Recommended by Kim E. Ruyle

In a series of seven short plays, Philip Middleton Williams has written a poignant father-son saga. The vignettes are in chronological order; the impact builds as you move through the story from the beginning as it follows the relationship between Clyde and his younger son, Dan. Steve, the older brother, has an important role, too, at times as Dan’s protector but more frequently as the prototypical, favored son who highlights everything Dan is not. It’s the relationship between Clyde and Dan that steals our focus and pulls at the heartstrings in this great longitudinal study of father-son dynamics.

Ah, high school reunions. What could have been? What was? What is? Three high school friends explore these questions at their 15th reunion. An amusing and provocative 10-minutes!

Talk about dysfunction! The Curry family sets a new bar. Fast-paced, wacky dinner conversation on display for the future son-in-law who seems like he might just fit right in. A funny 10-minute ride.

Is there a good way to break up, to end a relationship when your partner is still professing love? Silverware? A cheese sculpture? What?! This is a really fun 10-minute play. Loved it.

Great 10-minute play. Truly funny with nice twist at the end. He/Him/His…

Fast-paced, funny, and thought-provoking. MLM is for Murder illuminates and strikes at the heart of pyramid schemes, cult behavior, and the angst of educated stay-at-home moms. Highly recommended.

A family-friendly holiday-themed play that matches Holly, a hyper-active Christmas fanatic, with a crotchety old guy pressed into Airbnb service by his big-hearted grandson supported by a scotch-swilling nun. The grandfather and nun are fun characters, and senior actors will enjoy sinking their teeth into those roles. Holly has more than one Christmas wish come true, just not what she anticipated.

Richly textured look into the world of depression-era Hollywood screenwriting through the lens of an unlikely pair of uncredited writers – a cynical veteran with a pickled liver and a young NYC playwright forced into servitude by vicissitudes of the times. Script could be launching pad in a writing class to explore key topics from the essence of story (references to a multitude of classics from Greek theatre to early Hollywood films), dialogue that hits the right notes to reveal complexities of characters and their choices, and a finale that gives a tender smack on the side of the head.

A compassionate and humorous take on really difficult issues – the onset of dementia and the sacrifices we make for love. This play has some delicious, distinctly-drawn roles for mature actors. I liked it a lot! Lache pas la patate! Don’t give up the potato!

Marigold’s a runner who may have become immune to the effect of endorphins that create a runner’s high. Or, has she? What were her intentions? Or, did she intend anything at all? And who really is the victim here? Read this suburban mystery to find out!