Recommended by Adam Richter

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.

This is such an emotional and necessary piece. Toby Malone absolutely nails the isolation and longing for human connection that most of us have been feeling in this past year.

This is a funny and relatable short comedy about music obsession and the endless quest for perfection. Anton Klimkowsky is a man obsessed with one part of one piece of a recording; while he's obsessed, he's not a caricature. This would be a great play for any 10-minute festival.

Don't you hate it when you go on a cruise and you get stuck in a time loop? Jack Levine's short play explores the gray areas between reality and dreams in a fun and thought-provoking way.

This was way more fun than escape rooms are in real life, and the ending was perfect. Yet another brilliant one-minute play by Steven Martin.

Shakespeare was wrong: What's in a name does matter, as DC Cathro shows so brilliantly in this short and funny satire. A comic take on the power of identity and further proof of the maxim that Everything Trump Touches Dies — even rappers' names.

A brilliant and disturbing satire of racism and how white privilege can mask our worst instincts and intentions. This is an important play that can and should be produced everywhere.

Alcoholism is well-worn territory for writer but Philip Middleton Williams covers new ground in this powerful drama. The relationship between father and son is touching and goes in a direction that is both surprising and completely satisfying.

A sharp, biting (ahem) commentary on the environment and human rituals that involve the deification of rodents. Phil deserves better treatment than what he's gotten over the years, and this monologue is a brilliant satire and incisive indictment of the human race. Well done! I would love to see this on stage.