Recommended by John Busser

Glenn Alterman writes a refreshing take on after-sex pillow talk that takes both characters involved on a roller coaster of emotions. At times, bantering, at other times skewering, the dialogue is NEVER dull and always strives to make a point. Great roles for any actor.

Anyone hoping for a feel-good play had better clear out. Unless you feel good watching this toxic battle of the bitches, which I did. Nasty, funny and oh so relatable, Deb Cole presents a contest I'll bet a lot of us would not only watch with glee, but would be hard pressed to pick a winner. Both contestants are detestable. And that's part of the fun.

Any halfway decent writer can find a solution to a script problem. But a desperately panicky one can find a solution to a zombie problem as we find out in Chris Plumridge’s awfully fun play. The solution is the best part of the story and it’s truly appropriate. Only the writers will save us! At least I hope so. This is one apocalypse I could get behind. BRAINNNNNNS!

I love plays with an element of Physical humor to them and Chris Plumridge has provided a fun one here. There's also an element of schadenfreude here as we get to watch three vain, money-obsessed fat cats get just what they deserve. As they marvel in an invention with great potential for beauty being used to envision more money, more status and more hoarding, they can only envision more and more and more for themselves. And therein lies the trap. Barbed humor from a sharp playwright.

We really are DEEPLY connected to our devices aren't we? Uncomfortably so, as Eliana Pipes shows to great effect in this charming, yet somewhat alarming look at the relationships we form with them. Cel, a personified cell phone who purports to be an extension of Julius, ever ready to help, is frustrated that he can't see all the good things she brings to the table. Which can be so true in real life relationships as well. A humorous 10 minute piece with some actual bite to it, this would be a great addition to any short works festival.

DON'T READ THE SYNOPSIS, you'll thank me later!

A favorite piece of mine from Greg, sees a Hallmark Movie moment, the Mother-Daughter Important Talk Scene interrupted (as these things SHOULD be) by... well, that would be telling. And it's SOOOOOO much better if you just read it instead. Or better yet, see it somewhere it's being performed.

This would be perfectly at home on The Outer Limits, with just enough twisted black humor peppered throughout to keep it fun. An alien invasion aided and abetted by commercialism and consumerism. Knowing how our society is willing to swallow just about anything, this is JUST plausible enough to be relatable. I would love to see it staged just to watch different productions handle the bloodshed and aliens.

I'm going to guess not many of you saw where that was going. I mean, you might THINK you know, but you can't REALLY know. Unless you're psychic. Which nobody is... Or are they? Greg Mandryk gives us a fun little office comedy with a twist or two that would be perfect for a night of short plays.

Absolutely one of my favorite pieces from Greg. I've seen a reading and a full production of this piece but it needs to be seen everywhere. Like a bad sci-fi movie from the 50's, Greg hits all the perfect tropes that endear us to them. The stupid names, the insane plot and best of all for theater ladies, a scarcity of men. This one is hilarious.

The end of the world couldn't come fast enough if it was this absurd. Doomsday cults shouldn't have the sway that they do in the real world, and yet they exist. Greg Mandryk makes the crazy clear, but there is also a sweetness to those characters that embrace the weird. A mix of social satire and pure goofiness makes this script a winner.