Recommended by Adam Richter

As a dude, I have never had these conversations. As a father, brother and friend, I have been adjacent to many of these conversations, and Monica Cross nails it. "Birth Plan" is compelling, nuanced drama that shows us that every pregnancy journey is different yet relatable. All three women have the best of intentions, even if their words don't land the way they want.
This is a terrific short drama.

A terrific monologue for an older actor about the brutal reality of aging and how circumstances — sometimes internal, sometimes external — can limit our potential. I loved this piece.

Well, that escalated quickly.

What starts out as a sweet tale of a young couple struggling to afford their dream home morphs seamlessly into a horror story in Debra A. Cole's compelling and ultimately twisted play. I don't want to say too much about the plot, but this is a play that would be easy to stage and would give audiences something to ponder and discuss long after the lights went down. I had a blast reading this play.

"Fold" is a beautiful, sad and touching portrayal of grief and the fear of forgetting someone we love. I so loved the dialogue but also the intricate choreography of the stage directions that make this a powerful play and a wonderful piece for two female actors. Bravo, Steve!

Few people write about the complexities of human relationships as deftly as Sam Heyman does. Now add "lion" relationships to that skill set. "Manes Before Dames" is a lovely, often humorous and always heartfelt look at two lovers/friends and what happens when a woman (excuse me: lioness) comes between them.

Bravo, Sam!

This play has everything you want in a 10-minute short: Puns, rapid-fire jokes, physical comedy, zombies and seemingly random props that are essential to the plot.

I cackled early and often reading this script, and I can imagine an audience will be similarly driven to paroxysms of laughter if they're lucky enough to see "Shakespeare Lives!" on stage.

Absolutely brilliant. Well done!

This is quite the roller-coaster for Flo. All she wants is for someone — ANYONE — to attend her college graduation. The humor and pathos build together, weaving around each other in "Art Therapy" in a lively and entertaining fashion. I want to more about Flo, and about her mother!

Warning: do not read this play while eating.
That's not to suggest there's anything viscerally upsetting in "Layers". But it DOES have many, many moments where even the reading of a line will cause an immediate spit-take and well, there goes whatever you were chewing.

Scott Sickles tells a lovely, nuanced (and did I mention funny? It's also really funny) tale about history and the ways that history is remembered. As the title suggests,both the story and the characters are layered, even as they wear many hats (literally and figuratively).

"Layers, or 'The Casserole Play'" is cooked to perfection.

A phenomenal two-hander that brings to light the unheralded story of Willem Arondeus, Lau Mazirel and Sjoerd Bakker, Dutch resistance fighters who more than earned their place in world history and LGBTQ history. John Mabey does their story justice with spare staging, tight storytelling and compelling dialogue.
I had the pleasure of hearing this play on the "Gather By the Ghost Light" podcast and highly recommend both.

If you don't know a Jordan in real life, you ARE Jordan.
"Poetica" is a semantic tennis match that is a delight to read and would be a joy to see on stage. Better yet, I could see this being performed in any public space, because the conversation would inevitably draw everyone into its orbit, whether or not they intended it.