Recommended by John Busser

Oof, that was tough to think about. Lindsay Partain pens a particularly rough thing to think about, an active shooter around kids, and couches it in an even more horrific scenario; a children's game. It's horrific because kids are being trained to think about this, have to be subjected to this, and have become accepting in their reaction. This is the new norm. A lot to think about in a one minute play.

Well the worm HAS turned (you have to read the script to know what I mean). A clever bit of selling yourself (along with other things) by Nedra Pezold Roberts has an intriguing premise, likable characters, a a very smart woman who knows how to hold off a man, and then offer him a job in the same conversation. This was a fun read and would work well as a workplace (or bar place) comedy of the sexes.

I loved the slow reveal of who Dave's step-dad is and why he has the issues he does. Clever writing by Dana Hall brings the laughs and the horror (okay, it's a last page horror, but still...) entertains along the way. I wish all therapy plays were this entertaining. Would LOVE to see how Lovecraft's creation would be realized onstage.

See, THIS play is why I love Evan Baughfman's writing. The concept alone makes me envious of him. Who thinks this way? Only Evan does. With clever dialogue and hitting ALL the tropes that these characters possess, this play is a damned hoot and a half. And I can't wait to see it staged.

Is this a comedy on an actual infomercial? You be the judge! Hilarious and funny as an 8 dollar bill (which are 4 times funnier than a 2 dollar bill), Zach Wobensmith brings us the future of "criminal justice". My favorite line? "OR DID HE?" (believe me, you'll laugh out loud too)

Pity the poor sound engineer who would have to modulate the screams from our heroine in this darkly funny piece from Chris Plumridge. Working as both a radio play (so much comic potential, and volume control alacrity) and a stage play (we get to SEE the robber's frustration), this is a clever and entertaining crime caper.

I loved this imagining of "how it really happened" and so wish that it DID happen this way. History is full of very strange occurrences and this would fit in there nicely. Keep 'em coming Dave.

Oh my God, this was great! The dialogue was so pitch perfect, like how people actually talk to one another, juuuuuuust jokey enough without sounding sitcom-y, yet brimming with real friendship. Scott Sickles gives us two real people up here, so much so that you actually feel bad for Vesper (who's hurting), Kaden (who's hungry) and even Mace (who could never get a word in edgewise). This is great stuff.

As an added bonus, all the right foods get mentioned here, too. There's a reason they call it "comfort food."

I love me a good travelogue show, and seeing the Bear head to different locales on stage would be hysterical. Here he shows us Manhattan from both a lower (HIS height) and a higher (The ledge he's on) point of view. Granted we don't get around too much, after all, he's a stuffed bear, but who cares? His monologue is enough to keep us engaged. Wonderful stuff.

Chris Plumridge expands the mythology of the Vampire Bear and now I want to hear about other characters in this universe (The BPU? Bear Play Universe? That could be a thing, right?) As Origin stories go, there are few that are this... cute.