Recommended by Jordan Bird

Just reading this play had me laughing so hard there were tears in my eyes; I can't even imagine the effect in person. Hilarious and wonderful; a "wish I had thought of that first" kind of play.

Aching and heartbreaking, full of beauty and truth: THE LOOPHOLE asks how much grief the human heart can bear before it transforms, for good or ill. Melding music, magic, poetry, and high stakes, Isom-Campbell's play is exciting theatre.

A story of beauty, creation and destruction, grief, and love. THE ARSONISTS stunned me and changed me. Jacqueline Goldfinger deftly weaves together the deeply complex -
legacy, fate, mourning - in a way that feels easy. A play that will stay in your head and work on you long after it's over.

Three moms who want the best for their daughters butt heads as they compete for the spotlight (all for their daughters' sakes, of course). A funny and surprisingly sweet examination of mothers who want what any parent wants: for their kid to become the next Shirley MacLaine, obviously.

Dark, funny, tragic, and imaginative: Changelings would be a joy to see staged. Reina Hardy manages to transform fantastical creatures into tragic heroes. This play surprised me again and again.

Lycanthrope works on many levels: the horror- and monster-lover in me was excited by the way Strange weaves folklore and mystery into this piece; the world is rich, dark, and dangerous; and it was a stroke of genius to set this story in the years just after the American Civil War. Strange deftly explores racism and the human propensity to find a common enemy -- each character is both hero and monster in their own ways.

This is a fun, imaginative short play that would be perfect in a horror festival, or frankly any ten-minute play festival. Funny, tongue-in-cheek, and ultimately thought-provoking.

I felt breathless when I reached the end of the beautiful, complex, heart-rending play. Raker has created a prophetic and timely story of survival and creation in a truly frightening, tragic landscape. dry bones rising is an important play.

This play is a blast -- it had me hooked from the very beginning and kept me guessing all the way to the end. Incredibly imaginative, laugh-out-loud funny, and truly scary. As a lover of horror in all forms, this play was like a gift-wrapped present with my name on it. Please someone produce this within driving distance of my house.

FABULOUS MONSTERS is so worthy of its many recommendations and accolades. Edgy, funny, sweet, and sad. The relationships between these women are rough and honest -- these roles would be a dream for any actor.