“ Anastasia West is fearless. I've watched this play grow from its first draft to its recent state as KCACTF regional finalist and every time I read it, I'm stunned by Anastasia West's fearlessness. The work that Anastasia generates is as if Sarah Ruhl wrote Artaud's 'Jet of Blood,' with heart and daring and not giving a damn about the problems she lays for future directors, because the thing that has to be written has to be written. This is a play about longing, isolation, terror, hope. It'll go a long way eventually and I am enjoying the ride. ”

“ The trick about one-minute plays is the ability to jam an entire narrative, backstory, and heart into two pages, which means you're asking the audience to do a ton of work, and the unsaid to do most of the saying. Adam Richter's Reparations speaks to White guilt and an attempt to undo the sins of the past through a gesture for the future. And while "it doesn't work like that," it's the small gesture that has the potential to add to other small gestures to create something bigger. The final moment is particularly striking. Nice work. ”

“ I had the very great privilege of seeing Indoor Cats develop over the period of a year, and from draft to draft, was delighted with the care and love Mora Harris put into the world of Panda the Cat and Jules, Panda's human. I love the setting, and the depth of relationship between all of these characters. This isn't a play where Panda is the main attraction, but is so much more intricate than that. Please read this play and produce it often: it's a complete delight. ”

“ I've always appreciated a short play with a concept that has the potential to tend toward the obvious outcome, yet is written by a playwright unafraid to delve deeper. In 'Kicking', Karina Cochran establishes us on a pillowy set designed to evoke the inside of the womb, and introduces Harold and Frank, two comfortable foetuses awaiting... something. As they ponder the changes they have witnessed and discuss this rising sense that something will change, Cochran skilfully guides the audience through philosophical questions, existential thoughts, and fearless dramaturgical choices. Funny, heartfelt, and stageable, this one is a real winner. ”