Recommended by Stephen Kaplan

What an silly and adorable and subversive play this is! Edging on the border of absurdism, Carnes and Brinkley create an incredibly endearing and heartfelt relationship between a raccoon and his handler? friend? owner? human lucky or unlucky enough to be with him? There's a lot to say in this short play and it would be a delight to see it staged.

What starts off as a seemingly straightforward camp-fest (double puns not intended), reveals an incredibly tender and heartfelt story of four teenagers searching for their place in the world. Bavoso uses his incredible skills at creating witty dialogue, outlandish situations, and larger-than-life characters to lovingly crack the questions of gender and sexual identity.

A sweet and funny play about how hard it can be to find someone to date. Charming and delightful as we root for both of these lovable characters.

A totally clever and hysterical play. Bright and breezy but with something to say as well. Bavoso creates a whole world and, even in its short length, finds ways to constantly surprise and delight the audience. A really enjoyable play.

A haunting and beautiful piece that addresses war in a way I've never seen discussed. The subtlety and simplicity of the dialogue masterfully captures the hidden depths in the play's father-daughter relationship. A story that stays with me long after reading it.

A fascinating examination of euthanasia and all of its multifaceted complications. Frandsen humanizes the issue and focuses in on how grief impacts everyone involved.

A beautiful and heartbreaking piece that deserves to be produced. Osmundsen has written gorgeously crafted and truthful characters who are terrifically specific and unique. While doing this he also manages to create an incredibly accessible and universal story that penetrates the heart. I've never seen a character like Henry portrayed on stage before and Osmundsen treats him and his situation with such respect and tenderness and brutal honesty. From start to finish a lovely and resonant piece that I can't wait to see performed.

A delightful mix of rom-com with the absurdity of talking plants - and all the pieces fit beautifully together. With completely relatable and recognizable characters (that actors would love to play) Hoke masterfully combines seemingly disparate genres and creates a moving, funny, and fully human story (including the plants!) that would work on any stage with any audience.

Bavoso captures our fascination with true crime podcasts and why killers may do the things they do while satirically skewering the high stakes world of direct sales (or MLM). But he's up to something deeper as he shows us how we can all find ourselves stuck in a world where work can quickly overwhelm our life. Dark and also very funny.

What a joy to read a simply entertaining and buoyant piece with delightful characters while being fully set in a mortuary! Juicy parts for actors to explore and a play that an audience would fully enjoy.