Recommended by John Busser

Chris Plumridge does "naughty" in the best British tradition. At no time is this play anything but witty, charming and oh-so-relatable. The audience will love Janet and Malcolm and maybe even learn that the bedroom can be for things other than reading. And it's a perfect play for a couple of older actors who never get to be anything but the caring mom or disapproving dad. These characters still have a spark to them. Terrific writing.

Conviction is one thing. Stubbornness, quite another. Delvyn Case makes it clear which applies here. And in doing so, he points out the hypocrisy that religious fervor can generate. Paul needs to practice what he'll be preaching. Nicely done.

My favorite types of comedies are those with a great degree of physical humor on display, and this one has it in spades. Ramsey Uhter allows her cast to have a fun time with something that, let's face it, terrifies most of the audience. What a great way to incorporate a therapy session onstage. This is one pest you'll want to confront up close.

There's a fine sense of unspoken feeling underlying the actual words here. Vince Gatton has a sharp ear for the type of dialogue that speaks two different tones. That which is meant on the surface, and that which is implied. It's wonderfully done here and the audience should be left feeling that the play they WANT to see involves these 2 young men and where THEIR story takes them. Terrific stuff.

Kudos to Cole for this short, sweet and to the CLEVER point about answering an age old riddle in the most infallible way. I wonder if any MENSA participants could have done better? Somehow, I kinda doubt it...

I wasn't sure what I was getting myself into when I found this piece. I'm still not sure, but boy, did I enjoy the confusion. There's plenty to laugh at in the farcically funny wedding farce that brings together Cowboys and Italians through some truly inventive means. And the song work is wonderful as well. Although the playwright says these characters are "not deep thinkers", the dialogue and music here show a lot of thought and attention went into it. Clever and well worth your time.

I am a HUGE fan of old monster movies. No one wants to see the creatures survive to terrorize another day more than myself. So Lee Lawing's touching short piece really hit home. We always forget that underneath that scaly (or hairy, furry, slimy, half-dead, irradiated, supernatural, robotic, alien) covering, there beats the heart of a man. Lee shows us this in the most ironic way. And as in the best of these films, the creature really WAS misunderstood. A wonderfully nostalgic tragedy. I loved it!

Although listed as a comic satire, Deb Cole has written a most horrendously accurate account of what playwrights face on the day to day scramble to find places to send to. It's comic genius is what it is. And the best part? You just KNOW their are playwrights out there who are currently trying to craft a 98 word monologue with no verbs and a 27 second pause. Read the play to find out why. Better yet, produce this sucker.

Now THAT'S a 10 minute play I'd pay to see. A funny premise with wonderful banter from the characters. This is an actors dream play, really. Either role is worth playing. But what really makes this piece work is that total surprise of an ending. I did NOT see that coming (in more ways than one) and I'm glad I didn't. Check in to this hotel.

WOW! I wasn't expecting that ending. And boy, did it hit hard! David Hansen has written a perfectly wicked workplace drama. He gets you thinking one way and then pulls the rug out from under you. Work can go from a dream job to a nightmare just like that. And like TWO is just finding out. Terrific.