Recommended by Ken Love

Kieran Khanna's "The Eighth Deadly Sin" reminded me of the "The Summoning of Everyman" and Sartre's "No Exit" - but without Sartre's gazing into the abyss. Part morality tale, part allegory, funny and - ultimately - so entertaining. A necessary work for these troubled times.

Don't let the idea of 2 drunken college kids in a dorm after a night of partying fool you. Kieran Khanna's "moon love" has so much more emotional and symbolic weight to offer. There is not one twee or false note in this lovely piece. Read it, see it performed. You'll be touched.

Okay! Now it's my turn to comment and recommend this short, biting and engaging work. "If The Walls Could Talk" reminds me of the best of Rod Serling and "Alfred Hitchcock Presents", with just a touch of "Tales From The Crypt" thrown in to add spice. Deliciously frightening. Nicely done!

A brief snapshot that, in no time at all, wraps itself completely arounnd the heart. "Commonplace" - a one-minute play", lacks only a performance. And, of course, an actress with the emotional depth to render such a performance so that lingers in the mind.

With a nod or two to Samuel Beckett and Eugene Ionesco, Craig Houk's "Smoking Fags on a Rooftop" hits all the right notes of absurdist comedy and dystopian parable. The character reading a book as doomsday looms in the distance is the real kick of this play. Funny, heartbreaking . . . relevent!

A play with a strong theatrical symbol - the puzzle on the table - that does not get in the way of the characters. This requires skill, intelligence . . . and heart. Vince Gatton's play "A Grove, Again" is yet another snap shot into the tortured world of the American family. Nicely done!

This is the first piece that I've read by Vince Gatton. And I must say that it was a treat. "Ground Zero" takes a well-worn subject and gives it something that's fresh, vital and unique. Issues of mental health will never cease to be challenging for an artist. Mr. Gatton has thankfully met that challenge head-on. I look forward to reading more of his work.

Was this a dream? A premonition? Who knows? All that can be said is that Neil Radtke's "Please, Don't Go" is well worth the read or the time it would take to witness it in performance. The long discussion as to what it all means is the kick!

As someone who has studied film and film genre for years, one of the first things we learn of the horror genre is that it's based upon fear "of the unknown". "She Knows Who Looked" by Neil Radtke exemplifies that particular trope with panache, especially with the ending. Wickedly scary! Oh, yes!

A touch of the absurd, a stroke here and there of the surreal, and a full immersion into tragedy. Neil Radtke's "Ignore The Random Bear" is a brief, yet deeply felt snapshot of pain and the sometimes ambiguous nature of love. Highly recommended! Demands to be seen!