Recommended by Kate Danley

Delicious noir-y, moody fun! Hitchcockian twists with tension so thick, you could cut it with a knife.

A deliciously dark little piece that starts with the innocuous middle school Christmas pageant and devolves into the madness of religious fundamentalism. While grappling with the War on Christmas topic, the unhinged characters would be a hoot to play and watch onstage.

A HILARIOUS whose-on-first take on the age old philosophical question, "If given a chance, would you kill baby Hitler?" Dizzying dialog, a neck-breaking pace, and comedy honed with a laser. A great piece for general audiences or a night of sci-fi that gifts the viewer with something outside the normal tropes.

A fabulous piece about an overlooked chapter, and female reporter, in American journalistic history. While NYC might have its Algonquin Round Table, San Francisco had The Golden Era paper half-a-century before. Florence Fain rubbed elbows with Mark Twain and host of literary luminaries. This piece brings their stories to wonderful life!

It is so hard to write a review without giving away the delightful reveal, but this is a hilarious short about a very bizarre period in American history. And what gives it an even bigger punch is that it actually happened.

I am a Shakespeare NERD and nothing thrills my heart more than to dive into his text. I had so much fun doing a side-by-side of this Hamlet, which takes the later text, but puts it into the structure of the first "Bad" Quarto. It is a lean variation that stays true to both versions. If you have an outdoor Shakespeare theatre or touring company, check this out! You get all the punch of Hamlet, but in about two hours (without feeling like you've lost anything.)

A heartbreakingly beautiful piece that will bring tears to your eyes. This short play packs an achingly good punch.

Oh that too-recognizable tension of leaving a job and all of the demands and pressure as you try to get out the door, set against the backdrop of the larger world and bigger picture. The twist at the end brings everything into focus. A really lovely piece!

What starts as a comedic take on the high-stakes crime negotiation trope, except set in a seafood restaurant, delivers such a delicious, Twilight Zone twist at the end! Fun!

It's a play-within-a-play! It's a screwball comedy! It's a farce! It's all these things, but most of all, it is flippin' hysterical. As actors cold read from the wrong drafts of a play in development, this quick little piece avalanches into the funny. I would love to see this performed onstage! What a treat!