Recommended by Debra A. Cole

Every trip is a little different. For Claire, she is terrified. D. LEE MILLER gives audiences a relatable monologue about regret, creation ,and how we want to be remembered.

Just listen to this adorable two-hander on Theatrical Shenanigans! Darn those Americans - always pushy - never listen - and RUIN everything! SYRAN knows the bins and outs of a two culture marriage, and she has written a hilarious short piece to prove it.

One place. One place that brings comfort, pain, reflection, and healing. These places mold our lives and our futures. BRENT ALLES writes a monologue that is an ode to that one place.

Hope. ALLES beautifully reminds us there is always hope.

This short play by CHRISTOPHER SOUCY leads audiences down one path, then takes a turn - a turn that shows the fragility of the human condition during stress and trauma. I love writing for pre-teens that treats them like they have something to say, something to feel, and something to think about. BEAUTIFUL.

The line that got me... before it even GOT me... was she "smelled like Butterscotch." How lovely. This charming, two-hander for seasoned actors is delightful. Nostalgic. Powerful. Touching... and Hopeful. JUST LOVELY. Any shot play festival would be lucky to produce it.

Oh, I adore this 2-minute horror play by ANJ MARIE RIFFEL. It needs to be produced in a short play festival. I may even produce it myself. It is genius, Breaking the 4th wall can be powerful in horror. BOO!

Dark times yield dark scripts for playwrights needing a place to process. JAXSON MACKLING puts it all out on the table. HATE has no place there... here... anywhere. Thank you.

What a FABULOUS retelling of Ophelia using the original text and more modern references as a jumping off point. Shakespeare might have been the BOMB during his timeframe, but BRENT ALLES gives The Bard a run for his money with this new version!

Stunningly beautiful and tender. What starts with a court date due to parking tickets, turns into a love story for the ages. JUST BEAUTIFUL.

HILARIOUS! LISA DELLAGIARINO FERIEND has written the perfect short comedy! There are so many lines that had me ACTUALLY LOLing, but one of my favorites was, "Rosa Parks would let that door close." As Holly said, so problematic, but so clever. This relationship will charm audiences and make them bake a few cakes and fold a few bees themselves to help the cause... the real cause... the one that matters at this moment.