Recommended by Adam Richter

When you climb the corporate ladder, like it or not, you drag your significant other along for the ride. Emily McClain's incisive and thoughtful short play examines the cost of playing office politics, and the effect it can have on personal relationships. Is it worth becoming partner if it means you give up who you are? The stakes are high and the characters are both sympathetic as they search for the right bottle to solve their problems.
Bravo!

'Boxing Day, 1835" is an excellent period drama that re-creates the world of industrial Britain with incredible detail. I loved how Monica Cross presented the class struggles of the 19th century — factory work and domestic work both exact long hours with no time off — through the lens of the two sisters, and how that strained their relationship over the years. This is a lovely piece.

Not every news story is the next Watergate, but sometimes — just sometimes — it is. Scott Sickles' satire lampoons small-town scandal without diminishing its importance. I really liked how Scott presented both the contest women and the reporter covering the story with both humor and heart. Great job!

I love love love the unfettered joy and silliness that these two siblings exhibit. This play so perfectly captures the constant one-upmanship of kids at play. It would be perfect for a short-play festival.

Methinks Miss Ella doth protest too much about lust, but that's not the point. The point is that in "FIRE", Vivian Lermond has written a fully realized character with a wonderful voice, great use of metaphor and a spirit that would take all the space on the stage. And she accomplishes all of this in one minute. Well done!

"We Are Cranston" is an excellent short piece satirizing sportsmanship and the lengths we go to to win a trophy. Lisa Dellagiarino Feriend creates a tragic situation as the backdrop to this play but the dialogue is snappy, real and funny. I laughed out loud at many parts of this play and felt bad every. single. time.
This is a brilliant satire. Someone please put this on, before high school football playoffs end.

This play confirms everything I ever suspected about a cat's thought process, particularly around the holidays. It would be fun to see this on stage; it's a great physical piece for an actor.

I really don't want to give anything away, so I'll just say that this two-hander had me hooked from the first line. Daniel Prillman's horror plays tend to linger, to leave you thinking about them long after the last page, and this is no exception. An outstanding play that needs to be put on a stage. Well done!

Well, that was devastating.
"A Conversation About Mom" is. a powerful two-hander about family, mortality and marriage. Busser's short play also expertly explores what it means to be a good father (or not) and a good husband (or not). Both characters are so well written and nuanced, this would be a treat for any actor. Bravo!

Monica Cross has written a brilliant adaptation of Edgar Allen Poe's famous short story. Considering the original has exactly one paragraph of spoken text, she had to do some heavy lifting to convert the all-descriptive prose story into a stage play. The result is a seamless retelling that adds some clever humor to a horrifying and (sadly) relevant tale that still resonates today.
It's also a dream assignment for a set designer, lighting designer and makeup artist. Someone get this on a stage near me!