Recommended by Lisa Dellagiarino Feriend

Ha! This short is very silly. I love the reveal when Brooks arrives, and the twist that comes later. Breakups and moving are both very stressful - which makes for good comedy.

This monologue about identity and language feels very of-this-moment, even though the only times Ernst references are erstwhile times. (See what I did there??) This is a beautiful reflection on what makes a person - and a people - what they are. It also had me googling Ernst Weil when I finished reading it.

The dialogue in this!! Three comedic actors would absolutely knock this out of the park. I could not adore this play more. A man about to propose to his boyfriend is haunted by the ghost of his ex-husband, who tries to stop it. Hilarity ensues. And it is FUNNY - both in the dialogue and in the physicality. Fantastic.

Adorable! I love a story about people finding their way back to each other. The language in this short is beautiful, and having two versions of Ernest and William makes the visuals in this piece even more engaging.

I adore this! "Wait, how was mine warm?" had me giggling. This one-minute play is a giant scoop of nostalgia with notes of Willy Wonka.

I really enjoyed how all four characters in this play have more going on underneath than they seem to - and in ways I, in several instances, did not predict at all. The dialogue sparkles in this sweet found-family Thanksgiving tale.

I was not expecting this short with “groundhog version” in the title to end up being about grief, but it was a very lovely scene between a long-coupled pair who we watch go through several stages of grief. Sweet and sad.

Oh my gosh, this monologue is so sweet and sad. It’s a beautiful speech with some fantastic musings on language (with examples peppered throughout) and how even language usage keeps changing after a person is gone. Very little in this world remains the same. It is also, among the feelings of guilt and regret, ultimately, an example of how you can draw a little good out of something bad. It’s lovely.

I love the dialogue in this! Such a unique premise, and I wanted so badly for Veronica to solve the mystery. I love how, somehow, neither character feels like a villain. I am rooting for both of them, even as one has clearly hurt the other. A very impressive tightrope to walk!

Oh man, this is so sweet. The patriarch of a family has entered memory care, and his daughters and wife are learning to adapt to this new version of life - and the notes of his that they find all over the place. This is so lovely and bittersweet with the most adorable button!