Recommended by Brian Cern

Heartbreakingly poignant. Two brothers meditate on the three familial deaths that have brought them closer over the years.
A powerful and thoughtful meditation on the moments in our lives that ground us and hold us together. A wonderful read, and another masterwork from Morgan. Well done!

Heartbreak, beauty, peace and comfort.
Everything that you could want in a tender end-of-life moment, delivered here, simply and expertly, by Mr Plumridge. He elicits the kind of emotion in these three pages that a lesser playwright can struggle to do in 120. Reverent and honest, this is one of the best and most complete plays I have read in a long time. Well done.

A love letter to the importance of voting.
It is a sweet, yet not sentimental, piece about the importance of voting. A grandmother, through her own narrative and personal example, shows her young granddaughter the importance of civic responsibilities. At a time when our democracy seems to be under attack, and people often question what the point of it all is, this play seres as a poignant reminder of the personal freedoms at stake. Well done, it was an honor to read.

A dark comedy with genuine touching moments, "You Bet Your Life" explores what would happen if an individual could negotiate for the exact number of remaining days. While there are moments of a biting dark comedy, the touching moments stay with me. As well as the reinforcement of the adage "You don't know how long you have, so make the most of it." Well done, I would love to see this performed live someday.

A soulful reflection on capital punishment. What brings closure for one, only creates trauma for another. Unflinching, but not unsympathetic, this script gets deeper with each passing moment after I put it down. Well done, I cannot wait to see it performed.

I love a good, witty, piece with lots of wordplay! Clever, with some good and genuine laughs. A perfect short piece to add to your festival!

A quick and witty piece about watching a breakdown from afar. Sometimes, others get caught in the fall-out of a personal collapse without reason or explanation... And all you can do is pour yourself a drink, and enjoy the ride.

It's a brisk, farcical piece about chasing a life you think you want, only to find that it's a double-edged sword. A commentary on how things repeat themselves, without end. An important message lies within, and I sincerely hope that I can have the opportunity to see it staged.

A brisk satire about how we, as Americans, take for granted our political participation when that is the very thing that populations cry out for. Cuts with a surgeon's skill, to the very heart of the matter - there is always an excuse not to... This should be performed far and wide, especially in an election year.

A reflective read on the lasting impact of childhood trauma and the temptation of self-medication, Bolduc's "Rapunzel, on the Couch" eulogizes the titular hero through the last moments of her life. Told from the unique point of view of her hair, the feature most remembered, and the one that distracts from seeing the actual person. The piece serves as a meditation on how we often miss the actual person behind the image. This will linger with me for a long time.