Recommended by Asher Wyndham

The Joker, Stephen King's sewer-clown... Add Rugburn to the list of evil clowns. Rugburn is a sick pleasure just like when you put your hand in a bowl of hamburger meat in a dark horror house during Halloween. If you're choosing Halloween plays, choose this one; it'll creep out your audience members, for sure. I recommend taking a buddy with you when you see this play.

Weaver captures authentically kid speech and behavior with hilarious outcome in this play about a babysitter trying keep two kids from busting their surgical stitches. The play has thumb wrestling and plenty of roughhousing that'll keep a director busy.

Zaffarano does a perfect job capturing what's hot and what's not hot about gay culture. The hook-up is at times steamy hot (it'll melt your butter) and other times it's awkward, really awkward -- it's a totally believable hook-up. The playwright showcases the superficiality of some gay men on and off Grindr. But she also shows what's truly possible for gay men looking for love, not lust, that true intimacy and intensity that's possible when you stop being fake, stop being some commodity for consumption. Well done.

A clever, brutal attack on right-wing idiocy in Trumpland. Makes you wonder why many 'Christian' conservatives see so much 'inherent good' in a man so vile.

A captivating thriller/mystery set in an unlikely setting, a classroom, that builds effectively in uneasiness that forces you to question what is real and not real. Don't read the subject keywords, just read the play and enjoy.

I had the opportunity of seeing this intelligent, sexy play produced by The Jungle in Minneapolis in 2016. This play perfectly captures through the character of David that generation of gay men who can't get enthusiastic about marriage equality. He questions that hetero-normative institution -- and, unsurprisingly, so do many his age ( is it necessary? is it worth it?) -- and it gets really complicated soon after meeting a beautiful guy from Quebec. A complicated character-study of a gay-man, the first of full length that I know of that tackles this marriage issue with such complexity.

This monster play for kids is AHHHHHHHHHHHmazing! The best 'monster in a kid bedroom' play that I've read. Intensifying spectacle, effective use of space for action, distinct personality for the monster, screams, and unexpected showdown. Derserves to be produced in every grade school in the entire world!

Kinky sapphic comedy, witty banter, sexy talk, with a ouija board. I'd like to read more about these adventurous lesbians!

Is the guy a creep or admirable for not giving up on the woman? Is the woman foolish or right for not wanting the guy? I enjoyed being conflicted, torn between two people, agreeing and disagreeing with a character's position. The playwright did a fine job presenting something complicated about a lot of relationships: there's a bit of love and a bit of hate, desire and disgust.

I saw a production of this play at Mixed Blood in Minneapolis in 2016. This is the only play that I can think of that brings to the stage Queer and trans homeless teens. I was moved by each character's development from self-harm to charm. There's some shocking cruelty and surprising intimacy and tenderness in this play. Dawkins' play deserves many productions -- including one in your community -- because it could foster conversation and bring awareness to many issues surrounding Queer teenagers.