Recommended by Nora Louise Syran

Aly Kantor's range is captivating. In this hauntingly funny piece, Kantor, like Mary Shelley and her Frankenstein, brings "a modern Prometheus" to the stage, demonstrating in the series of scenes that clip along, all the Titan's love and care for humanity and all the pain. Over and over again. And like the scream of Edvard Munch at the end, we're left feeling just as vulnerable, waiting for the pain to start all over again.

Dellagiarino Feriend blends history and herstory, patriarchy and matriarchy, slavery and independence together in a finely woven, beautifully layered and paced play which deserves a very long run indeed. Brava, playwright.

A fun allusion-packed romp through a bit of Christmas past, present and future with Scrooge, yes, him, leading the way. Fun.

A couple sits down to "proofread" the family Christmas newsletter only to end up refining their braggadocios list of this year's achievements by more than just 22 exclamation points. As always, Debra A. Cole keeps it real. A lovely short play for the holiday. "Hit me with your wisdom," dear Mrs. Cole.

What a lovely short play for two male actors. Lovely realistic dialogue, imagery and lessons for us all to learn. You've tugged ever so skillfully on my heart strings yet again, Mr Baker. Bravo.

This short comedy will have you howling! Even if you don't catch the allusions to the HG Wells classic, you'll still be laughing out loud. Fun, well-paced and a great opportunity for a make-up artist. Bravo, Mr. Busser!

This ten minute play by Paul Donnelly will give you a punch in the gut. "He’s my family. And I’m his." Fine work. Easy to stage, not easy to forget.

Nothing artificial about this piece, only intelligence. Humanity equating to empathy. Typically Morey Norkin: humor, warmth, irony and flashes of sheer brilliance. Bravo! I look forward to seeing it read by #tiny_theatre Tuesday May 2, 2023!

I had the good fortune to listen to a reading of this short play during the pandemic when we were all feeling like we were "circling the tank." It was entirely fitting then and equally so now with its focus on mental health. Dark, satirical and full of humor. It was one of the first ten minute plays I'd heard in a reading and I'm glad to see it here on NPX. Brava.

A lovely story of two handmaidens who are left behind in the "wind and saltwater of [an] isle" to piece together the story of Ariadne's flight with Theseus, the murder of the Minotaur and the disappearance of Icarus and his father. I especially enjoyed Eva's plunder of Daedalus's laboratory and the staging/props possibilities here. A fascinating study of the threads that exist between us--as tenuous and complicated as the threads holding together the very myths which inspired this piece. Brava.