Recommended by Ken Love

I recall with great pleasure reading and recommending "the broad of your back" on NPX. I stated that the piece would be most effective if performed while in movement, as a dance. I must make the same conjecture for the companion piece, "i asked you/the art". There is humor, sensuality and defiant individualism in both works. And they demand a performance. Nicely done, my friend!

Ryan Kaminski's "The Meadow" is one of those short, delightfully wicked works that Hitchcock would have loved to develope into a teleplay. I was with it from beginning to end. And what drove this nicely wrought work were the characters, a feast for 2 actresses. Nicely done!

Julie Brandon's "For Hire: A Monologue" is an apt piece for anyone who's dealt with the drudgery of having a job . . . or is still looking. It's spooky with a proper dash of wit. And that's what makes it so compelling. And it was an utter treat to hear this work read by the playwright herself. Kudos!

"The Old Railroad" rises effortlessly above being a mere holiday greeting card of a piece into something much more poetic and life affirming. Almost like a parable. Nicely done!

I love to hear and/or see plays about the theater, especially one that's been written by a playwright with heart and wit. "Lights Up!" by the estimable Jack Levine was so utter relatable to me as a theater artist. Nicely done!

A childhood fable that hits us right where we need it. "Don't Wear It Out" by Jacquelyn Floyd-Priskorn rises effortlessly above mere sketch comedy into the realm of acerbic parable/comedy. Now enough with the metaphors! Let's see this piece in performance!

Like the very best satire, Nora Louise Syran's "The Exorcism" works beautifully as metaphor, as caustic fable, as horror, and as an incisive tale for our time which shamelessly draws its share of blood. And rightfully so! We need more brave works such as this. All that's missing is a production. Kudos!

Early on, you definitely get the sense that the little barbs and "insults" delivered by Claire are actually blown kisses laced with silly pills shot through and at the target of her husband. Claire and Brian in Lisa Dellagiarino's "The Unexpected Delight of Snowbirds" are the typical elderly couple who have settled into one another. Delightfully! And without the slightest hint of cliche or mawkishness. A Christmas card to enjoy throughout the year! Nice!

Like the short works of Raymond Carver, Marshall Logan Gibbs' "The Snake in the Sandbox" is gripping and powerful for what it doesn't say, for what the characters are feeling in the penultimate moment without even a hint of elaboration or embellishment. Just the silence. Kudos!

A contemporary tragedy that grabs your heart and refuses to let go. The fact that DC Cathro, with "Re-Gifted", accomplished this in just a few short minutes is a testament to his skill and incredible talent. This is a work that demands to be produced.