Recommended by Lisa Dellagiarino Feriend

This short play is so sweet. It's a perfect, feel-good story that would do well in any evening of shorts, though it would be particularly welcome in a night of holiday-themed plays, because it achieves the rare feat of being a holiday play that isn't really about the holiday so much as it's about love, loss, and new beginnings. A lovely piece!

This short play is so much fun and also very smart - a fabulous combination! The blend of Shakespearean and modern English is hysterical. I knew I was in for a good time on page 1, with all those 'Alack!'s. I would watch a whole series of Ophelia and Cordelia's adventures.

Well, this is delightful. This whimsical play rockets along and you can just tell it would be a blast to perform, let alone watch. My favorite bits are the preacher's entrance. ("Hello, captain! Did someone say speed funeral?") and the whistling that ties together all the minor characters and is a fun nod to the actor (what a fun challenge!) who plays them all. What a wild ride in only 8 pages.

The theatricality of this play!! I wasn't prepared for how beautiful it was going to be. Aly Kantor has a knack for reimagining her adaptations in a wholly unique way. This is gorgeous on the page, and I can't even imagine how amazing it would be on a stage, getting to see the dances and hear the songs (and that ending!! I want to see the ending!!) This Medea feels both classically old and surprisingly contemporary at the same time, and I can't get enough of it.

I love this! I don't know a thing about DnD (other than what I've learned from this play and its one-act predecessor, Adventurers Anonymous), but background knowledge really isn't a prerequisite to enjoy this story of five women in recovery who gather weekly for a DnD campaign. I love the complexity of the characters as they slowly peel back their layers and wrestle with their own demons, as well as the fact that the story can - and often does - turn from hilarious to heartbreaking on a dime.

I was not prepared for this! This short comedy/horror play will keep you on your toes as things get revealed and then circle back in a delightfully surprising way. Come for the silly jokes (“I work the graveyard shift at the graveyard”), stay for the crazy surprises.

THE PUNS. I was not prepared for the absolute deluge of wordplay this short contains. This play is pure silliness. What a delight!

I love this monologue. Jesus is booking a table at a restaurant for the Last Supper - well, two tables. (Leonardo needs a table for one, so he can paint them all.) So much fun, and so many smart jokes! This is the rare piece that would work equally well on a stage, over Zoom, or on the radio/podcast. This Jesus is a triple threat. Love it.

What a great play for young audiences! In addition to correcting some historical inaccuracies that have entered the collective conscious, it also reminds the audience to always think critically and consider the source - Just because something is written down doesn't mean that it's true. This would be a perfect play to mount at a high school, as there are lots of roles for teens and a great take away message.

What a delight. A job interview gets very personal - bafflingly so - as the man being interviewed struggles to be accommodating even as he can’t understand how any of these questions are pertinent. Hilarity ensues as the questions become more and more rapid-fire, and the final button is perfection. A fantastic, hilarious short comedy.