Recommended by Emily McClain

The play makes good on the Shakespearean promise of the title in the most unexpected but satisfying way. The characters are multi-layered and their conflict is genuine even in the foreignness of how it plays out. Beck creates a rich dystopian world in just a few pages, with an ending that is poetic and mysterious and would be a director's interpretative dream! A celebration of non-binary performers as well, which is always a welcome change in perspective. Great work!

This play resonated with me long after I'd finished reading it. The sparseness of the dialogue combined with the intense impact of the subject matter- and the way the ending leaves us craving a resolution or solution that never comes- makes for a powerful statement. It does what good theatre should: change us. I want to see this play produced everywhere.

Feriend is a damn funny playwright! Her dialogue consistently makes me laugh out loud, and THE EARLY FLIGHT was no exception! The relationship between the suspicious husband and the exasperated wife (who just wants a cake-topped-milkshake for chrissakes is that too much to ask?!?) is mined for maximum comic tension. There is an added bonus in this play of two options for an ending, depending on the needs of a production and I love the Choose-Your-Own-Adventure aspect. What a fantastic and fun piece for actors to sink their teeth into!

The trauma-exhaustion of 2020 is explored in this really hilarious 10 minute 2-hander. I felt so seen in the characters, like the world-weary hero of this dystopian horror who is still expected to file their TPS reports on time. Lam satirizes our current world so well, but with just enough softness to the edge to make it funny. Wonderful work!

This play is a tremendously accurate portrayal of what it's like to be swept up into a new genre and suddenly seeing echoes of it EVERYWHERE. Many giants in the sci-fi genre get a nod, and it's done in a smart manner that never feels forced.

And the ending? Pure delight. Produce this! Audiences will enjoy the ride!

Adam Richter breathes new life into a bitter rivalry that only a corn dog and a game of skeeball could fix. You don't have to be a philosophy major to understand their dispute because Kant and Hume are such wonderfully drawn characters that their disagreement comes almost as much from their disparate personalities than from their philosophical differences. It's a really engaging and entertaining 10 minute play! Fantastic work!

Combining historical intrigue with whip-smart dialogue and beautifully rich characters is a hallmark of Dominica Plummer's work, and MARCUS AND SEXTUS TAKE A BLOODY WALK AROUND LONDON has all those qualities and more. There is something wonderfully contemporary about their relationship and the humor of their "mission" fits right in with the world Plummer is walking us around in. This play could be enjoyed as part of a ghost tour or as an audio walking play. Wonderful work!

Dave and Buster are a truly iconic comic duo and in THE SATIN WORSHIPPERS, Peter Dakutis celebrates their incompetance to the fullest in this hilarious short play. Be careful what you ask for- you just might get it and it will be FABULOUS and SHINY. This would be a fun addition to any 10 minute play festival!

Thank you for writing this, Hayley. I share your and the character's feelings about this prompt and I appreciate you giving voice to that discomfort.

In Heesun Hwang's beautiful ode to the somewhat-lost freedom of childhood, "let's make a fort" bubbles with charm, innocence, and bittersweet recognition of the moment when children understand for themselves that childhood- and everything it represents- is a finite experience in a person's life. There is no cloying cuteness to the children in this play. Hwang captures their intensity and respects the value of their perspectives as much as one would for adult characters. There is depth and darkness but there is buoyancy and light. Simply put, it's an astonishingly beautiful play.