Recommended by D. Lee Miller

What I like most about Ehrlich's play is the relationship between Chaya and her grandfather, Sam. Sometimes your best relationship in a family is with a grandparent - especially when you're learning about the world - and even commonalities. Family secrets/truths are taken in context and dreams are shared. This is a kind, well-written and lovely play.

MAKE IT KNOWN should be made known in all schools -- to tempt students to be curious and find out more about women written out of history. Speckman takes what seems like a simple speech and teaches us at the same time about Elizabeth Wong - and shows us that minorities and women are available to learn about NOW. Three cheers for this well-written monologue. Now go and look up Elizabeth Wong.

'HOME-STYLE COOKING' hits the spot as Philip Middleton Williams brings us to Small Town, USA. The contrast between trusting your neighbor and easily served lies are flipped on their heads where you don't know who is telling the truth. This would bring a daily special to any festival - because it's a spot on take of America today.

This is the play that takes place on some of those days that aren't the 'I'm infatuated with you', 'I like you', 'I'm in love with you', 'So glad we're together' plays. This is the play you'd RNRBCF (rather not remember but can't forget). WD! (Well done!)

Another cheerleader here for THANK YOU, TWO! A very sweet play set in the techbooth - and everyone in high school theatre knows that is where the action is. But this is heartfelt, awkward but ultimately direct - A lot happens in this short lovely play. Kudos, to John Minigan.

Just saw this done at Caravan Theatre. The MYSTERIOUS AFFAIR AT THE CHRISTIE'S is a wonderful slice of life of the Christie's. Wonderful character work and story. It's a peach for any mystery festival or any festival at all. Nicely done.

The child caught between his parent's opinion and his own (and others) is a heartbreaking thing. Learning what he truly cares about; relying on others' viewpoints - Scott Sickles has crystallized the moment when you do something wrong and you know it. He's hurt someone deeply. His bullying in the past is different. Now he's disappointed himself and his best friend. His mother will not make him feel better. He's going to have to figure out what to do next. I'd like to see that play, too.

In the short space of time, we go on a journey with the daughter of a comatose father. The journey reveals the family story and a nightmare, this nightmare, is revealed, too. A well-crafted story of a dysfunctional family. Well done, Busser.

Oh, how I wish I knew what Wendy Wasserstein would have been writing today! Thankfully, we have Karen Fix Curry's Being Wendy Wasserstein, to still hear her humorous, insightful voice as she looks at her life. This monologue which is filled with the 'meat and potatoes' of playwrights' lives inspires us again to do the kind of work she was doing: listening, discovering... Curry captures her well and this would be a great monologue for any actress.

My first look at a play of Matthew Weaver's - With playwright's tools and a sure hand, he has written a lovely story about love. Entertaining and fresh. I look forward to reading more of his work.