Recommended by John Busser

I was grinning like an idiot from page 1 and laughed out loud a number of times. It's painfully funny, especially if you're a writer, actor or audience member who ever endured anything depicted here. My favorite line though, has to be
"It’s just a string of words, but that’s how you get into Yale."

THAT, is what should get you into a theater to see this.

It's both thrilling to watch someone with a sense of ethics stand her ground, and exasperating that she has to do it in the face of such bullheadedness. But Paul Donnelly's "Plated With Gold" is an eye opener in the right way. Timely like you wouldn't believe, this piece is to be lauded for presenting so clearly what is wrong with so much of personal politics nowadays. I hope anyone reading or watching this play would have the integrity of Nancy Goldstein. Really well done, Paul!

Well THAT threw me for a loop. A sobering look at the alliances we forge under shared grief and how easily they fray under the harsh light of realization. I really liked the turn around at the end for Clarinda when the shoe was on the other foot. This is a sobering play and a well done one.

A ghoulishly fun little happy meal from Gary Sironen. It was like a theatrical version of an old EC comic book. I half expected the Crypt-Keeper to show up at the end. Perfect fare for a Halloween short play festival. Hope you like your plays rare...

You know what they say, when God closes one door (or in this case, gate) he opens up a whole host of new thoughts and ideas on the part of out protagonists in this delightful 10 minute piece from Gary Sironen. Having God be an absentee (or at least unseen here) landlord puts a fresh spin on the expulsion from Paradise story. Fast, fun and quirky, this would be a great addition to any 10 minute festival.

Oh my God, what a blast that was! A Twilight Zone-esque trip into one man's second chance at actually living life instead of just passing through it by the clock. Len Cuthbert takes an absurdly simple situation, getting a meal, and turns it inside out. The payoff, however, is worth its weight in gold watches. The shortest 30 minutes you'll ever spend on this funhouse ride. Check please!

I loved this charming play about meeting new friends under weird circumstances. And what could be weirder than a Panda meeting a Penguin during a pandemic? Little touches make this a winner. "Slow your roll, T-Doodle" is such a great line in anybody's book! The Window People! What an appropriate appelation! Daniel Prillaman has written a gem here.

Never have I enjoyed something I understood so little (that being the point). How I sympathize with Scott Sickles, having sat through some true head scratchers in my time. Every awful, cringe-inducing element of pretentious theater makes it's entrance here: non-sensical blackouts, hilarious over-the-top sound intrusion, non-sequitur dialogue, nudity for no real narrative reason, an ambiguous plot(?), etc. If the audience is ready for it, this could be highly entertaining. And if they're NOT ready for it? Even better...

Now THAT was a blast to read. Past and future (okay present) meet in a charming 10 minute "What IF...?" that would be a fun time on anybody's stage. Wouldn't it be fun to really compare notes with someone from yesteryear? Would we measure up to the promise? Maybe. As long as it was this fun, who cares! Nice job Ken!

HAHAHAHAHA! Okay, I will admit, the idea of a killer clown that can knit a sweater is high on the anxiety list, but everything will be fine as long as you funnel it through Racheal Carnes sensitivities. I chuckled throughout this delightful little piece of EC-Comic inspired whimsy. I'd love to see a follow up after the vacation to France...