Recommended by Jordan Elizabeth

A beautiful short play that explores the Chinese Exclusion Act and the lasting impact that it had in the lives of immigrants and citizens in the US. A wonderful piece to encourage voting and political engagement.

LIFE AFTER is a sweet exploration of childhood innocence in the face of death -- that the dead may have stories to tell and pass on to the living. Ava's imagination and enthusiasm for life are at the forefront, but her relationship with her father and her (absent? deceased?) mother is nuanced and full of potential. A lovely short play.

Utterly fascinating and full of heart, HOT & COLD blew me away. Each of these characters are so specific, their needs so vital, and their voices so necessary to a larger conversation about mental illness and community. I laughed throughout; in the end, I cried. A perfect play.

Mendoza has crafted a loving, lovely, and funny play about our struggle and need to communicate. An utterly unique exploration of artificial intelligence and the way humans assimilate information. I would love to see a staging of this poignant play.

Such an awesome riff on a classic horror trope, THE LOST GIRLS was so much fun to read. If Lovecraft and Scooby Doo had a child, this would be it. While the plot is fun and engaging, it's the deep, rich characters that really propel this play forward and make it such a joy to experience. I would love to see a production of this play.

This play was a pure delight. It's funny, sad, heartwarming and heartbreaking -- the end left me wanting more in the very best possible way. The dialogue is tight, the characters are perfectly developed, and the situation is taut and thrumming with energy. THE SHARK PLAY stole my heart.

Gill starts out with a strange and wonderful concept -- a woman, Renee, who has an imagined disability -- and builds a world around her dysfunctional relationship with her brother, Davey. Their shared childhood trauma, which Davey can barely remember, creates a strong bond between them, but Davey struggles to let Renee in. LEGS is a funny and sad look at the way trauma affects vital relationships.

God, I love Asher's monologues; this one may be my favorite. While Megan is a hilarious, uproarious character, she has some important things to say about internalized self-hatred; she is furious and a force to be reckoned with. And her RAGE: wow. Wyndham has a true gift at finding the humanity and depth of a person through a single monologue. I love this piece.

ARCHIPELAGO is a poem to love, loss, and connection -- B and H are lost and found by each other again and again across a landscape of war and politics. Svich crafts words with such deftness and lightness; the world she has created in this play is both stark and warm, colorful and bleak. I would love to see this play in production.

This play is such fun. Goldman-Sherman brings a levity and brightness to everything she writes, and TOILET PAPER is no exception. This would be a super fun project to be a part of.