Recommended by Adam Richter

Emotionally devastating and laugh-out-loud funny: That's how Emily McClain rolls with her satire, and "The Judas Goat" is no exception. A terrific exploration of why we allow terrible systems to persist as well as a potent warning about the dangers of nicotine addiction.
Absolutely brilliant.

There is nothing I fear more as a parent than the prospect of losing my kid. "I Am He" is a devastating yet poignant look at that fear, executed with a breezy, naturalistic setup and a surprising climax. This is a tender exploration of grief that would move audiences to tears, as it did me. Well done.

Sam Heyman's "A Playwright Asks" series are touching, affirming paeans to this craft into which so many otherwise reasonable people have thrown themselves. "What's Next?" is a meditation on what happens after you just finished a creative marathon and your energy is depleted. If you are as lucky as the titular playwright, you have encouraging voices inside and outside your head who tell you to keep going and, more importantly, when it's OK to take a breather.
Great tribute to all of those who create. Bravo!

Rachel Feeny-Williams' "None Time" is a lovely ode to the lost art of doing nothing. A great two-hander that will warm the hearts of theater-goers and have them craving their own "none time."

As is her wont, Feeny-Williams made the most of the 28 Plays Later challenge prompt and gave us something unexpected and brilliant. Bravo!

It was the curtain call that did me in.
Once again, Scott Sickles proves he has more talent in his two thumbs than most of us have in our entire bodies. "Made By Thumb" is a silly, on-target spoof of disaster films, English period dramas, comedies of manners and meta-plays. I giggled at each line, sometimes descending into outright chortling. This play would be a hoot for actors and audiences, and a pip for costume designers. I loved it.

This monologue is angry and bellicose, and just what we need right now as hateful nitwits in power try to strip away the rights of LGBTQ+ Americans. It's a reminder that no battle for equality is ever over, not as long as there are fascist morons who get to sit in the halls of power in this country. Bravo, Sam!

An incredibly moving and blood-boiling monologue about the injustice system and how it dehumanizes and mistreats people, particularly Black men. In just over a page, Debra Cole lays out a universe that we all know too well from the headlines and gives us a detailed glimpse of the struggle of one man. A powerful monologue that audiences need to see.

And charming. Don't forget charming. This sweet two-hander is a great burst of comedy and linguistic gymnastics between two bros. I loved it.

The rapid-fire dialogue and the impossible situation in which the guest finds himself make "Hotel Room Checkout" a funny and engaging short play. I kept thinking of this as a cross between "The Front Page" and "No Exit," but that's an unfair comparison: Brian Gray depicts hell way better than Jean-Paul Sartre ever could.
Bravo!

"COMING IN" is a brilliant farce that takes on the familiar 'meet-the-parents' storyline and turns it into something new and laugh-out-loud funny. A great comedy about identity that audiences and performers would love. Bravo!