Recommended by Ryan Stevens

This play is fantastic! A fascinating deep dive into familial trauma and the fundamental horror of trying to know other people. Fox has such a knack for instantly recognizable and humane characters, and her seamless balance between family drama and the supernatural is incredible.

This play is gorgeous. Menke dives into three distinct psyches and, without a stage direction in sight, plumbs the depths of the human mind. Self-loathing, dreams deferred, and the death of innocence are all covered with humanity and clarity. This play is like an ancient cathedral -- intricate, somewhat timeless, and awe-inspiring.

This play burns like a lit torch -- a beacon in the night of modern american theatre. Mahrer zeroes in on so many truths about youth in America, femininity, the paralysis of faith, the hell that is rape culture, and the awful systems that ensnare young people through no fault of their own. A home run of a play.

Finally! A stage play about giant mechs! Quant's boundless imagination leaps off the page at every turn. This is a script full of hidden depth and complexity, all wrapped up in a kick-ass sci-fi package.

A wonderful, focused ten-minute play about dreams and getting old. Heartfelt and sincere, every emotional aspect of this script is stirring and immaculately-done.

This script just oozes charm and charisma. A live-action cartoon about friendship, growing up, and the risks of doing what you love. Every scene is either gut-busting funny, eye-popping cool, or chest-clenching sad. The perfect script for energetic, creative ensembles!

Immediate, classic, and prophetic. A tender, funny, endearing, horrifying, and thoroughly theatrical look at the systems that bind us, the terrible prospect of freedom, and the danger of malicious education. Smith's script conjures, alchemy-like, an entire vivid and grim world with nothing but two actors and some incredible, incredible words.

This play is a true delight! A psychologically complex portrait of two 11th century Japanese writers that tackles notions of power, gender, and how our relationships can go from comforts to prisons. The language throughout and razor-sharp and Narasaki always keeps an impeccable focus on the tension inside these profound figures of distant history. A must for the theatre world.

This play is such a vivid, imaginative take on issues of theology, self-hate, and the strangehold of regressive ideologies. The Southern queer in me feels so seen and so thrilled by this play and the way it injects new energy and spirit into the setting that usually gets flattened out by people who haven't lived in the sticks.

Had the joy of seeing a virtual reading of this script through Kitchen Dog Theatre. For the first time since quarantine began, I felt actually engaged and invested in a virtual reading, so I can only imagine the stage magic Berryman's script will bind with a live audience. These characters are so alive, so electric, and so achingly human that we can't help but want them to succeed in these pivotal moments of teen-hood. This play reminds us what the value of pop culture is and how we all deserve the experience of youthful dreams.