Recommended by Nora Louise Syran

Unwilling to dance her assigned role to the outdated 1950s choreography of the Nutcracker which Alex, our Chinese-American heroine, and her friends find demeaning, the students start a mini revolution. I loved the intervention of Bruce Lee and Wang's love of food ;)

This is a puzzling and yet intriguing piece. Soltero-Brown manages to craft two very clear characters and yet they are not clear. I was quite fascinated. Is it about the purchase of a horse, or not? And do we leave off exactly where we started? Read it and you decide.

It's painful and necessary to face the past in order to move on. A superb piece for three actors. Simple to stage, but the possibilities for staging, lighting, props design are endless. Lovely.

Lovely. I only wish I'd read this sooner. It works on so many levels. The frame narrative is beautifully rendered and creates a sense of a mystery, an 'enigma' in the biography to be solved which propels us along. Knowing the Bronte sisters Emily and Charlotte certainly adds to the enjoyment of this piece but the characters work on their own, apart from their fictional lives. Just beautiful. O'Grady captures the loneliness and the passion of Jane Eyre. Yes, I do like a happy ending, too. But one grounded in reality. Charlotte Bronte would be proud, I think, indeed.

To critics of NPX and its call for recommendations only (as critique will come...) I love how Salant puts it: "they’re always a form of praise since we never type that for ourselves."

Queen Elizabeth in a ten minute play? Yes! Cross's short play starts in medias res and carries on trippingly, weaving together history, reality, alchemy and disturbing symbolism. A new parent's most inner personal fears are conveyed from the outside which is fascinating.

I laughed out loud at the stage directions describing the first appearance of the father in this short, comic and yet tender piece. It's the dawn of the millennium where in Gatton's hopeful world view of the decades to come, "you can like, express yourself however you feel comfortable with no fear, just love and joy from everyone around you." A fun short piece for designers, actors and audience alike.

It all starts off casually, naturally enough. Slight disapproval about dishes left undone in the sink devolves into full scale disturbing domination. Anyone who has ever been controlled by someone else will relate; power struggles are universal.

This is a super short play for history lovers. Especially those interested, as I am, in Franco-American history. Overshadowed by his Founding Father Grandfather Benjamin Franklin, loyalist father and French war hero Lafayette, Temple chooses to have a life over having a legacy. Thanks to Tennant, we know learn a bit about the grandson of Ben Franklin and he is remembered. I especially liked all the jealousy of Jefferson!

A lovely short romantic piece for mature actors. Subtle, sweet, dialogue and characterizations. The audience will want to join in the dance after!