Recommended by John Busser

A very pointed commentary on race, gender and social interaction using toys as a weapon of choice. Robert has shown us on the doll where we were touched with humor and sharp wit. Deceptively accurate.

Poignant and charming, this look at how some people deal with grief is told in a very beautiful way. Philip takes an uncomfortable subject and gives us a way to embrace it. I really enjoyed this take.

Some plays are fun, some are smart, and fewer are both. This is one of the few. Kumar gives us a very funny interaction between God and an unbeliever where both make some very good points about the other. In the end, it feels like both have changed a little. Can't ask for more than that in a 10 minute play.

Off Center does what a good play should do; it entertains and teaches at the same time. And what it teaches is fundamental to what writers, painters, actors, sculptors and all other artists should do. Stop focusing on the negative (or negative space) and just create! Well done Jacquelyn.

As someone who has done audience participation theater, I know it's quite a tightrope to walk even with other actors for back up. For a single actor (mostly) to ride herd over an audience is harrowing indeed. But Bultrowicz's play makes me want to do it anyway! What great fun to expose yourself (literally) while exposing the audience to some pointed observations (I don't think I've ever heard the internet described so hilariously "Crushing candy and booking faces"). The opportunity for improv is endless!

What a great "Twilight-Zone"-esque sci fi piece of retribution! Erin Osgood has written a wonderfully twisted little play about getting not getting what you want, but getting what you deserve. I loved the "deviation" the script took at the end. You will too.

I absolutely loved this road trip from hell. Not that anything necessarily bad happens along the way but an effort to pass the time during a long trip gets a heaping helping or frantic frustration when the characters engage in multiple "games" which serves only to heighten an already tense situation. I was fascinated by how Cathro managed to weave the multiple games together and kept it fun and logical. And the sobering destination ends it with a gut punch! Would love to see this produced.

Short and sweet, this comic look at how some people WISH they could choose their family members has one hell of a punchline. I laughed out loud at the last line of this gem.

Funny and frenetic, Steven Martin's look at friend dynamics at a meal is a delight. Many subtle and not-so-subtle pokes at a more well known gathering make this a delightful satire. There's warmth and humor and a touching denouement. But now I'm hungry...

No matter the trappings, ANY job is a hell job for someone, as Jacquelyn Floyd-Priskorn points out so eloquently. It just takes a special person to adapt. And this piece shows what happens when you bring a little hope into a situation (pun FULLY intended)