Recommended by Kim E. Ruyle

Witty, fast-paced, and, oh, so dark. Doug DeVita gives us a pair of really twisted antagonists, a sympathetic mark, and a plot that’s twists and turns its way to one reveal after another. Goddess of the Hunt is scary. It’s touching. And it’s highly entertaining. Bravo!

Another hilarious, wacky short from John Busser. Oh, the degradation imposed by the climb up the corporate ladder at the Harry Johnson Company! Enough to cause Willie to shrink with revulsion and leave it to little Peters to take the bull by the horns. This play will have the audience in stitches!

Another clever and creative play by John Busser. Hilarious, cringe-worthy, rapid-fire dialogue between Colleen and Stephen and the golden retriever that comes between them. Great fun!

Brilliant! Clever, creative, hilarious! I’m going to rite a letter to jon busre to tell him so!

A painful conversation between a father and a gone and all-but-forgotten son. The bitterness and resentment razor-sharp. An attempt at reconciliation and forgiveness. And an ending with a twist. Very compelling.

Who doesn’t want more? Lilly sure does, and in this two-minute monologue, she makes her motivation and solution crystal clear. Would love to hear this performed!

So much packed into this touching story about family bonds, journaling, the restorative power of nature, and the resilience of the human spirit. Life After Wonderful is… wonderful!

A great premise, distinctly drawn characters, and a complete mystery – all in ten minutes. Yes, love kills. Or, is it only unrequited love? A really fun, engaging read. Bravo!

It’s a cold summer day when a local youth carries out a mass shooting at a camp on Pine Island in Maine. Amy Merrill’s play introduces several young campers and townspeople in the runup to the incident, but the focus and import on the immediate and longer-term impact on lives of survivors and the community. This play suggests questions beyond obvious ones related to motivation of the perpetrator and tactics for prevention of such acts. What is the scope of the trauma? To whom does it extend? How long does it persist? And how can it be healed?

My hometown is Yakima, Washington, so this play caught my attention and then drew me in to deliver a gut-punch. The setting for Randall Huskinson’s gritty drama is Spokane, just down the road from Yakima where octogenarians, Keith and Monica Leonard, are ensconced as residents in a senior long-term care facility. A lifetime of drug abuse by Mick, their 58-year-old son, all comes to a head, creates no small amount of turbulence for the family, and ends in tragedy, as it must, for Mick. Bravo.