Recommended by D. Lee Miller

How does one discuss a crisis that is too hard to bear? John Mabey, in TRUE SKIES, introduces us to such a crisis. Using fantasy, we learn more about this married couple than you can imagine on your own -- And they finally talk in a parallel universe. Death and grief and their shared love is Mabey's fodder. It will make you hang on to every word. An intimate look at a couple in crisis. As always by Mabey, beautifully written.

TRANSCODICIL by Peter Dakutis is a modern inheritance story, filled with love, conflict and an older woman who is having the last laugh. You can tell Dakutis had fun writing this and you'll enjoy it, too, once it's produced!

Although THE ASSUMPTION OF LOVE by Debbie Lamedman is a period piece (based on an Edward Hopper portrait), I am quite sure this story is just as relatable today. We all need to be open to love but sometimes choose the wrong people even when the red flags are out. I feel sorry for this woman and though admire the bellhop who helps her, see how her naivete allowed this sad event to happen. It is rather easy to empathize with both characters in this bittersweet meeting. Beautifully written.

Although THE ASSUMPTION OF LOVE by Debbie Lamedman is a period piece (based on an Edward Hopper portrait), I am quite sure this story is just as relatable today. We all need to be open to love but sometimes choose the wrong people even when the red flags are out. I feel sorry for this woman and though admire the bellhop who helps her, see how her naivete allowed this sad event to happen. It is rather easy to empathize with both characters in this bittersweet meeting. Beautifully written.

ASHES OF THE REVOLUTION by John Patrick Bray is a beautiful play of the love of a brother and sister. The brother has autism and is a sincere ball of love hoping to protect his family from a revolution. The sister's core is love, too, and she knows how use illusion and truth to protect her brother as only a sister could. Their vulnerability and connection is a sight to behold. I love this play.

DARK AND STORMY (aptly named) is full of twists and threats and horror to come - What do you expect when you meet an angry ghost? It is funny, too and all of this power-packed in one minute! Sickles, you've done it again!

A chance meeting on the Staten Island Ferry of two very different people makes for the magic of what can happen in life - a stranger who changes your life. This well-written, tense play covers a lot of ground and leaves us with hope. In Artifact, Weibezahl brings us a well-done play.

A perfect gift of a play, ACTION FIGURES, by Peter Dakutis brings you in at the first moment and surprises us... not ... at the end. Lots of fun.

A one-minute journey into the life of pretend with a kid and a tree is lovely. This world of an open imagination and heart is sadly missing in so many adults. It's a joy to read -- Surely even more a joy to see performed. ARBOREAL CONQUESTS conquered me!

No more with Kafka's cockroach -- Enjoy Daniel Guyton's The Anteater, a short, short monologue that brings us Antony who has awakened as an anteater after a life as financial executive. A very funny monologue perfect for an audition!