Recommended by Eytan Deray

This is one hell of a monologue: funny, dark, intimate! Sickles takes a serious topic and manages to inject it with an acerbic "Heathers"-style wit that is refreshing to read. Melanie would be a blast of a character for anyone!

A cute little hoot, especially for musical theatre nerds! Adding Marjorie Bicknell to my list of playwrights to look out for!

DC Cathro has written a drama with a fantastic build-up (those voicemails get more and more interesting) and a character who is a dream for any actress to play. Without a single line of dialogue, Chase easily portrays what she's going through without giving anything away. I look forward to reading more of DC's work!

So much potential for something bigger at the heart of this terrific short! J. Joseph Cox has written a very funny gay comedy, but has also captured a sad truth about the disconnect and stress a closeted gay teen can experience between him and a parent. The twist (which I won't spoil) is jaw-dropping!

A funny absurdist spoof written by a playwright who clearly appreciates the literary figures he is lampooning. Once again, Chris Gacinski weaves poetry and drama into a seamless tapestry!

A lovely, hopeful look at family dysfunction and one of the richest mother/daughter relationships in a play I've read so far. Jackie Martin keeps Jenna and Maggie real by never sugarcoating anything, never manipulatively pushing the hankies in our direction. The emotion comes naturally out of sheer honesty, and I dig this play for that. Also, gotta love that title!

"Days of Wine and Roses" meets "Breaking Bad" in this lyrical, devastating look at addiction, codependency, and two people that are at once perfect together and then toxic to each other. Chris Gacinski's abilities to incorporate verse into his dialogue and make you forget it's poetry first is a skill few playwrights possess. Beautiful work!

Cute, fun little farce with a sincere message of love and acceptance at the center, plenty of cringe-inducing parent humor, and a nice twist at the end. Another strong piece by Philip Middleton Williams!

An absolutely bonkers, darkly comedic monologue from a woman who makes Glenn Close in "Fatal Attraction" look like a walk through Central Park. Chris Gacinski's blend of pitch black comedy and horror works effortlessly here. Terrific, and not for the faint-hearted dog lovers of the world!

"Blue" is a fascinating and entrancingly rhythmic short about the impact of stories and the alteration of the truth behind them as you get older. Emily Hageman's writing always sticks with you long after you've finished reading, and this one is a real zinger!