Recommended by Lisa Dellagiarino Feriend

Oooooh I like this. A man who was abused by a priest as child sees the warning signs in the way a priest at midnight mass is touching the altar boy - so he tries to kill him. Paul Donnelly's monologue is nuanced and sympathetic and leaves you wanting to know what happened next. I would watch a whole play about this character. What a powerful monologue that draws you in from the start and leaves you thinking about it long after it's over.

This play opens with a grown man sobbing in a Darth Vader costume, and I knew immediately that it was going to be great. This short about a divorced couple trying to navigate parenting their eight-year-old son is both funny and poignant. It does a good job presenting the complexity of blended families without sacrificing humor. It would be a very strong piece in a night of shorts!

I love this short play! The dialogue is fast and feels like a comedy, even though it's about a relationship that is potentially ending because of what we've done to the planet. It gets its point about climate change across without being heavy handed. It shows us the consequences of our actions instead of preaching about the consequences of our actions. Wonderful work!

I saw this play in Chicago, just before the pandemic hit, and it is a wonderful, undefinable play touching seamlessly on a zillion aspects of what it means to be human, with some climate change warnings thrown in as well. That last oral report on an extinct animal is one I still think about. This play is unique and terrific, and I hope it has many more productions to come.

This play is gorgeous! Without a single wasted word, it tells the story of three people with dreams deferred who feel - some figuratively, some literally - that time is slipping away from them. I loved watching the relationships grow and change as the play went on, and as Beverly's memory slowly disintegrated. All three characters are complex and would be a joy for any actor. Stellar stuff!!

This play is a delight! A lot of women are disguised as the male supporting roles in "Hamlet" so they can take charge and prevent everyone from ending up dead at the end. From the comments lovingly poking fun at Shakespeare's language to Rosencrantz and Guildenstern trying to shriek their way through a giant pool noodle fight, this is a hilarious love letter to Hamlet.

Tom Moran is one of the most reliable playwrights I’ve found on NPX. His plays are all hilarious, surprising, and smart, and “Rewrite” is no exception. In this short, the characters in a poorly written western novel rebel against the author in an attempt to salvage the story. I especially loved the reveal of Loretta and the Marxism she brought to the table. So much fun!

Using 1964-1968 as a backdrop, "Gold Paint" follows the owner of a DC paint store, his family, and his friends as the play touches on civil rights, espionage, politics, and other weighty issues. There's also comedy used to nice effect to cut the drama. I particularly liked the running bit in Act One about the friend who died on his way to the race track who was taken basically everywhere except the morgue that night. There are lots of good roles for older actors here.

Oh my gosh, this play! It’s told in flashbacks, grabs you from the start, and doesn’t let go. It wrestles with so many topics so successfully and leaves you thinking long after it’s over. Fabulous!!

A musical about a ghost tour - What's not to love?? I enjoyed how every character on the tour was distinct, and I learned a lot about the hauntings of Savannah to boot! The play is spooky and funny (there is some VERY clever dialogue in here!) and I love the entire concept.