Recommended by Lisa Dellagiarino Feriend

This short Zoom play is great. The characters are funny, even in the midst of all the bad things happening to them, and they're written with such wonderfully natural dialogue. I especially loved the hopeful note that the play ended on - at least, I interpreted it as being hopeful. Imani Vaughn-Jones is a very engaging playwright, and I look forward to reading more!

Wow, this is the most successfully spooky Zoom play I've seen yet! But before it gets spooky, it's very funny. What a tightly packed 10 minutes. My one regret is that I didn't get to see all the Powerpoint presentations in their entirety. Sequel please.

Ooooh I like this play! A young scientist dies in an accident and finds himself in limbo, waiting for his interview with God. He's passing the time halfway up the Eiffel Tower with some of the greatest scientists in history, wondering what in the world a nobody like him is doing in their company. Also there's unlimited desserts. From this engaging premise a smart, funny, and poignant play bursts forth which was a joy to read. This one deserves a production!

Oh my gosh, this play is perfect. Karen Fix Curry brings Wendy Wasserstein to life so vividly in this engaging and insightful one woman show. In many ways it's not just a love letter to Wendy Wasserstein, but to theater in general. I learned a lot and had fun doing it. A lovely play!

I read this play because it kept popping up on the NPX home page, being recommended by everyone, and everyone is right. This short play is lovely. It's sweet and surprisingly funny at times. Some things leave a big impact, and it's hard to let go. Even for grown-ass people. It's even harder to convey that in only nine pages. Great work!

Holy cow. I tried to space out my reading of this trilogy to make it last as long as possible. Each play is wonderful and more than stands on its own, but reading them together (or slightly spaced out to make them last longer) makes them hit so much harder -especially this final play, which is beautiful and sad. Moments from the first two plays are woven into the final chapter and resonate in a different, more heartbreaking way. Or maybe I'm just heartbroken because the trilogy is over? (Nah, this play is SAD. Read it and let's cry together.)

What a wonderful play. "Matrescence" captures new motherhood so perfectly, with all its exhaustion, overwhelming love, and terror that you're losing yourself. The characters feel so real and the language is so beautiful. I absolutely loved it from start to finish.

John Mabey writes such wonderful, natural dialogue. I can hear these characters so perfectly when I read. This short play about ending a friendship over Zoom is delicious. I especially loved the ridiculous monologue one character launches into about a painter in Italy in response to the question, "Do you not want to hang out with us anymore?" Horrible people, wonderful play.

The stage picture at the top of this monologue, coupled with the first line, made me laugh out loud. I loved this whole monologue, and felt bad for the poor guy on the receiving end of it, being kicked while he's down. And then the last line of Fedora's speech is as perfect as the first. If you like dark humor, this is for you.

I love this hilarious orientation to a new group of arrivals in Hell! This short play is funny and existential at the same time, and will definitely give me pause, should I ever get it in my head to kick a puppy. If I saw this in an evening of shorts, it would be the one I tried retelling to my husband when I got home. If you're in the mood to laugh, you should check this play out!