Recommended by Melanie Coffey

A beautiful read and a play full of twists and turns that focus on happiness, joy and kindness, this play is a breath of fresh air. Barr has created a world I could live in for hours, with characters that feel real and organic and a setting that's cozy and welcoming. While I know nothing of baseball or basketball trading cards, I would want to visit this shop and know these people. A fantastic play, I highly recommend!

A beautiful script filled with realistic and lovable characters, fantastic dialogue and a balance of hope and melancholy. A story that centers on the tiny alcoves of community in a dying profession - New Jersey gas station attendants - highlights hope in other people and the importance of human connection. The images created and thoughts discussed show why theater is still the number one option for audiences to come together for storytelling. I highly recommend.

Leah's feminist adaptation of Hemingway's short story is a play I keep going back to, to read, think about and be inspired by. A beautifully written and structured play, I found myself writing lines down when reading it, the dialogue is beautiful, and even the stage directions and transitions keep the reader in this poetic and ethereal world. With a complex and controversial plot, Leah does a fantastic job of exploring the different options Jig has, while never romanticizing either. A wonderful play that I can't wait to see produced!

A fantastic, funny and dark play, Mantia has created a realistic world and a familiar cast of characters. Set during a friends' weekend at a cabin in the middle of no where, it feels like a movie we've all seen. But instead of horror, the play brilliantly excavates the toxicity of the friendship between the two men, highlighting and delving into their insecurities and past experiences. A wonderfully complex play!

A beautiful story filled with humor, quips and heartbreak. I loved this play and could not put it down, wanting to continue living in the world of quirky characters and fast dialogue, that Lisa created. With a fantastic, funny and lovable main character leading the story and her two wonderful grandmothers' ghosts giving her advice, joking and telling their life stories, the piece doubles as a beautifully written love letter to mothers and grandmothers and their daughters. After reading this play, I called my own grandmothers, as Lisa's beautiful words have reminded me to not take them for granted.

A beautiful, tightly woven play, Evalena has created this wonderful balance of a dangerous world and beautiful visuals that have continued to stick with me over the weeks since reading it. The characters are constantly interesting, their banter and conversation fly by as the play moves to a fantastically shocking ending. By giving hints and details of how the world has changed, there are these lovely moments of humor in a dark, end of the world play. Never preaching to the audience, Evalena has written a beautiful, timely, heartbreaking little gem of a play.