Recommended by Donna Hoke

I'm honored to include this touching travel through time in BUA Takes 10: Stonewall Edition at Buffalo United Artists. Coleman allowed us to split the monologue into six parts, which are woven through the other plays to create a lovely and moving thread that connects the evening in a beautiful way. Thank you!

I'm honored to include this play in BUA Takes 10: Stonewall Edition at Buffalo United Artists--and it's the only play that was written about women! It's a lovely story about knowing who you are and not being afraid to say so, no matter what.

This play creates universal questions from deeply personal events in a way that encourages literal and figurative exploration of our small part in the vast ongoing and interconnected universe. With intelligence and humor, it reminds us of both our humanity and hope--and throws in some pretty funny jokes from Einstein to boot.

I loved this play when I saw it at The Athena Project 2019! When mother and son start off on a road trip to find his birth mom, they're not the only ones in for a ride. With a masterful mix of comedy, poetry, authentic teenspeak, and unconditional love, Ramirez Puckett tackles heavy subjects with a light touch, and weaves a seemingly simple series of road trip vignettes into a tapestry that is anything but. With a cast of three of barely a set, the show will be easy to produce and a joy to watch.

I was fortunate to hear a first draft of this play in workshop, and was moved by the truthful journey of the trans character's quest for love. Beautifully augmented by a lush fantasy world, the play illustrates the gulf between what we dream of and what we have. I can't wait to see this play develop!

What would happen if the King of England were gay? Even in today's more accepting world, nobody's safe until everybody's safe--especially when the stakes are high--and Bob has done a beautiful job illustrating that with this modern adaptation of Marlowe's EDWARD II. Bravo!

Medea has another husband--almost--and another child; will history repeat itself or has that woman learned a thing or two about how to handle men and their desires? A smart, hilarious, edge-of-your seat exploration of what happens to Medea the morning after--and beyond.

This play is a slice of life in the best possible way in that it reveals two ordinary siblings at their best, worst, most loving, and most hating. Two people who aren't trying to be funny, which only makes them all the more so. This is a two-hander, but it feels like a multi-character rich play. Bravo!

A stark and heartbreaking portrait of the universal fragility of love, or what we think is love, and a cold look at how even in love, we are alone and unknowing. Franky's powerful ending brings this home in a sad and tragic way.

I read this over a year ago, and thought I wrote a recommendation but I guess I didn't! But it's just as well because this draft is stronger, tighter, and perfectly nails the ending. Franky breaks down the system in the most unrelenting ways and with a gift for dialogue, but I particularly like the way he infuses art every step of the way--from structure to a means of survival. Deserving of all its accolades!