Recommended by Tom Moran

The world is rife with bad "Waiting for Godot" homages, but fortunately this isn't one of them. Strong interplay between the two characters and some very funny lines help this stand out, and some specific cultural references differentiate it from the entirely timeless/place-less original. A fun read that would make for a zippy-yet-awkward production.

Utterly ludicrous in all the best ways. A frenetic man-child of a superhero, Robin as straight man, the Joker and Catwoman as Wayne Enterprises temps - this turns the entire Batman mythos on its ear with richly satisfying results, not to mention some truly hilarious phrasing along the way.

A supremely silly and wildly entertaining reimagining of Batman as introverted manchild. The funs starts at the wonderfully matter-of-fact character descriptions and never lets up. Great for people who love Batman, and honestly also for those (raises hand) that are kind of sick of the guy.

A solid tight two-hander murder mystery. I certainly thought I knew where it was going, and was pleasantly surprised when it threw in an additional twist that turned it on its ear. Great (and dark) final moments too.

A solid, funny, tight piece that works on a literal level but is clearly about so much more. Seldom has a kitchen appliance been invested with so much meaning.

(Not to toot my own horn, but) I once wrote a play where all the characters were library books as well, and I didn't engineer half as many laughs or half as much pathos as Hageman does here. The characters are well-drawn, the dialogue is appropriately styles and uproarious, and she does an admirable job creating a compelling character arc out of a bunch of inanimate objects. And delivering some genuine LOL lines along the way.

It's hard to go wrong with a title like that, and Busser doesn't. Great laugh lines throughout this wonderfully deadpan treatment of a ridiculous premise. The conclusion is both inevitable and richly satisfying.

What a ridiculously silly and entertaining play. Busser takes an absurd premise and runs with it to great effect; I laughed out loud at least four of five times reading it, so I can only imagine the hilarity of this being staged. And it's a well-structured piece to boot, with two parallel scenes followed by a reversal, and an appropriately goofy coda. Well done.

A well-crafted, tight piece with not a throwaway moment in it, and a ringing endorsement of the power of the pep talk.

A well-crafted little mystery with solid and unexpected twists. Despite the contemporary setting, it has a very noir feel to it: it's basically femme fatale versus femme fatale, which is a nice spin on the usual format, plus means two strong roles for women. Overall an absorbing piece with a worthwhile payoff(s).