Recommended by Greg Lam

Bold interplay between post-apocalyptic world building and a fabulist style of theatremaking using masks, puppetry, and magical realist aspects. The result is a fresh attempt at making a new myth for the modern age.

An intensely moving and empathic portrait of a single mother who is raising a 17-year-old daughter and also running an animal shelter that must, at times, euthanize animals in order to make room for new ones when adoptive families cannot be found. There is a wonderful level of detail in this richly drawn slice of life, and the main character’s connection with the animals that she cares for is surprising and affecting.

Some people like a Christmas story.
Some people like a Shakespeare parody.
Some people like a bawdy romp.
The Macbethest Christmas Pageant Spectaculathon… Ever! is for those who’d like all three blended up into a Christmas porridge of transcendent silliness. Laugh out loud, but not for the kids.

A polished, multilayered, and delightful reimagining which has Shakespeare, Kit Marlowe and The Dark Lady as a polyamorous throuple in London. Political intrigue, conflicting agendas, and forces beyond their control act upon the three loving people who just want to be together and create. McClain deftly shifts between intrigue, comedy, and romance with a great eye for detail, an ear for dialogue that is period-seeming but not contrived-sounding, and an assured sense of pace and tone.

The story of a former high-profile climate activist now dealing with a deteriorating environment who has to decide whether to take up the fight again with someone who betrayed her trust. Or else stay on the sidelines, in the comfort of a loving family? Shades of Amy Berryman’s Walden in tone and theme, but with its own unique well-drawn world and indelible characters.

How to describe this one? It's a fun play about a teacher who has something to say about his high school student's personal life, but it becomes clear his concern isn't quite as altruistic as it first seems. A knotty (and naughty) 10 minute two hander which thrives in exploring an uncomfortable conversation.

An intriguingly drawn character piece about women trying to grasp their purpose in life amidst a strange situation made stranger by the arrival of someone who does not fit their conception of life. A master class in world building.

A smart and expansive sci fi war epic with impeccable world building and a vivid cast of characters. Lerch writes with both epic scope and an eye for detail making each character distinctly human. Or alien, as the case may be.

This 10 minute play uses a sci-fi concept as an exploration of grief and healing. It's straight fire and everything I want in a sci-fi stage piece.

This is a script that stays with you, presents a complicated situation and no easy way out. A twisty plot to go with its tough questioning.