Recommended by D. Lee Miller

What opens as a youthful rite of passage between best friends gets more complicated as feelings and the past emerge into the present. These are great roles for teens and should be done in high schools and festivals everywhere. Well done, Rice!

Esther and Sam are caught in transition - a limbo full of expectations and disappointment. But they connect in this and maybe find their first respite in a long time with someone who actually sees them. This is a connection that Rice captures very well.

If it's not size tens, it's often something else that someone tries to hide a lot of their lives. The self-acceptance is lovely in this great actor's turn.

A backwards look at a relationship that should have had no hope of surviving, except for the primal pull between a father and daughter. A life-long haunting that will be faced at last. Actresses will want to embrace this shivering piece by Glen Dickson.

Lots of local, folk humor as we listen to McKorkindale explain his problems. A fun piece for a character actor.

Oh, in the voice of a teen, Lermond gives us Carrie, a dreamer. A little gem of truth.

The aging of a person can so easily fall to loneliness and self-pity. But when someone who really knows you, such as your daughter, comes to 'goose' you - a shared past and laugh and hope for a new future can alter your landscape better than anything else. A nice shared mother/daughter moment by Lermond.

A short, sweet intro to a life that we can imagine, will be happy. Could be a nice opening for an evening of dreamy fictional characters. Lovely to include in an evening of monologues.

I like this girl. I was with her from the first minute and finished this monologue with a big smile on my face! The first of many conflicts is won by the young teen. And it rings true as can be as written by Vivian Lermond.

For years we have seen the comic renderings of a man having to have watercress. Well, strap on your seatbelt for the female version. Yes, women get hungry, too! This is the delicious dish you have been waiting for. Enjoy!