Recommended by Nora Louise Syran

A fun short comedy. Alterman sets up the family dynamics so well I almost spit out my coffee when the son/playwright entered. Bravo!

Love this short play. The relationship between mother and daughter is captured beautifully, the dialogue is all at once lyrical and modern, the allusions to the myth so effortless-- wonderful. Brava!

"Monsters have to be destroyed." It takes such courage to read or watch let alone write a piece like this. The characters are well defined, the tension palpable, and the greek allusions powerful. The opening plunges us, as it does Douglas, firmly into the past. And then the play does not let go. It is simultaneously disturbing and freeing. Well done.

Marine Veteran Joe Swenson has a unique voice. It's tough and tender. While this short play is brimming with tension, it's also packed with humanity, love which outranks rank. Well done.

Love the Tessa character: her acidity, her strength, convictions, humor and warmth. Great pacing to this piece which, scene after scene, juxtaposes the human and animal worlds, allowing us a fascinating glimpse of what it means to be "a good human". Enjoyed this very much.

A lovely short play highlighting the mental anguish a playwright goes through while writing. Shutting out those voices in one's head is not an easy task. Glenn Alterman captures it perfectly with the physically trapped playwright surrounded by caviling critics and the drastic shift in staging representing the writer's mind. Bravo!

Such fun! Three male actors will have a good time with this one. The norse references are perfect. Humorously touching. Bravo.

I listened to Beethoven’s Piano Sonata No. 32 before reading this play--the piece Lucy Honeychurch plays in A Room With a View. Sickles carries the same themes throughout this play: hidden passion, tenderness, pain, beauty and loss (lightened by moments of wonderful wit). The scenes and years just forge ahead. I adore the humanity of this play. I adore the works by EM Forster and thoroughly enjoyed spending time with him. "You've got to think about what you're passionate about, and feel passionately about what you think about."

Wow, Daniel Prillaman had me hooked from the title; this short tale of horror does not disappoint. How can something be so completely creepy and so tender at the same time? Excellent work!

An honest, natural and crisp monologue which recounts a family road trip south. I love how the style captures both the voice of a young boy and an old man looking back and allows Baker to narrow in on some fine poetic moments which will stay with this reader. Well done.