Recommended by Marj O'Neill-Butler

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    Don't cross Vince. That's all I have to say. This two-hander set in a jail cell is cool, vicious, and scary all at once. Under the guise of menace, Vince is offering protection to his cellmate. Glad it's not me in there.

    Don't cross Vince. That's all I have to say. This two-hander set in a jail cell is cool, vicious, and scary all at once. Under the guise of menace, Vince is offering protection to his cellmate. Glad it's not me in there.

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    I love it when a piece of writing makes me tear up. This beautiful short play by Robert Weibezahl made me do just that. Longing to go to India after being left alone for years, Lucille convinces Blake to take her along on his trip to India. But circumstances aren't what they seem. Promises are kept, but in a most unusual way.

    I love it when a piece of writing makes me tear up. This beautiful short play by Robert Weibezahl made me do just that. Longing to go to India after being left alone for years, Lucille convinces Blake to take her along on his trip to India. But circumstances aren't what they seem. Promises are kept, but in a most unusual way.

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    I don't like it when people change the rules, especially during a game. My instinct is to shout No fair! It's not right when rules are changed to suit the leader. I was always the fastest one, but I felt obligated to go by the rules. This monologue brings us up to date as we learn what changing the game really means.

    I don't like it when people change the rules, especially during a game. My instinct is to shout No fair! It's not right when rules are changed to suit the leader. I was always the fastest one, but I felt obligated to go by the rules. This monologue brings us up to date as we learn what changing the game really means.

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    Oh, the complexities of life when you are, as it says in the play, undocumented. This female-driven short play deals with immigrant questions very close to all three characters. The ending is very unexpected and complicates matters even further.

    Oh, the complexities of life when you are, as it says in the play, undocumented. This female-driven short play deals with immigrant questions very close to all three characters. The ending is very unexpected and complicates matters even further.

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    A chance meeting initiates a new friendship and a sweet, funny celebration. This beautiful two-hander deals with isolation, possible self-harm, and maybe a way to face the future. Samara Siskind creates two beautiful female characters in this tender short play.

    A chance meeting initiates a new friendship and a sweet, funny celebration. This beautiful two-hander deals with isolation, possible self-harm, and maybe a way to face the future. Samara Siskind creates two beautiful female characters in this tender short play.

  • Marj O'Neill-Butler: The Basement of Greatest Happiness by Mathew Green
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    Oh wow, I don't want this to happen! When reading this play, I was right there in the moment with these three people. Wanting to hold them. Tell them something...anything...for their last minutes. This is one powerful one-act play. Wow!

    Oh wow, I don't want this to happen! When reading this play, I was right there in the moment with these three people. Wanting to hold them. Tell them something...anything...for their last minutes. This is one powerful one-act play. Wow!

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  • Marj O'Neill-Butler: DON'T PLAY WITH YOUR FOOD, a full-bodied absurdist comedy by Arianna Rose
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    I had the pleasure of watching this piece develop in our playwriting group from a ten-minute comedy to this full-length version. Only Arianna Rose could think up talking foodstuffs. This piece is funny and serious all at once. Most people have struggled with food. This laugh-out-loud piece would be a hilarious addition to any season.

    I had the pleasure of watching this piece develop in our playwriting group from a ten-minute comedy to this full-length version. Only Arianna Rose could think up talking foodstuffs. This piece is funny and serious all at once. Most people have struggled with food. This laugh-out-loud piece would be a hilarious addition to any season.

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  • Marj O'Neill-Butler: Eighteen by Kaily Anderson
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    In this short play, you actually can feel Nicole's pain...about her family, her sickness, turning 18, her future. The pandemic did a lot of damage, especially to the young, and it is here in spades.

    In this short play, you actually can feel Nicole's pain...about her family, her sickness, turning 18, her future. The pandemic did a lot of damage, especially to the young, and it is here in spades.

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  • Marj O'Neill-Butler: BOXES CAN WAIT by Debra A. Cole
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    As a former maker of blanket forts, this short play resonated with me. Two sisters are at odds with each other after the death of their mom, but make peace and find comfort at last under the cover of their old blanket fort. This is a great two-hander for women of a certain age.

    As a former maker of blanket forts, this short play resonated with me. Two sisters are at odds with each other after the death of their mom, but make peace and find comfort at last under the cover of their old blanket fort. This is a great two-hander for women of a certain age.

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  • Marj O'Neill-Butler: Rubble Rats to the Rescue - A RATtlebrained Comedy by Robert Weibezahl
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    Actors will love working on this piece. Two African Giant Pouched Rats to the rescue (and they're wearing backpacks too), meet two humans caught in the rubble of a building. What could be more fun? The moral is, don't mistreat a lab rat because you never know when you'll need them. Fun and funny short play.

    Actors will love working on this piece. Two African Giant Pouched Rats to the rescue (and they're wearing backpacks too), meet two humans caught in the rubble of a building. What could be more fun? The moral is, don't mistreat a lab rat because you never know when you'll need them. Fun and funny short play.

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