Recommended by Asher Wyndham

Gallant gives a complicated character that we (not just dog owners) end up wrestling with during and after the play. Can we identify with their predicament? Their guilt? If you were in their position, would you keep the dog or give it up to a shelter? Forces you dispense with judgement and understand the complex situation Miles is in with her mother's dog after their mother has gone to the old age home.

Another absorbing monologue from Gallant. This time the playwright covers street harassment of women at night from the perspective of a character that we haven't seen before on stages -- a blind woman. A necessary monologue that asks big questions about safety, freedom, and toxic masculinity and violence. This is one of those plays that an audience can spend discussing a long time after curtain drops. This would be an excellent pick for your production on sexual violence/assault.

S MJ surprises us with an apology that doesn't end up being sincere, just another performative act for merch/profit. The playwright taps into the transactional relationships between YouTuber/online presenters and their viewing public and makes us question what we see/witness online and, even, offline - because isn't most of it performative?

One of the best one minute plays I've read. A simple game that reveals a lot about this couple with a resolution that packs an emotional punch.

This is probably the best fictional introduction to kid Jesus. Relatable in voice and emotion, Lawing's kid Jesus from the start to finish feels so authentic. You can feel the longing and questioning that makes it believable that this person felt this way. Beautiful writing that deserves a stage.

This would be a fun character to play your queer stage. So lively, estatic. Give the role to a drag king, play it for Pride.

The desire for connection in Alterman's queer monologues -- many of them for middle-age and senior actors -- makes them intimate experiences for audiences, playful and poetic.

Everett has created a believable voice of spirited young woman who makes you smile in recognition, remembering - reminding you at her age, getting ready to leave for college. This would be a fine role for a young actor to develop for a beginning acting class.

End of day comedy in one minute with big laughs for the audience.

Lawing taps into something that some older gay men could relate to. A bit sad, a bit hopeful. Another character that you haven't seen on stage before.