Recommended by Rand Higbee

I had the pleasure of seeing this play at the 2024 Midwest Dramatists Conference in Kansas City. What if "Romeo and Juliet" had a post credit scene like the Marvel superhero movies? And what if it occurred just before Juliet's death? Greg Lam takes this idea and runs with it, but to say much more would be telling. A fun, quick romp!

I was fortunate to see this play at the 2024 Midwest Dramatists Conference in Kansas City. You might think this is going to be a play about baseball, but you would be wrong. Instead it's a dystopian look at Florida in the near future when book banning has gotten completely out of control. Funny and thought provoking at the same time.

I have now seen this play twice: At the 2024 Valdez Theatre Conference and the 2024 Midwest Dramatists Conference. It's a lesson on what might happen when you buy a used tent: You just might get the ghost of the last owner of the tent. A couple's camping adventure turns supernatural in this fun short by Tom Moran.

I was fortunate to be able to see a reading of this play at the 2024 Midwest Dramatists Conference in Kansas City. An ex-wife and an ex-lover of the same man meet at his funerals. Their conversation moves them from a rivalry to a comradery of sorts. When they leave to continue the conversation elsewhere, you will wish you could go along with them to see what happens next.

I was fortunate enough to see this play at the 2024 Midwest Dramatists Conference in Kansas City. This is the story of a romance between a man and...something else...in the midst of a tremendous, life-threatening, storm. A very imaginative short by Mr. Sickles that shows love can come in many forms.

I was fortunate to get to see this play at the 2024 Midwest Dramatists Conference in Kansas City. It would seem to be the perfect match: Mythical creatures such as Bigfoot and social media! Oh, but what about the merchandising? A fun little piece by Kyle Walker.

I was fortunate to see a reading of this play at the 2024 Midwest Dramatists Conference in Kansas City. Is a funeral the right time and place to come out to your family? But they're going to figure it out, aren't they? And where did that rosary go? The play has a lot of laughs throughout, but ultimately becomes a rather touching love story.

It's Amanda's birthday and while at work she receives a mysterious gift: A jacket. She and her co-worker, Lucy, puzzle over who could have given it to her and why, but they soon realize that this is no ordinary jacket. A fun and easy to stage comedy from Alison Cook.

This was one of my favorite plays at the 2024 Valdez Theatre Conference. Tom Moran has taken what at first seems like a really silly premise, but then turned it into a play with lots of laughs and lots to think about. You will never look at your internal organs the same way again!

In a quick ten minutes, Alice Josephs manages to tell you about a part of World War II you likely never knew before. And she does so in a highly engaging and very theatrical style. I am now curious to learn more about Bevin Boys and to read more plays by Josephs.