Recommended by Adam Richter

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!

"Teacher McClelland" is another masterful monologue that brings to life so many of the problems in modern American society without devolving into a polemic. Mrs. McClelland is a wonderful character, full of life, complexity and humor as she brags about the many, many items she bought for her students (receipts so long "I can wear 'em like scarves"), putting her own family's finances at risk. Absolutely brilliant.

This play was a delight to read and would be more of a delight to see on stage. Scott Sickles sends up art and the people who navigate the art world in this hilarious short play. The plot is brilliant but what I really loved was the exaggerated "heightened language." The characters speak in prose so purple it's nearly ultraviolet. "The Rodins Are Here!" is a riot. Please someone get this on a stage.

Parents don't care for their kids in a vacuum. Steve Martin nails the contradictions inherent with easing a child's fears while putting our own demons aside. This short play just nails the complexities of loss and parenthood. Fantastic.