Recommended by Paul Braverman

Nothing like a dark, lonely highway on Christmas Eve to create a sense of tense isolation. That tension grows with each carefully calculated moment of silence, until finally we all learn what Ray has done. A dark lonely highway on Christmas Eve heightens the sense of isolation. Well-deserved justice has come due and Ken Love delivers a gripping short drama.

Terrific absurdist humor from Christopher Soucy, and yet, it's absurdity is rooted in our present reality, wherein Tik Tok influencers are somehow empowered and defining what's "cool". Soucy very cleverly uses our current absurd reality to heighten the absurdity of his play, resulting in a very funny short play that had me laughing out loud.

Time travel sci-fi is such a tricky genre but Kyle Walker nails it with this short play. Rather than getting bogged down with the "science" of how, Walker wisely focuses on the danger of "when" and "why". This tight script will keep you engaged and challenged, with a great twist ending. Well done!

Ten minutes in the hands of a writer like DC Cathro is fully enough time to take us deep into the souls of two characters experiencing loss. It's a shared loss but their grief, like most grief, is an intensely individual experience. Cathro paints a beautiful, painful picture.

Interesting peek behind the curtain of professional wrestling. The authentic view into this world that Brent Alles creates serves to enhance the universal drama playing out in the locker room. Having to choose between the job you love and the people you love will always be bittersweet. This fine, short play will keep you engaged as Dan "wrestles" with this decision.

There is family that we choose, and there is family that is thrust upon us. This lovely short play shows us what happens when the latter starts to become the former. Shared trauma has bonded Liam and Diana, although it takes them a little while to figure that out. The sibling banter between the two is both entertaining and believable. A terrific short play from Sam.

Peter Fenton uses the very relatable scene of a quirky family tradition to create a meaningful discussion about the nature of honesty. Amy shows real courage when, as a newly-single parent, she allows herself to be vulnerable with her teenage kids. A touching and emotionally honest short play.

Just a delightful holiday play for the whole family. It manages to be heart-warming while still being a very sharp points about our increasingly inward-facing culture and the erosion of empathy. Fun characters plus a meaningful message equals terrific holiday play. Well done, Deb!

This very fine play starts with a Hallmark vibe but slowly turns into a horrifying allegory. The ethnicity vs. religion argument is very real, but this play goes beyond that into a very dark, willfully ignorant kind of malevolence. Terrific writing to go this deep in ten minutes.

Well, that was an unexpected twist on "meet the boyfriend." This short play is The Hallmark Creature Feature, and I'm here for it. This piece will be a blast to stage!