Recommended by Adam Richter

Besides the genius staging of this play — who needs Zoom when you've got an open field? — what I love most about this play is how Hank appears to be a wacko at first but as the play progresses you realize his search for UFOs is really quite grounded and rational. Watching these two characters take the journey from the beginning of the play to the end is a real joy.

An all-too-relatable and funny, sharp comedy about the hell that is writer's block. Philip Middleton Williams nails the dilemma with humor and crackling dialogue.

Hilarious and heartfelt. Eddie's monologue would be a real treat to perform live. It's so full of manic energy and he keeps you riveted, wondering where it's all going to end up (and if there really will be a wedding in the end).

A funny, charming and insightful monologue that I found an absolute delight to read. I loved the jokes but even more I loved the emotional honesty of the piece, how Matthew Weaver reveals things that so many of us keep hidden from the world in making the (quite compelling) case to date him.

This play is heartbreaking, and not because the end of the world is imminent. Scott does such a good job at making big catastrophes intimate (see the Second World Trilogy if you don't believe me). You find yourself rooting for Lars and Benno, and hoping the meteor will hold off long enough for them to resolve their issues.

The line between adding diverse voices and flat-out cultural appropriation is a blurry one, but Hayley St. James brings it into sharp focus with this insightful and incisive monologue.

This is a quick-moving, funny play that finally asks (and answers) the burning question: If you're not going to cover up a hole in the bathroom wall with a framed photo of Richard Nixon, then how will you cover it? This has great sharp banter and physical comedy that would make it a hoot onstage.

The problem with older siblings is that they get everything and it's still not enough. Justine has a plan to fix that in this delightfully twisted monologue. She's a monster, but Sickles makes it clear that all of her demented moves are, in a way, rational.

A concise, well-crafted distillation of what it's like to live in the two Americas: Those who believe in objective reality and those who don't. David Hansen does so much in so little time. This play would make a great and necessary addition to any short-play festival.

Few job interviews are as harrowing as the one in this sharp, funny 10-minute play. The dialogue crackles and the rapid-fire pace of Steve's questions and Martin's answers would really zing on stage.