Recommended by Lisa Dellagiarino Feriend

What happens when you cross Elijah Vazquez's brain with the events of 2020? You get this collection of vignettes which perfectly summarize the horrors of the year, often with no words at all. A few of my favorites were Lady Liberty on a speed date with Racism, America clawing her way out of a pile of Bibles, and a Black man trying not to be pulled down. But they were all wonderful. What a profoundly great play about America.

I loved watching this short play unfold. A recently widowed woman goes to her husband's best friend for help making sense of his last words and the meaning behind them. I thought I knew what this was going to be, but it kept surprising me, right up to the ending. Such a well written play!

This short play is a hilarious retelling of the Rumpelstiltskin story with a twist ending that I wasn't expecting! Emma's description of new motherhood as a constant juxtaposition of joy and sobbing made me laugh in recognition. Any parent would love this play - any PERSON would love this play. The dialogue is fast and funny and, unlike the original story, everyone lives happily ever after. Ten minutes well spent!

This sweet short play perfectly sums up 2020 for me, right down to the fact that 2020 ended on Inauguration Day, not New Years Day. Just as these characters say, things aren't perfect yet, but they're getting there - and the thought of David Bowie looking out for all of us is super comforting.

Oooh this play! Men start wars, commit mass shootings, rape, pee in alleys, and generally make the world worse. So, 150 years in the future, women have figured out how to reproduce without men, men are all but extinct, and life is much better - or is it? This play raises some excellent questions all while clipping along with humor and a cast of complex female characters. "HisStory" says a lot without ever leaving you feeling preached to. What a great piece.

Oh my gosh. This is officially one of my favorite ten minute Zoom plays AND one of my favorite plays about 2020. Greg Lam takes 2020 and heightens it to what feels like a very obvious conclusion. This comedy is dark and wonderful. It deserves all the productions.

I love the quick pace of this five minute play and the way the two characters' dialogue seems to ping pong off each other. It is light, quirky, and fun - my favorite kind of short play!

This short play is great! It's a comedy, a drama, and a thriller all rolled into one. A long-married husband and wife tell each other a secret that might be true, and these maybe-truths are DOOZIES. What an interesting premise, and what a dangerous game to play with your spouse. Once you plant the seed, does it really matter how true it is? This play had me hooked!

In this engaging and powerful monologue, Sylvia Rivera recounts her experience in the Stonewall Riot and reminds us how far we still have to go with regards to trans rights. This monologue is wonderful and should be performed everywhere!

Wooow. This collection of short plays about a young man who leads gay boys to their death and the one who got away is so, so good. Each play can more than stand on its own, but taken together they're very powerful as you watch Luke and Basyl's stories unfold. What a well-crafted, disturbing play.