Recommended by Adam Richter

THIS is the mother-daughter relationship to which all parents and children should aspire. "Last Night, First Time" is a touching and frank play about boundaries and when "The Talk" inevitably turns to action. Funny and heartwarming — and a little bit cringey, in all the best ways.

I loved how Christopher Soucy took the whole strangers-meet-on-a-park-bench convention and turned it on its head in this lovely short two-hander. The setup is subtle but compelling, and the payoff at the end is that much more satisfying as a result.
I would say more but to reveal anything else would give too much away. Read this for yourself. Better yet, produce it.

Newlywed bliss is so perfect, Trey wants to bottle the moment so it lasts forever. Hilary Bluestein-Lyons, as she does so expertly, mucks this up for our hero and delivers comedy gold in this hilarious short play. Memories should last but moments need to come and go — much like Simone, whose need to go kickstarts the conflict.
This would be a hoot for actors and audiences alike. Well done!

A lovely short play about what can happen when we drop the façade we want the world to see and show our true selves, calluses and all. Bravo!

As someone who keeps, but rarely plays, a guitar near my desk, I felt personally attacked by this play. :)

Seriously, Christopher Soucy's "The Mediator" is a brilliant piece about the price we pay for growing up, and the bits of ourselves we lose as we do. I think audiences would connect with it and walk away thinking about "The Mediator," as well as whatever dreams they've shoved in their own closets over the years.

Bonnie and Clyde have nothing on Herb and Gloria.
That may be a slight exaggeration, but this short two-hander of a would-be scofflaw and the partner who pushes him into a life of crime is a delight. Bravo!

Death and loneliness come for us all.
But in the meantime, there's delicious pie.
And this beautiful short play, a wonderful two-hander that reveals profound truths about life in the span of 60 seconds.

My god, Joe Swenson is brilliant.
That's what I said to myself after finishing this play, which is a gripping tale of time travel, both in theory and practice. I fear that to say any more about this play would give away too much, but I will add that "Motion Time Dilation" will give audiences a thrilling and profound experience, and leave them with a lot to think about after leaving the theater.
Please, somebody produce this play.

A fantastic, fantastical and wonderfully theatrical sequel to "Cyrano" that gives the heroes the ending they deserve, even if two-thirds of them didn't live to see the end of the first play.
I have always loved Monica Cross' playful use of language, and that is on full display in this brilliant play.

I generally disdain fortune-tellers that dupe unsuspecting people into parting with their money. But Tina is a much more complicated, and much more sympathetic, person than I've previously thought. This is a rich piece and a beautiful story about two people searching the universe for answers. Actors would have a blast with this short piece, and so would audiences.