Recommended by Christopher Soucy

This play pours into your heart until it is overflowing in the form of tears. Too easy to imagine this conversation happening too often nowadays. Dzubak crafts a believable depiction of heartbreak and loss.

A stirring portrait of PTSD and an artist’s struggle to navigate it. Joshua Hogan exposed the threshold that damaged writers spend much of their time lingering at, unsure if they have the strength to push through it. A compelling well written piece.

Hilarious. A very well paced comedic romp into the realm of repressions and the ecstasy of releasing them. I can always count on Rachel Feeny-Williams to deliver a tight, fun script. This play is a sheer delight!

Ah, yes, the dreaded “talk.” I reserved fondly telling my parents the truth about me. Ariana Rose has captures that moment brilliantly. This play provides a perfect snapshot of a theater artist in the making.

How can we deal with the stains of hate? Asher Wyndham gives us a brilliant insight to the struggle facing so many in our world. Brilliant.

What a great short play. Innocent and deeply rooted in personal mythologies. All great relationships start somewhere and Arianna Rose gives us the first meeting of what I feel is a lifelong relationship. However it plays out, this moment is a priceless moment.

“This is how the world ends, not with a bang but a whimper.” Dzubak introduces us to a mysterious trio responsible for the fate of humankind. This is a wonderfully wry piece that takes aim at runaway progress. This could easily be a festival darling.

Ghost stories are not always “Boogedy Boogedy.” This short is a perfect representation of the casual nature of true hauntings. It’s easy to forget that the most powerful reason for a spirit to visit is love.

So brilliant. Whoever said “easy as pie” clearly never took a poetic deep dive into the heart of being, becoming a pie. That we make silent promises to unknown makers in trade for our very existence is an existential pie crust that, though beautiful, might crumble at the slightest touch.

Yes. This is all the yes. Also, for the record, “schmuck” is one of my all time favorite words.