Recommended by Rachel Bublitz

There are no easy answers in REFUGE, which makes it so wonderful. All the characters are complex and complicated, trying to do what’s “right” and fighting against themselves. It’s funny, the dialogue zips by, and every now and then we land with a gut-punch truth making us as the audience reevaluate our own values.

A deeply disturbing play that examines the dangers of toxic masculinity and the violence fueled by teaching boys that that is the only path to manhood.

A sweet and strange coming of age play. Wilder uses humor and compassion to touch on death, family, love, and responsibility. This would make a lovely play for colleges to produce.

I just saw the production at Salt Lake Acting Company... What an amazing, gripping, hilarious, touching, crushing play. The characters felt like my friends, they were so real and imperfect, the pacing is a feat in itself, as is the overlapping dialogue and layered story lines. The element I was most impressed by though was the trust that DeLappe showed for the audience, this was a huge and heavy story and she didn't hold back or hold our hands through any of it. If you can catch this in production do. It is phenomenal, storytelling at its best.

A haunting play about loss and the bits and piece of life that, when added together, can equal tragedy. I appreciate the care given to each of the characters, no one is a demon, and the attention given to the aftermath. We're so often shown tragedy from one side, from the leading up to, or the point of view of the victim, but Ramirez Puckett gives us an all encompassing hard look from all sides. Really well done.

A quick and powerful full length. The characters are so compelling and I feel so much for Ash Smash. A hard look at football culture and toxic masculinity up close. I’m glad to see it’s been produced and hoping there are more productions in its future.

The play, like the relationship presented within it, is romantic, brief, and quick with love. But Walker doesn’t sit crouched in sentiment, she makes both the of the characters flawed and complex which made me root for them all the more. I love the theatrical possibilities of this play, it should be produced all over.

A complex look at identity and the various levels privacy can be infringed upon. It's fascinating to watch a play about consent and who gets to post videos of who online, while all the characters are constantly sharing and laughing over "fail" videos and other viral content. While they agree they'd never themselves want to be a meme, where's the line between just good ol' fun and exploitation? Is there one at all? Moss has fantastic dialogue and writing throughout. Excellent work.

A very sweet short comedy that delightfully edges the line between tawdry and enduring.

This monologue breaks my heart. It puts in your face yet another way women and girls have to be vigilant so they aren’t raped, because heaven forbid we teach men and boys not to rape people. This would make an excellent piece in a festival, or as an audition piece. The character is clear and the circumstances are all too realistic.