece, down to the 'self-produce' mandate mentioned by the Artistic Director. Playwright Brian Cern writes with an incisive hand, cutting huge swaths through all the issues plaguing the American theatre scene today, and what playwrights go through just to get read. I hope some theatre is brave enough to produce this...I'm awfully glad Brian Cern has written it.

As always, Bruce Karp bats it out of the park with his title and premise, about two elder gentleman in an assisting living center. Written with great compassion for elders, the wit and energy of Coming Back to Life will give you hope and a hearty chuckle. Playwright Karp's insight into elderly men and assisted living centers is on point and proof his breadth in dramatic writing.

Karen Fix Curry has a breadth of writing that crosses all genres and that I deeply envy! To read Ms. Curry's work is to love Ms. Curry's work, and A Perfect Arrangement hit my sweet spot as an Anglophile who loves a good period drama. Gates, Cook and Bastion will linger in your memory long past the final page. What's particularly engaging are the plot surprises and twists Ms. Curry inserts...you never see them coming, but they all make perfect sense in the universe of the story when looking back. I really appreciate her writing an agoraphobic character.