Recommended by Lisa Dellagiarino Feriend

Oh my gosh. Aly Kantor nails the clueless, blind-leading-the-blind experience of being a thirteen year old Catholic girl who is equal parts curious about and ashamed by her body. I love the dialogue between these two girls, especially their musings about God's vagina. What a gift for two actors. Also, best appendix ever. Produce this everywhere!

This play is a beautiful study on grief and depression, as well as capturing what it is to be thirteen years old so well. I would love to see a production of this, especially to see how the designers handle the underwater scenes. There's just enough humor to balance out the heavier moments, and surprisingly the parts that got me the most, emotionally, were moments when the characters couldn't or wouldn't put things into words. Storytelling at its finest.

Oh my gosh, what a fabulous play! Francesca's life is in a rut, and then Anton shows up and everything changes. And then we find out why. What a funny play full of such rich characters. I love the banter, how quickly we slide from one scene to the next, and the way the audience is almost a character as well, as Francesca narrates the crazy ride she went on since Anton arrived. Plus the last line is perfect. What a great piece!

I was VERY into Ancient Egypt in my tween and teen years, and this short play uses Ancient Egyptian traditions and mythology as a lens through which to explore aging and coming to terms with one’s own mortality, so this short play feels both very nostalgic and very timely for me. I love how it is sweet and sad and funny and hopeful all rolled in one. It has two great roles for actors as well.

Too much fun!! I love this short about a man whose superpower is he turns into a film noir character. All the little details are so hilarious and spot on, and the ending was one I didn’t see coming at all. What a clever, silly, delightful play.

I love this short! It grabs you from the start and features two characters who feel so true to life- plus it manages to touch on a hard topic in a very deft way. What a lovely piece. This would be an (easy to stage!) audience favorite in any evening of shorts.

About two minutes into this short, Brigid Amos manages to convince you that you absolutely positively MUST KNOW what’s in the suitcase owned by these two fictional people you just met. A perfect example of suspense with an ending that pays off.

Oooh I love this short. In only ten pages, it tackles racism in (and outside of) the photography industry in a unique way, providing a great vehicle for two female actors.

This short is so much fun, and it keeps you constantly on your toes. First you think Hazel is the villain, but she quickly becomes the only one who makes sense. You think you understand what this baking competition is going to be, but you quickly realize you were very wrong. You wonder how this play can possibly end, and then it ends perfectly. What a ride. I would love to see this staged for that final moment of theater magic, and so I can laugh with others at all the descriptions of Betty’s family. A great piece!

This play is the best kind of fever dream. It’s a nativity play, but with toads. And singing. It’s a hilarious, delicious pageant which will leave theatergoers wiping away tears of laughter, wondering what in the world they just experienced and where they can find more of Jill Blevins’s work. A hilarious depiction of how we create God in our own image with a slew of Toad facts to boot. Inspired!