Recommended by Randy Hunt

WE ARE CRANSTON is a dark comedy gem. The writer really does a great job at taking what is quite obviously a horrible situation and turning it into a fantastic play. If you don't wince at the coach a dozen times while you read this, I'd be very surprised. Well done!

From the very first line all the way to the last, I was 100% invested in this play while reading it. Hooo -- talk about a "what if?" scenario! I loved that we only got little tidbits of the story at a time until we finally understand the big picture at the end, and the parallels that are drawn. Fantastic dialog -- very well written. This is such a great example of what would work VERY well in the "Zoom" world we're in.

What a brilliant and clever idea (both the concept of the play and the manner in which it was written!) It's always fun to read plays by a talented playwright, and this was a 2-for-1 deal that I couldn't pass up. This was executed so well, too - the whole thing sounded like it was written by one person, so it was hard to distinguish who wrote what. Well done! A great read! And now I kinda want to try this tag-team style of writing...

This is a fantastic one-sided conversation between a DJ relieving the glory days of 80s radio and an unseen second character. There's some really wonderful phrasing in this piece that made me envision the piece unfolding in my head. This so well written, which is no surprise -- Bob's work is always great. Give it a read!

When us playwrights struggle with getting "words on paper", we can come up with very creative ways to find inspiration. In LACK OF INSPIRATION, Rachel Feeny-Williams has given us one such traveled road by a playwright who is anxious to complete his work, no matter what. I love the concept and the execution was flawless. A must-read for any playwright. Well done!

It's amazing how much can be accomplished in a one minute piece like this. What I really love is that I had no idea where it was going until the very end. Well done!

Beautiful and clever. I enjoyed reading THE AMMO BOX, and was fully invested in the characters and the story from beginning to end. Touching and sweet with a dose of heartache, too. Another great play by Joe Swenson.

In BLUE CHRISTMAS, Allie Costa takes us on a bit of an emotional rollercoaster ride, but one that just doesn't just hit the extremes -- it covers those in-between emotions as well. A good play is one that makes you keep thinking about it well after you've read it or seen it performed; BLUE CHRISTMAS is one of those plays.

Can you imagine if the inanimate objects in our life could talk? Oh the stories they could tell. Well, this bear has one of those stories to tell -- and it really is a bit of a nail-biter! A clever and unique monologue! Looking forward to the sequel! :-)

Just a few lines into this play I was overcome by emotions that are hard to put into words. It's amazing how differently we all process grief, and how an otherwise everyday interaction is affected by that grief. Jessie Salsbury has crafted a well-written short play here, and one that not only had me feeling such compassion for the mother, but also making me smile that this clerk had a similar compassion for this grieving mother.