Recommended by D. Lee Miller

In JUST US TWO, playwright Sarah Tufts gifts us with two sisters dealing with their mother’s funeral. At the same time, their relationships with their mother are also evaluated as they move through a very real obstacle course that only siblings know. Except this time these women choose to play bumper cars rather than steer clear of each other. A very real story with its own revelations, Tufts gives us a play ripe for any festival or evening. Well done!

I hereby join the bandwagon of praise for BIRDSEED by John Mabey. John effortlessly packs so much into a 10 minutes play that you feel you would know these three characters if you saw them on the street. Without giving anything away (especially a beautiful twist at the end), this is a family play about loss, grief and the future - and will leave you happily in tears. Cheers to Mabey!

FINAL DISPATCH, Robert Weibezahl. heartfelt father and son monologue is not just about Vietnam, but it is a response to the universal questions between fathers and sons. Weibezahl, a wonderful writer, brings us a detailed portrait of a layered and thoughtful character who has (perhaps) asked all the right questions but now, without the loss of his father to argue with, must finally settle for his own answers. They may not be what he expected. Are ours? An important portrait of loss.

Frankie will get to you. We see the outcome of the Vietnam war borne inside of him as a result of the war itself. This isn't the war of politics - it is the war for humanity fought through endless civilizations. It was the revolution that was being fought in America while he was doing his job. Thanks, Robert, for bringing us Frankie's truth. I hope he made it out.

I can't bear for you to wait to hear how punny I LOVE YOU MORE THAN I CAN BEAR is! A love story gone off the rails by revealing those private little secrets.... If you're looking for a funny romance, this is the way to go!

FAILING EPHRAIM COLTON is a timely play and would do well in any festival. It's characters would be considered to be decent people and yet the fly in the ointment is a possibly poor decision. This play could cause debate but obviously does not sit well with the professor. We are left to ponder the guilt and ask, 'What if?' Nicely written by Larry Rinkel.

FAILING EPHRAIM COLTON is a timely play and would do well in any festival. It's characters would be considered to be decent people and yet the fly in the ointment is a possibly poor decision. This play could cause debate but obviously does not sit well with the professor. We are left to ponder the guilt and ask, 'What if?' Nicely written by Larry Rinkel.

A comedic fun-for-all as Robert who keeps dying, his wife, who continues mourning and an inspector who continues inspecting rally to a fever pitch. Lots of laughs in this giggle-fest!

A very taut play about a vacation interrupted by a report of nuclear war, ALOHA APOLCALYPSE is a frightening, funny and well-written play by Marci Eppich-Harris. It flies by as fast as your last minutes would - and the human moments it covers are totally earned. Well done.

Here is a unique playwright - one in love with words with an active imagination! This absurd play takes one to a vaudeville-like timing and after a big, can put one in mind of the Marx brothers. Very funny - I can see props appearing and disappearing. Would be great to see this staged.