Recommended by John Busser

Hilariously exploring vampire tropes while "imprisoned" in a crib, the Bear ruminates on his existence in appropriate fashion. Amazingly, the tension is ratcheted up as the sunbeam moves ever closer in such a way, that you are actually worried for the fate of a stuffed bear. That's good writing!

A compelling mix of fairy tale-like telling and horrific historical fact, Christopher Plumridge has found a unique protagonist to tell a story that relates to us all. It has charm, pathos, subversive wit and sadness in perfect combination to give you a monologue you want to hear continue. Luckily for us, it does.

Oh was this a fun one. A comedy of miscommunication (it would be interesting to see audience members trying to piece together Jack's utterings) detailing the 911 call Jill makes after their latest accident. With clever wordplay and nostalgia (c'mon, we ALL know how this one ends, don't we?), Morey Norkin has a terrific 10 minutes in store for you.

A zoom meet gets hijacked when an actor mistakes the meet for an audition, and the results are appropriately bonkers. Hitting the right tone for the source inspiration (Beckett's Happy Days), Nora Louise Syran's dialogue works way better than it should when juxtaposed against the actor auditioning. This is smart and funny writing.

Well this is a game a lot of people have tried, but rarely as funny as Brian Scanlan's version. I'd love to see it staged just to see how some of the "game play" would be presented. I'll bet a clever director and some actors who are up for the challenge would mine comedy gold out of presenting some of the more private acts onstage.

Sometimes, you CAN teach an old dog new tricks. You just have to reprogram his Alexa to get his attention. Lee Lawing's short piece is a sweetly funny look at how technology can both hold us back AND move us forward, if only we'd use it wisely. Margie certainly did...

There is a depth of feeling here that overwhelms you (especially for someone who has a similar companion, like myself). I was so moved by this simple acknowledgement of love for a dog, that this will sit with me for a long time to come. I bet there wouldn't be a dry eye in the house whenever this is performed.

I had the dubious distinction of playing the Thing in this play in a reading of it. (Stuart always gives me the fun roles to play). It’s short and silly and would work wonderfully with some SPX and a radio audience. Stuart is number one at plays about number two.

This is my favorite of Stuart’s radio plays (so far) and I had the pleasure of performing this for an audience! It is twisted as a pretzel and has a hilarious payoff. Great stuff.

Wow! A powerful punch in the gut from Debra Cole here. The setup is terrific and the plot line is perfect for a creative writing teacher getting a better revenge than mere death or torture would provide. The idea that both the father in question and the authorities (later, supposedly) would never suspect this teacher of the wherewithal to orchestrate this turn of events not only works in the teacher's favor, it says a lot about our society and the way we treat teachers as glorified babysitters. Compelling and smart!