Recommended by Lisa Dellagiarino Feriend

Oh my gosh. This short play takes place entirely in the dark, and the sounds are perfection. It gets creepier and creepier as it goes along. What a wild experience this would be to “see” live. A perfect, spooky, claustrophobic little play.

This is a delight. Every Christmas movie trope is squeezed into 10 minutes, and the writing is SO smart and funny. Like, really fantastic. It’s very hard to choose, but I think my favorite touch is how whenever the man gets a call from his boss, he barely pauses to listen before relaying a lengthy description of what the boss said to the woman. What a blast this play would be for a pair of actors - and for an audience.

This play is great. It deals with the strength of childhood bonds, the way the past never completely sets us free, and how many of our decisions fall in a morally gray area - with great roles for older actors to boot.

Wow, this play is great. It's a love story, but it's also about racism and power dynamics and the creative process. I would go from giggling as I read to squirming and back again, and I'm going to be thinking about this one all night.

Okay, so, I love this. There are no small parts, not even stage directions. Especially stage directions. This 10 minute piece would be a blast to watch, and probably even more fun to perform.

This monologue would be a breath of fresh air in a holiday-themed show, because I guarantee there would be nothing else in the line up like it. I really enjoyed it.

This short piece about a pair of college roommates with little in common takes you on a journey as they smoke pot and get veeery honest with each other. The twists and turns flow naturally, and the resolution is sweet. This would be a great play for a pair of young actors, as they have both comedy and drama to work with and mine.

This play is about racism, sexism, artistic freedom, and feeling comfortable being yourself. It also has songs. And jokes. And a surprising ending that I didn't see coming. And despite the many heavy topics it deals with, "Tiger Beat" maintains a bubblegum pop lightness, which makes the betrayals and awful remarks cut deeper when they occur. It's a great play.

“We shouldn’t have to keep track of gun owners like they’re criminals or car owners.” What I love about this 10 min play is how sharp and funny it is, despite the fact that it was written in rage and horror. I am definitely the choir this play is preaching to, and it makes me feel less alone. I’m a big fan of hiding your lecture in humor, like a heartworm pill in cheese, and this play does it very successfully.

I read this 10 min piece for the title, and it was delightful. I was expecting it to be funny - and it was - but it also got quite deep at times. With a very simple set and only two actors, this would be an easy play to stage, and it would definitely stand out in an evening of shorts.